Last year I posted a story about the DIY Vandals who originally owned our house. These people bought the place half-completed and finished the job themselves with the cheapest (ugliest) materials they could find. They did such a terrible job that they only lived here...
When I posted pictures of the room we redecorated this summer for the girls, many people commented on the Red Phone on the wall. Heather Kelly wanted to know if it was a direct line to the President, and J.E.M. wondered if it contacted Batman. That’s the look we...
One of my goals for the summer was redecorating “the playroom” upstairs into a teen/tween lounge where my daughters might hang out with their friends. For the seven years we’ve owned this house, “the playroom” over the garage was a...
Dagnabbit! The refrigerator that came with our house gave up the ghost last year, and we bought a new one. It keeps food cold and also dispenses ice and cold water from the door. So, we probably won’t be in the market for this new gem – the Samsung refrigerator that...
Anybody feel a bit of shock and disorientation upon completion of a draft? As if you’d just emerged from some kind of cave – or more accurately, an alternate universe? And you wonder what’s been going on while you were away …Well, in my case:Weeds large enough to eat...
Yesterday was the first day of Spring. In Pennsylvania, at least, we had a fairly decent day: sunny, and warm enough for a sweatshirt without a coat, but not short sleeves. This is the state of my back yard. It brings to mind several thoughts, which I can categorize...
