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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Finished the Finish


I finished the kitchen floor yesterday. It was a fix-up, not a proper job, but it was my only choice and it turned out well enough. At least the wood is protected, which much of it had not been. I have the small bathroom, powder room, off the kitchen left to do. 


I've been keeping myself busy but news does get in. $11.8 billion was spent on the first week of bombing Iran. Let that sink in. Happy Days are here again.

On to my coffee and bagel.

31 comments:

Pixie said...

Your floors are beautiful! I have floor envy.

Boud said...

The floor is lovely. Great job.

Lori Skoog said...

I am totally impressed! Not only with the floor, but that you were able to do this! Every day....every day.....what a tragic mess.

Rita said...

The floor looks fantastic! Great job!
I appreciate being away from the news for a couple days at a time, but I also need to know...even if it is mindboggling. ;)

Miss Merry said...

You did a wonderful job on the floor. It looks lovely.

Val Ewing said...

Beautiful floors. I can't even imagine what 11.8 Billion would look like.
I know it would feed hungry kids and help those who need medical assistance though.

Anvilcloud said...

Your floors look better than your country's budget.

CheerfulMonk said...

$25 billion by now. Nice job on the floors! It must be a relief to be getting them done. ❤️

nick said...

The kitchen floor looks good, much smarter than our pale parquet flooring.
The USA's supreme leader has dug himself into a huge hole with the Iran war and he has no idea how to climb out of it.

Lori said...

Wonderful job! Your floors are gorgeous.

Sandra said...

So much better than they were, Pixie.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Boud.

Sandra said...

Oddly, I don't have any trouble getting up or down from the floor, Lori. My back needed a day of rest, though. Tragic is the word for it.

Sandra said...

There is a difference between moderating exposure and hiding from it, Rita. Something I used to throw out to my friends who said they "didn't do" politics. Iwould tell them you may not do politics, but politics will certainly do you.

Sandra said...

Than you, Miss Merry.

Sandra said...

What I've been thinking, Val. Between the armored street thugs and all the blowing up of boats and a country, lots of much needed care of people could be happening, Val.

Sandra said...

My floors before refinishing looked better than our budget, AC.

Sandra said...

He's like a kid in a candy shop, Cheerful. Thanks about the floor.

Sandra said...

I also have pale parquet, nick. I'm leaving that alone! Yes we have opened up the hell mouth and don't have a clue what to do now. Not only evil, but they are all incompetent.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Lori.

Jane said...

Your floors turned out beautiful. Mine are original 1949 floors and look a lot like yours. How did you do yours?

DeniseinVA said...

Your floors are a work of art, so beautiful! They look antique and I love anything to do with antique whether they are or not. Hard to stay away from the news isn't it?

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Your floors are gorgeous. Great job 👏 👍

"Tommy" said...

Sandra, those floors look amazing. They look to be old growth Chestnut. I was wondering what wood they might be????

Sandra said...

I just lightly sanded the areas that needed it, put on ons coat of fast drying stain and then applied tung oil the next day, Jane. This floor is pine planking.

Sandra said...

They are simple pine planks, Denise! Yes and I don't want to be completely out of the loop but also not emerged in it.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Linda.

Sandra said...

Just plain old pine, Tommy! I wish they were old growth chestnut.

The Happy Whisk said...

LOVE the plank floors. My goodness you done great!

Sandra said...

Thank you, ma'am. One more to go, Ivy.

The Happy Whisk said...

Even Tim saw your floors and loved them. You are WAY talented at this!