I think the most difficult part of this adventure is trying to complete repairs amidst complete chaos. Neither the shop nor man’s land are up, so I am continually rummaging through boxes looking for notes, tools, hardware, jigs, fixtures, shims, … Continue reading
Camille used the master bath shower for the first time last night, and the faucet handle fell apart in her hand. She told me she out it back together, and she was worried she had cross-threaded it. It was indeed … Continue reading
Next up on the big disaster wheel, the washing machine failed. We called a repairman, who pulled out the filter, in which there was six socks, steel underwires from two different bras, four bobby pins, some small pieces of cheap … Continue reading
Remember those little number slide puzzles we had as kids? Well, here’s the grown up version: Eventually, this will be the new “man’s land.”
The afternoon sun spills across my Biltmore Sprite, now installed in our new front yard!
Things are falling apart faster than I can repair them. Late last night, I unloaded a small grouping of Camille’s clothes from my truck onto the rack in the laundry room, then turned to take the garbage bins to the … Continue reading
HOW do people get this much schmutz on all of the light switch plates in the house? It was caked and thoroughly dried on. The only thing that would get rid of it was… TAH DAHHHH!! Scrubbing Bubbles! Apparently, the … Continue reading
I spilled a little blood in the kitchen today, so the Mill Creek house is officially inaugurated! There is something primal and manly about bleeding all over your work. 😀 I’m feeling overwhelmed. As I walk through the place, I … Continue reading
Tomorrow is closing day! The past few weeks have been a tornado of planning and activity, and the next two will be even worse. I’ve been wandering around a little shell-shocked, with a clipboard as constant companion. Oddly, under the … Continue reading
Silly as it may seem, the place where the Hickory meets the Travertine is a point of pride for me. Divinity is in the details, and this is the place two projects meet, and are perfectly flushed and mated.
Camille has wanted to live in “The Parks” (in Mill Creek) since she first discovered that neighborhood a few years ago, so when a property became available that was within our reach, she made an offer on it. After … Continue reading
Dan and Lacosta lived in our development, and moved away two years ago. (Already! How time flies!) Dan scored an excellent job at Apple in California, so they decided to scoot north on vacation and check out some of their … Continue reading
Ta daaaaaahh! A marathon weekend project completed! The first thing you see when we open the door: Predictably, the main floor carpeting now looks even more dingy by comparison. But that will have to wait for another day.
Onward and upward. Ha! The toughest part of this job is cutting the skirts to mate with the staircase. I’ve never done this before, so I am improvising as I go. The outline for the skirts was made by slipping … Continue reading
Like most new homes, our split level came with carpeted steps. There are only two of us living here, we always take off our shoes at the door, yet the carpeting looks like a family of twenty has been living … Continue reading