Finally - Arizona --- it's cold cold cold

It's 11pm and only 54 degrees. BURRRRRR













Monday, May 23, 2011

Leonard Nimoy contact



WOW - Reg and I have been watching all the old TV shows on our local RTV ( Retro Televison Network ) station. WE love Dragnet, Alfred Hitchcock mysteries, and our favorite "Sea Hunt". I used to watch "Sea Hunt" with my Dad and I wanted to be a SCUBA Diver when I grew up - but my Dad said it wasn't for girls. With our background as SCUBA Instructors Reg and I now laugh a lot at the errors and inconsistanties in the show - but we still love it. I didn't realize it when I was 7 or 8 years old, but Lloyd Bridges was a real HUNK!.
These old programs have a lot of young actors - many who became stars later on. On the Sea Hunt episode today , (Season 2, dated 4-12-1959) titled "Nerve Gas", we spotted a very young and lean Leonard Nimoy. TVRAGE.COM says it was his forth appearance on the show - but we haven't seen him before this so maybe it was his first role where he had a lot of lines to speak ??? If you want to see the episode, go to HULU.com.
Lloyd Briges was a real Diver - check out the UW photo equipment he's holding in the photo shot. The picture here of Leonard Nimoy is when he was a guest actor on the TV series "Superman". He is holding onto Cub Reporter Jimmy Olson's coat collar ( played by Jack Carson ) so he must have had a part as a bad guy ????

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Painting the Laundry / Utility Room



While Reg is finishing the last bits and pieces of the kitchen cabinets I have started on the painting of the Utility / Laundry room. There is so much prep work - which is no fun at all. The walls have to be sanded and vacuumed first, then painted with "Kilz It" so that the paint can adhere to the vinyl wall paper and foam ceiling. Here I am painting over the "Kilta It" on the ceiling with "Ceiling White". Sydney and I picked out a nice green color - but Reg didn't like it - so I had it tinted to a different shade - still no success with Reg - then I added a pint of white to the gallon - Reg says he will live with it. They really know me well at the Home Depot Paint department. Yes - The pictures tell it all - I am doing a balancing act on the Ladder and the Washer and Dryer. Yesterday I fell on a paint bucket - what a mess to clean up - Short, plump Grandmas can really do a number on a plastic paint bucket. Yes, I do use a small roller - I don't have the strength to hold up a big roller without trembling - so the little roller is perfect for me.