Dear Internets

Please help. First, let me explain. Sunday is supposed to be my day of rest (according to not just myself, but also, commanded by God). Today, I did a terrible job of resting, but I did a FANTASTIC job of getting things done around the house. With the help of some friends, of course.
First, I had coffee and chat with Heidi, which we haven't done of a Sunday in awhile. I don't know if that's because we were missing television, or off gallivanting, or what. But anyway, we did that, talked about our feelings, shared our insights on each other's relationship foibles, and generally enjoyed the fact that we are neighbors and friends. OK, that's enough sweetness and light for now. But speaking of light...

Bri and Rob came by in the afternoon to help me heave one giant beast of a window-unit air conditioner out of my living room window. I knew this was going to be a good move, but I was still amazed at how much more light streams in now. Yay!



Now, my problem here is this. Well, it's a two-fold problem. First, I made the drapery liner panels in a floor-length style, and then cut one off because I thought the floor length was too long. But now I'm torn: so should I have them long or short? I like the shorter style because when the draperies themselves are open, I can see the wall under the window. But soon, there will be a sofa there (this sofa, sort of):



Anyway, I'm not sure if I should go with long or short, so right now I have one of each.


The second thing is, I'm not sure how to set up the top of the draperies. Suggestions welcome. I guess the third question is if I need to do something else because I love the pattern of the drapery panels but it kind of washes out in the sunlight. I don't know if sewing in the lining would help. I might do a small-scale experiment about that as I do have smaller pieces of that fabric I could line and hand to see how it does. I liked the idea of leaving the lining separate so I could open and close the linings independently of the drapes. Sigh. So many decisions. Help, please.

By the bye, when the "sofa" gets up here, now that the ugly old A/C is gone, I will get to enjoy this lovely view:



Yeah, the neighbors? Not so hot at the pool maintenance. I love the "finish your sentence" game and Brian did it perfectly today. I was going to say "I am thinking about sneaking over there and shocking it," but before I got to "shocking," Brian chimed in with "popping it?" Heh.