This is what happens when I can't tile bathrooms or kitchens . . . .

It would be idiotic to lay tile in an apartment.  No matter how great it might look, the management would probably make me remove it when we moved out - if we ever move out.  So I just "laid" it on the top of the this two-sided fireplace area that was crying out for tile.  This is tile left over from my kitchen project last year.  Looks SO much better than flat white paint.

Must . . .  not . . .  get out . . .  mortar and grout . . .  tools. . . . 

Now THAT is a renovation project!

The view from the dining room window on the day
 the yellow crane assembled the  black one.

There is a new addition to the view from our apartment windows and terrace:  the crane for a nearby construction project has been set up.  It's for a 10-story building that will include underground parking, a church on 1-3, topped by 7 stories of apartments.  The new building will go up between the red brick community building and the steeple, which was preserved when the original structure was demolished, so this will be an interesting process.

The rainy day view from outside on the terrace.