Damage Control
If you recall, we experienced some damage over the winter. Here is an update on the repairs. Three steps forward: A new panel is on order for the garage door that wasn’t damaged. This...
Category: House
For The Birds
I am so grumpy right now. And it is all due to a series of home maintenance / DIY projects that have not gone according to plan. First, there was the AC unit that...
A Home Improvement
While working at the condo, I got the itch to go beyond the constant home maintenance and DIY phases in our own house and venture into the major home improvement category. I couldn’t take the...
A New Coat
It’s amazing what a new coat of paint will do, so I’m tending to find a number of canvases. My previous projects have included a laundry room, a coffee table, a bedroom, a chair (and bedroom...
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
I suppose I should be Christmas shopping. I tried to do that yesterday and quickly became annoyed. It started when I was in front of a cashier at a store in Nashua and I realized...
Buttoned Up
The yard has pretty much been put to bed for the winter. Pool closed. Hostas cut down. Rhododendrons covered. About the only thing that hasn’t been done is the raking of the leaves. I don’t...
A Slow Transformation – Continued
I am not nearly done yet, but I have an update on the changes I’m making to Meagan’s bedroom. One might ask why it is taking me so long. I’ll give you an example....
Summer Gardens
I have changed my technique for weeding. Instead of doing squats the whole time, I kneel with the use of an attractive pair of knee pads I now own. I can weed for much...
A Slow Transformation
I’ve started changing Meagan’s bedroom from one decorated for a 12-year-old girl to one decorated for a tasteful adult. This will take a while. I decided to have Nicole spend one of her hours...