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Tuesday, November 16th, 2004
posted by K | filed under Kitchen | 2 Comments
On the Old House Web message board someone gave me this link to a terrific article about painting wood floors. Now I’m thinking I’ll either paint the floor with brown and cream checks OR I’ll paint it brown with a cream border … maybe with a quote or the names of all the previous owners [...]
Sunday, November 14th, 2004
posted by K | filed under Kitchen | 3 Comments
Today D started installing the dishwasher. It’s a good thing, too, because we had a sink overflowing with dishes. Tonight we gave in and washed them (D washed; I rinsed and dried) because we can’t install the new sink if the old one is full of dirty dried-goo dishes. We have the perfect spot for [...]
Friday, November 12th, 2004
posted by K | filed under Family | 1 Comment
We found Jones Soda! Around here it’s hard to come by. I haven’t had it on a regular basis since I lived in the dorm and my friends and I would walk across the street to the Corner Store (yes, it was really called that) in the middle of the night for a snack. I [...]
posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Happy birthday, D! He is 28 today. I left work early with a headache, and we ate pizza from Mama Leone’s, then watched the dumb movie Wild America on TV. Nothing special. We don’t give each other gifts for birthdays, and anyway we’d rather spend the money on the house! D’s “present” was that I [...]
Tuesday, November 9th, 2004
posted by K | filed under Kitchen | 2 Comments
Last night I took out the air conditioning vent in the master bathroom, so I could take a look at what’s under the ’70s ceramic tile. To my shock – and disappointment – there wasn’t a layer of original tile anywhere to be seen. Only a 3-inch-thick layer of depressing concrete. Under the concrete is [...]
Monday, November 8th, 2004
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Mysteries | 2 Comments
We are discovering new things all the time. When D was cutting grass on Saturday, the neighbor came over to say hello, and we found out our property extends about 40 feet farther to the right than we thought it did (past the fence). Which means we own a whole row of enormous old crepe [...]