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A Catch up Post on the Bedroom

 It has been a very slow crawl getting the finishing touches completed for the bedroom.  It's to be expected under the circumstances, but it feels a bit awkward trying to write a post now when the momentum has waned for so long. I'm thinking by starting a post, I might get things rolling again. Let's see if it works! Here are a few things that have materialized over the long gaps.  I did see a headboard pictured in a yard sale ad that I thought would work for my bed.  I showed up early, said I wanted the headboard without looking at anything else, paid, and went to my car.  The seller carried it to my car and put it in the back. That went quite well.   I cleaned it, primed it and painted it Dorian Gray, a color from my stash.  Attaching it to the bed was not a simple matter since my mattress sits on a metal frame.  Consequently I had to wait until my brother could make some adjustments and get it in place. One other small hurdle:  It had to cover an electrical outlet that i