Coloring on the walls

Well, actually we're painting on the walls. We've decided to paint the interior of our home, small sections at a time. The first walls to fall victim to our painting efforts were down in the family room. We found a lovely dark spicy terracotta color that should really warm up that space. My pal Lisa came over on Sunday afternoon and we donned the painter's caps and grubby clothes and away we rolled and brushed. So far, we've done one whole wall and one upper wall (the lower part of which is going to be a different color). On Saturday, I was over at her place helping to paint two walls of her room a lovely teally blue color. As soon, as I move two bookcases and a gazillion books, I'm going to attempt the opposite upper wall. (Pictures to be coming soon)

I think we're doing a winter hibernation due to both the weather and the economy. We've been doing quite a bit of sorting, organizing, donating, recycling, and finally tossing. With 5 people, a dog, 2 cats, and a tank of fish in a small house, this needs to be a regular occurrence! We're also looking with wonderlust at the garden and heirloom seed catalogs in anticipation of the coming spring's planting season.