Well the good news is that I did actually get some things done on the Willowcrest, like boarding the porch roof and affixing the balcony. But I have been mostly painting and repainting many many trim pieces for the Buttercup 1, which seems to be moseying along and taking its good old time:

The lighting is terrible and hence makes the colors look terrible, but this is the same paint that I used for the Pierce. The 1st floor wallpaper was supposed to be in reddish hues, but due to some printer cartridges going south, it came out more lavenderish, which suited my color purposes OK so I kept it. I used a very heavy sand-paint mixture for the parts of the house without siding; I first tried this with the Pierce and was a bit shy with my sand, but this time I really dumped the stuff in and I think it turned out better. I like it. I also like how all my extra exterior trim gives things a more finished look-- I have spackle drying on it now so as to fill in all my gaps.