Photo of the Day

Monday, 18 February 2013.  Guess this should more accurately read "Photos of the Day" since I've include three -- and it is also probably better to title this blog entry "Sign of the Day" since the photos depict our finished "LynDen Haus" sign we had made for our travels.  The 18" x 11" sign was handcrafted by a local woodworker specializing in these types of signs.  It's made of popular wood and came unfinished; it was much "whiter" than seen in these photos.  We bought a small can of light wood stain at the local Ace hardware store, applied one coat, which turned out to be just about the right shade of color we were looking for with the sign.  Three coats of clear sealant -- since it'll stay outside when we're parked somewhere -- finished the job for the sign.  Then we began a what turned out to be a fairly lengthy search for some type of stand for the sign.  We didn't want anything fancy but needed something sturdy enough to last.  After one false start with a stand that was too flimsy, we found this plant stand of all things at Home Depot.  In nice weather we'll place a nice outdoor potted plant on the stand (which folds up quite nicely, thank you, for storage in the bins under the motorhome) or some flowers such as begonias or the like.  For right now we found this small garden gnome chopping wood, bought a fake bucket pot for flowers, filled it with some small pieces of firewood, plopped the little guy down on top of the whole thing and let him "chop" away to his heart's content.  All in all, we're quite satisfied with our "LynDen Haus" sign.  The photos below show Lynette with the finished sign along with our "It's Five-O'Clock Somewhere" flag; the sign and its protective Orc-like gnome with his axe; and, of course, the sign by itself.  Cheers to all!