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Friday, March 30th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Family, Extracurricular | 2 Comments
Darwin’s parents just bought a camp house not far from us on the Tombigbee River. It’s a very simple little house, but it has a screened-in porch all across the front (very handy for mosquito-attracters like me), and it’s surrounded by huge trees and peaceful quiet.
It reminded me of the little place my family […]
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Travel, Extracurricular | 11 Comments
We had one of those blissful weekends. You know, the kind normal couples have, where they relax, hang out, and enjoy each other’s company … rather than shriek at each other about a timeline for finishing the bathroom. We did normal people stuff - run a 10K race (Darwin, not me), mow the lawn, dance […]
Monday, March 19th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Bathrooms | 3 Comments
I’ve always been fond of rooms with slanted ceilings. They feel quaint and tucked-away, or maybe I just think that because Anne’s room at Green Gables had slanted ceilings.
Our bathroom now has a partial slanted ceiling. When we took down the drywall, we saw that once upon a time the whole room’s ceiling was slanted. The bathroom was […]
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Bathrooms, Sink | 5 Comments
I compared our sink to the Titanic because of its bulk and penchant for disaster. But maybe the disaster isn’t quite as severe as I thought.
Problem One:
The drain that came with our polished nickel faucet is made for a sink with overflow holes. Our sink has no overflow holes, so the drain has an opening […]
Monday, March 12th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Bathrooms, Clawfoot | 8 Comments
My outlook is much brighter today than it was when I wrote on Thursday. How can it not be when we finished installing the clawfoot tub shower and the toilet this weekend?
The lovely, perfect, wonderful shower … oh, how I love it!
Here’s exactly what we bought to make this shower dream come true:
Strom Plumbing […]
