Yuck ! ! !

Since we had the leak in the basement, there has been a musty, moldy smell that strikes you as soon as you walk in the front door. So today was spent unloading stored things under the stairs and removing the carpet. Then I took up the piece of carpet in front of the dryer, which is where the dogs used to eat and drink. That was worse than the one under the stairs.

Then I painted the floor black to make it look more inviting and maybe keep down the dust that comes up through the floor.

I also mowed the backyard and trimmed about 8:30 AM before the heat set in. Explored digging a hole before I buy a crepe myrtle to plant. Had to see if there were any wires or pipes or worse, roots from a tree that fell down a few years ago. Didn't want to buy it and then find out I had no place to put it. This will happen sometime next month.

Tomorrow I go to Reston to strip "string paper" from an office and if that goes well I will be rehanging paper on Saturday. Keeping my fingers crossed. Can finish on Sunday but don't want to drag it out.