Front Door Saga--Part II

Yes, the front door drama continues.  We finally finished stripping and sanding all of the paint late Sunday afternoon.  I spray painted the hardward and Jeff tested the stain on a sample piece of wood. Looks great.  He bought Minwax Jacobean stain, which according to Minwax looks like this:

Our front door looks like this:

Slightly darker than we wanted (and a lot darker than the sample). Oh well, I like the color but we'll see what Jeff plans to do.

Other news for the day--it's finally raining!!!  I love thunderstorms but not so much at the office.  It's so creepy when my office windows creak and shake.

I have a Vitex plant in my backyard, which usually stands about as tall as the fence.  We must have had a nice downpour because this is what I found when I got home today:

And, a big shout out to the G-Ps.  Thanks so much for the wonderful snapper you generously shared with us from your recent fishing trip. My new must have in the kitchen was so good on the fish!

Well, I'm off now to find something to make for dinner:)