I have no pics at hand to prove it, but the garage is almost empty, and my “craft corner” is also empty (save the drying rack, because laundry never stops) after a solid week of work on packing the POD and some firm guidance and butt-kicking from Grandma. Contractor now says Wednesday is the start […]

“Open the Pod bay doors, HAL.” Yes, after planning, assessing, cleaning, septic emergencies, surveying, contractors coming and going…. so, something like 2+ years in the making… THERE IS A STORAGE POD IN THE YARD. Because… THE REMODEL IS A GO. Contractor shows up next week.  Our mission: empty the garage and my disaster of a […]

The Great Appliance Failure of 2017 has commenced, to borrow the phrasing of a former blog I used to read. A week ago Thursday, the hot water tank decided to start leaking.  Joy of joys.  The Webmaster sprung into action.  He took Friday morning off for a trip to Home Depot after placing an online […]

It is one of the more interesting things about our home – we have inherited/acquired a lot of hand-me-down furniture.  This is a great thing for the budget, but it has presented some logistical issues. For example, we have never owned more that 4 chairs for our kitchen/dining room table that have all matched.  The […]