I spent part of the weekend officially putting the last of the garden to bed for the winter. The new or sensitive plants have been caged and covered with shredded leaves, some of the perennials have been cut down (the others will be cleaned up in spring) and the spring bulbs have all been planted. […]
Yep, I yada, yada’d the counter topic. Frankly I’ve not provided an update because I’m SO bored with the whole project. Here’s the good news: things are going better (I think, but I’m a paranoid kind of girl so I’m not declaring victory yet) and I think I’ve identified the problem. Lest this blog turn […]
With a spare piece of window trim serving as a makeshift saw guy and a pair of clamps squeezed to within an inch of their lives, Mr. Much More Patient wielded the whirring circular saw. I stood by doing what every good carpentry assistant does: repeatedly hit the home button on my iPhone to light […]
In the interest of “keeping it real” I’m going to share the progress of working on the countertops for the office project well before I was planning to. I was hoping to go through this whole project and be able to show you the photo of the gorgeous countertops installed, and hopefully I will get […]
I’m working on so many projects right now that sometimes I can’t remember which one is which, but I took a bit of time off this weekend to help Mr. Much More Patient with some leaf removal. It’s the least I can do seeing as how I have a very specific way in which I […]
We’re finally at the end of this rather prolonged house tour. `There are a couple rooms not worth sharing at this point, but maybe in the future if they get a little sprucing up I’ll share them with you. You’ve already seen the new bathroom, the kitchen, the living room and the master bedroom. Today […]
Fair warning: After writing this post I realized it has what we call a “niche” audience. So for those of you who don’t give a rip about shopping, or Ikea or what I did this weekend, allow me to summarize. We went to Ikea. It was a long drive. My husband got real cranky. I […]
