Monday, September 25th, 2006
posted by Kristin | filed under Uncategorized | 10 Comments
Heeheeheeheeeeeeeeeee! That’s the sound of me being giddy. The tub? It is painted!
I couldn’t find the “Canvas White” spray paint I wanted in any of the local stores and ended up having to order it online in a 6-pack (from Aubuchon Hardware). It arrived on Friday, and automatically Darwin and I both knew what we’d […]
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
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I saw The Black Dahlia this weekend, and man was it a weird experience. So confusing, convoluted, jam-packed full of unnecessary stuff … and yet, I somehow had a good time! It was so unintentionally funny. The entire theater burst into laughter when Scarlett Johansen spat out, “She looks like that dead girl!” And […]
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
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We leave for Italy two weeks from today, and for the first time I’m feeling a little nervous. I’m not afraid of the flying, the terrorists, the language barrier (grazie, Pimsleur!), the inter-city train travel, or even the luggage lugging.
I’m afraid of the walking.
When I say I have bad feet, most people think I’m just […]
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
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I posted last week about how I’m a slob and our house has devolved into a quivering mass of hideousness.
Then I found a cure! I read about the book Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure on a houseblog, but I can’t remember which one. Whoever you are, I’m indebted to you!
I ordered the book on […]
Monday, September 11th, 2006
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With all the paint finally scraped off, the rust ground off, and the residue washed off, the mottled gray hide of the clawfoot tub reminds me of a baby whale. Awww, it’s so cute and harmless now that all the hard work is done.
It has been a long saga to get to this point. […]
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
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Remember that post about the branches falling off our neighbor’s giant pecan tree? After the last branch crashed, the neighbor decided to finish the job. He hired someone to cut down the old girl, and now there’s a wide, flat stump in the field instead of a lovely hand-shaped pecan tree.
Yeah, I know it […]








