Wooden rack for drying walnuts

Hi everyone!!! I just wanted to show you my stack of walnut racks full to the brim of walnuts. I made a fifth rack from a broken dog gate and hardware clothe that I removed from one of my old orchid tables. It turned out good. I am not a builder, but managed to get it put together with little pieces of scrap wood and an electric drill and whatever screws I could find. I am pretty happy with it. There are still walnuts on the tree and I gave a friend 2 1/2 large buckets full of walnuts. Seriously, we have never seen so many!!! I shall be giving walnuts away and did you know that walnuts go for $7 to $13 a pound???!!!! I probably have 50 pounds or more!!! That is a lot of walnuts.

It's raining Walnuts!!!!

We have one walnut tree in our backyard. It's an English walnut. This year we are having a bumper crop. I am trying to figure out how to build at least two more drying racks, but that may not be enough. Check out my YouTube video below and you will see what I am talking about. I will be giving these walnuts away as soon as they are dry. I lay them in a single layer and then keep them in a dry place, the sunroom this year, and keep a fan blowing on them. I really have no idea how long it will take to get them dry. The average temperature in the sunroom is around 60 degrees.

Once the walnute are ready I will bag them up in 3 pound bags and then try and find people who want them. Wish me luck!!! hahahahaha

Acrylic Flip cup painting

Covering up a wrecked painting!!!

Leave a comment, yes or no???

Acrylic Painting with a paper towel

This is the wet result of my recent swipe using acrylic paints and paper towels. Below is the video of my painting. I did not check the consistency of the paint well so it wasn't as fluid as I would have liked but I am liking the outcome. This is not a finished piece. I have visions of snowy trees along the edge of a lake. More later!!!

Hope you enjoyed this quick video, drop me a comment on your thoughts. Martha

The Oregon Coast and Seal Rock

We spent one at the coast with our oldest son and his wife. It was so nice!!! Ate at Clearwater in Newport, saw a lot of very noisy Sealions. Then headed to Seal Rock to spend the night in a lovely home on the cliff!!!! Just wowza. Watched the sun set, found a secret path to the ocean and saw some sea life in the rocks. Ate at Luna's Seafood restaurant that evening, yum!!! Great place to visit and explore.

ENJOY!!!

Patio aka Sunroom progress!!!!!

Getting closer to being finished with the outdoor patio now called the sunroom and I think you can see why!!!. Still more to do but I am loving the space. Still not sure what we are going to do with the fiberglass panels. Do we put doors in, like french doors or just replace the fiberglass with clear plastic panels? I really want to be able to see outside when inside but protect us from bad weather or hot weather. Any ideas out there??? IF so, please share them, I would love to hear your ideas!!!

Update: greenhouse to covered dining patio

So there has been some great progress on the patio. The orange shows the panels and wood that I am planning on removing to create two open doorways to the yard. I am leaving the ends to protect the space from tons of rain and wind that we get now and then. I am hoping that we will be able to use the space year round if it's not too cold. Exciting!!!!!!