The girl that bought Rusty has a statue of an Arab in front of her barn. I think it was one of those plastic or fiberglass ones, not metal. But it was one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it if I ever go back there.
I've been busy today doing major major house cleaning. We're back to trying decide if we are staying here or moving.....probably will throw this around for several more years:) hard decision. But in the mean time I've decided I might not be so gloomy if the house was really really cleaned, walls, windows, baseboards, etc, it's really gotten bad around here, I've been such a lazy butt.
But I've discovered something that I've worked on since we lived here. When the house was painted there was a lot of overspray on the windows. I've tried so many times to get it off and just couldn't. Well a few years ago I discovered that the purple degreaser you buy in the automotive section that stuff will almost (not quite tho), take the paint off the wall without really having to scrub to much. On the jug of this stuff it says it can be used to clean walls, appliances etc, you just dilute it. Well I wondered how it would do on the windows, and it worked like a charm. I spray it on let it set a minute or so then take one of those razor blade scrapers and that paint that has been on the windows since it was built is just coming off like a paste, very easily. Then I windexed them and my windows look brand new, like there isn't even glass in them.
I've got the utility room completely done, cabinets, walls, etc, and the windows done in the kitchen and living room. It's going to take me a week or more to get to the whole house, but it's amazing how finally getting those windows clean has inspired me to do the rest of what needs to done. Maybe it will be enough I'll just want to stay here:).
I'm not kidding tho, if you've got a tough cleaning job go get that stuff, at Walmart, it's not expensive and it really works. I've cleaned my oven with it and it works better then real oven cleaner. It's actually a bit embarrassing when you spray it on the walls to watch the gunk that you don't even notice was there start running down the wall.
Becky
I hear ya, Glad you found your inspiration to get things done! I wish we would have deep cleaned while it was still nice outside.
Good job with the windows. You'll have to let us know the name of the stuff you used. "Purple degreaser in the automotive section" don't tell me much. ;o)