Whew!....
My favorite part of Christmas is the time after the activities....this time. My guests just left around 3:30. I had Christmas brunch cum lunch (late!) to accommodate worship services. ...
Christmas!
December 25, 2011
December 24, 2011
Good Tidings
In just a couple of hours I'll fly away to have a fabulous Christmas Eve dinner at my stepmom's. She is a wonderful cook, and we are fortunate to have the bounty of food, family and health this year.
This is a time of year where many different religious and spiritual paths celebrate. That...
December 23, 2011
Friday Melange
Ugh...waking up hot and sneezy. Husbando is going duck hunting, so he is out the door. I did plan the Christmas brunch last evening. I hope my daughter gets the house clean by then!...
December 22, 2011
Waxing Nostalgic on the Rehab
My reward for finishing the project was a tired immune system that snagged the first bug coming its way. In fairness, it fought mightily as each member of my household was felled with it before...
December 18, 2011
Finito
On Sunday, the final plumbing work was done to render this house passable for an appraisal. Is it finished? Largely so; however, there is about a day's worth of painting/touchup that needs to be done...but not by me. I say that with a large exhale.
I am accumulating my pictures and...
December 15, 2011
Q@#$%^$Q%&&
My beautiful blog template is bastardized beyond my time and energy to repair. While Blogger has made its templates more easily customizable for folks without their learning CSS (which I bothered...
December 3, 2011
November 28, 2011
Crossing the Finish Line....
I believe that we'll cross the finish line to completion by this coming weekend's end. The list of 'big things to finish' is getting smaller. The painter (me) seems to have a never-ending list of things to do. I sorely underestimated the job or overestimated my energy/speed when signing up to...
November 26, 2011
Thanksgiving--Post Meal
I achieved my two simple goals: prepare a lovely meal and stay conscious. My SIL brought a potato and fennel gratin. This dish really pulled together all of the savory scents and tastes...
November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving-1
We are undergoing a mini-EPA cleanup. My goal is to keep my sink clean and enlist my minions to help. They are energetic for a bit, and then disappear quietly until I roust the out of their tranquility. Ella is underfoot, hoping that gravity will work its magic yielding a tasty treat. ...
November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Here it is Wednesday, I'm just getting started. For the first time in years, I waited until today to get my victuals. I had a client deliverable that just needed to get done. I handed it in this morning after working on it as late a 2 a.m....
November 18, 2011
Digital Disgust
These last few days have been frustrating.
First... I am now on day 3 of not having my internet connectivity with Cox. This would not be so bad except:
trying to call and report...
November 17, 2011
Time/Space Intersects
Yesterday was a busy day running hither and yon to close on a property. I was soaked to the core after leaving the FEDEX office which required me to sprint in the rain, both to and from, my vehicle. As I was driving home, my daughter called me. She was ahead of me by just a few minutes.
All...
November 11, 2011
Homestretch...........
I have managed to use the 12" mitre saw without losing any of my fingers. I've also used the jigsaw without losing any digits. I've been under-the-weather these last couple of days. ...
November 6, 2011
I had dinner with two friends Thursday evening. I arrived early (for a change). The first friend showed up soon after. She lost her significant other in August and has been going through the transition of life without this man she loved so well. We talked a bit. I have no particular global wisdom about...
October 31, 2011
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead...not only is it fit for Halloween, but it aptly describes how my husband and I feel this Monday. after wrangling with the temperamentally undulating subfloor and our attempt to float...
October 23, 2011
October 16, 2011
Exterior work
Here's the house with washed exterior, new windows, new front door and new shutters.
We still have to paint the front door. I'm second guessing the top lights in the door, but they do...
October 13, 2011
October 10, 2011
Weekend Stuff
This weekend was very busy. First a picture:
Here's our first completed room of the hardwood (engineered) flooring. My husband and I laid the floor (having done same at our home when...
