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Monday, December 19th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Pets | 1 Comment
Good news! A simple can of WD-40 has eliminated many of our door-related problems. Last night my sister stayed with us, and that inspired us to get rid of the squeeeeaaaking problem with the guest bedroom door (and others). Ha! Who knew the solution was so straightforward? Sadly, even WD-40 couldn’t make the door shut [...]
Friday, December 16th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Exterior, Pets | 5 Comments
These pictures don’t have a cohesive theme, so I’m lumping them all in one post instead of stringing them out into several appropriately labeled one-sentence posts. Included are pics from times past I never got around to posting. The glow of the Christmas lights welcomes UPS delivery men to deposit packages on our porch (hmmm, [...]
Thursday, December 15th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Eutaw, Grumpy Bear | 5 Comments
Last night, I made my daily sojourn to the front porch to check for packages. Ooh, goodie! A package leaned up against our door! What could it be? The clothes I ordered? The Christmas gift for my sister? Funny, though. I didn’t remember ordering anything that would fit in a long rectangular box. Then I [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Eutaw, Extreme Temps, Friends | 10 Comments
Progress on the house has slowed to a crawl. No, crawl sounds too speedy. Creep. Drag. Complete standstill. First, we got sick. Then came the holidays and all their accompanying gatherings (two down, three to go). But the real reason we’ve virtually stopped working on the house is the cold. We’re trying to avoid the [...]
Monday, December 12th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Grumpy Bear | 6 Comments
One of the annoying interesting elements of living in an old house is that each door has its own personality. The master bedroom door opens with a whinny and closes with a thunk. The guest bedroom door is a trickster. It appears to shut normally, but a few minutes later, you’ll hear it creeeeeeeaking open. [...]
Thursday, December 8th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Family, History, Mr. and Mrs. | 7 Comments
On Saturday we had Christmas with D’s dad’s side of the family. Since we live near the place we both grew up, we have a million and one tedious holiday events to attend each year. But this one turned into the opportunity I’ve been waiting for. D’s dad, Mac, still owns the old house he [...]