What non automotive projects and repairs are you doing?

[xHeart]

I competed the 2.5 year project of painting our house and replacing roof trim and siding under the eves. The last part finished was above the garage door where you can see the change. My wife really likes the new look.
I do still have an exterior wood door I want to replace with steel.

volvolugnut

We're doing some rehab and painting window frames in a courtyard. West facing, gets beat up with afternoon sun. I'm finding it interesting that because we previously used good quality paint, it's still flexible and doesn't sand all that well. Also, some of the spackle I used to fill cracks has shrunk away from the wood. I'm just caulking it this time.

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Bondo for wood is used now for cracks or you can use either silicone which is none printable or siliconized caulk which is. The bondo dries fast and sandable but best to practice with siliconized caulk before attempting the cracks.

For wood, interior or exterior, it is best to use wood filler. Caulking and speckling compound has limits. I have used MINWAX and Elmers products, but found FAMOWOOD for the exterior door and window repair and restoration.

[xHeart]

The flowerbeds are filling up with sprouting daffodil and tulip bulbs; here are some early blooms https://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/p ... g-flowers/.

[volvolugnut]

I have tried for the first time to start some seedlings indoors. I bought seed starter heat pads and related containers. I set up a table at a Southern window and seeded peppers, lettuce, spinach and okra. It has been 3 days now and no visible sprouts yet.
I planted some red union sets directly to the garden this week.
In this area, spring flowering trees and bushes are about half in bloom.
volvolugnut

[volvolugnut]

This just in - Okra has sprouted! I am a big fan of fresh okra.
volvolugnut

[Krons]

Winter maintenance…

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[xHeart]

This just in - Okra has sprouted! I am a big fan of fresh okra.
volvolugnut

Yum!
Stir fry with onion and tomato; Air fry after coating with olive oil, salt and pepper - crispy snack.

[BlackBart]

This just in - Okra has sprouted! I am a big fan of fresh okra.
volvolugnut

We got nothin’!

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[volvolugnut]

BB,
Hey, your snow is melting.
It helps a lot to be about 1000 miles south of you.
volvolugnut

[xHeart]

^this is so pretty - love to see changes from this same vantage point. Thank you for sharing!

[BlackBart]

That ring will hopefully be filled with cut flowers in a couple of months! But the deer reach over that little fence and eat them so we need a better solution. Snow is receding, ground is still frozen.

That corn-like thing is an Asian grass related to bamboo. Bare tree left of that is a Service Berry, which grow wild on the hills here. There's a cluster of about 5 of them there out of frame, they bloom with tiny white flowers. The low brown-red hedge to the right along the sidewalk has never lost it's leaves from last year, which is weird, and is suddenly filled with little birds!