Monthly Archives: March 2019

demo day

Two young men arrived at 7 and immediately began ripping up our 20-year old Pergo floor. That floor still looked good, by the way. When we bought it we could only afford the least expensive version of Pergo and the … Continue reading

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ten more seams

I finally finished this Tuesday night, before we attempted to eat a train wreck of a dinner (we ended up throwing it out) and I resolved to do no more cooking during the remodel of the kitchen. I don’t have … Continue reading

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signs of spring?

This was a welcome sight in Home Depot last weekend. Despite the snow and ice in the parking lot, inside it was time to dream of warm weather and sunshine on the deck or at the beach. Such a happy … Continue reading

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holy moly

Banjo Man brought home three of these last week. Maybe they’ve been around for years, but they were new to me. And very welcome. We have embarrassing holes in our walls, left by the wall phone (remember those?), previous thermostats … Continue reading

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just one more…

We’re still waiting for the contractor and his crew to start the remodel. I cannot really complain, because this is a paid-for-by-home-insurance project, but living like this is getting old. So yesterday I decided to remove a cabinet door. Just … Continue reading

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