Part of our planned projects in moving to our cabin this summer on a semi-permanent basis was to finish the installation of a second full bathroom, another bedroom, and a second TV area – all in the lower level of the timber-frame dwelling we built in 2005. All of the work to finish the interior…
home renovations
Slice of Life: We’re Moving
On most Tuesdays, I write what’s on my mind, not necessarily a “slice of life” despite posting to the forum. But, today I have a real slice of life! We are moving – in less than eight weeks! This has been planned but is happening slightly faster than we thought it would. Our primary house…
In Search of Fake Owls
Yesterday afternoon, I ran around town to four different stores, including Walmart, Home Depot, Farm and Fleet, and Rudy’s – a small farm and feed store about a mile from my house. I was on the hunt (excuse the pun) for one of those “ugly fake owls” that are used to deter birds and other…
What do you do During a Snow Storm?
Today, in the upper mid-west, we are having a good, ol’ fashioned snow storm. This is something I don’t mind at all, now that we’re retired. With no place we absolutely have to go to, we can stay safely at home. Gazing out the windows, the gently falling snow makes everything look clean, and unblemished….
Choosing Paint Colors
We have a couple of home improvement projects going. One is a bathroom in the lower level of our house. It is a full bath that never got much use until my middle son moved downstairs to use the bedroom next to the bath when he went into middle school. The room has also been…
It Finally Appeared.
What appeared you might ask? Anger. I answer. What are you angry about? You inquire further. I answer that I suppose I am angry about many things right now. But, last night I was sent over the edge. We discovered that some of our window sills are rotten at our house. They are a high-end…
Water Woes
Over the last few months, I have given water a great deal of thought. Last spring, our well ran dry. We had no water. A plumber was contacted and we had a new well drilled. It took quite a long time and many additional feet of depth to access the water table. The reason the…
Home Improvements
Today, my husband started a new home improvement project. He’s quite a handy guy. Two years ago, during the month of January, he completely renovated our main bathroom. It is gorgeous with glass tiles and a shower screen. He installed a new tile floor, new lights, new cabinetry, a new toilet, and even a new…
Have You Ever?? Seen Rorschach Ink Blot Images in Your Shower Tiles?
When I was in third grade, my mom had a friend who was a graduate student at SUNY Geneseo. I do not know whether she was in graduate school for teaching (it was a state teacher’s college at the time) or psychology. In any case, I was a guinea pig for a battery of “intelligence”…
A Door is Just a Door, or Is It Just Our Door?
We have been residing our house, or rather, my husband has been residing our house. I have not done anything with the exception of questioning a few things, which got me in trouble, of course. It is nearly done and looks fabulous! There really isn’t a home improvement project my hubby cannot tackle. He has…