Another milestone to record…..my first case of poison ivy!
I have a nasty case of it, no doubt caused by my recent obsession with cleaning out an overgrown patch of our lawn.
I wore work gloves and long pants, and made every effort not to touch the stuff, but ended up with it anyhow. I didn’t […]

We were notified earlier this month that our house had been reassesed. It went up 8.5% from the last assessment, which doesn’t seem terrible to me. But I have no basis for judgement.
In the note, it tells us that we can file a complaint on grievance day - March 24th. On the one hand, our […]

I’m sure you’re getting bored with my little progress reports on the kitchen, but, well, tough nuggies.

Ain’t it purdy?
I’ve outlined, in sloppy red Photoshop ink, where the openings for the french doors and a window will be. We’re doing a matching window on the other wall, too. We ended up getting plain vinyl […]