Oh Week 5. You were a real gem. We had an ant infestation, beams all the way until the house, and found a lucky penny. All winners – even the ants. There wasn’t a whole ton to describe this week because it could mainly be summarized as: (1) try to fix crooked stuff and (2)…
Everyone loves a good before and after shot right? This project will have probably about a million of those – but the very first one came over the summer. After years of just hanging out, all of the overgrowth on the lot needed to go. I’m a saver / restorer by heart … but even…
Welcome to Week 4! It’s pretty funny to me that one of the contractors I talked to said this was a 4 month project… and while I found that hard to believe then, it’s laughable now. Silly you. This week was really all about telling me how things weren’t perfect. If the first couple weeks…
I had broccoli cheddar soup the other day for lunch and it was pretty solid – but like grocery store solid, not like “make at home” solid. It reminded me that I had this recipe flagged from last winter but had not gotten around to it. To be clear, this is absolutely not a broccoli…
I told my contractor last week that I was a “big front door person”. I’m not exactly sure what that translates to but I think it is the truth. Here’s how I break down my interest in front doors: I prefer to use them over side doors / back doors to enter a house I…
It’s been about a lifetime since I was in the garden. I think the last meaningful time was when I was prepping for the “hurricane” that never was. The worst part of that was I picked all of this fruit that largely ended up spoiling because I couldn’t eat it, sauce it, or give it away fast…
I’m losing track of time. I think we might technically have wrapped week 3? Yes, I’m going with that. Week 1 = Demo started on October 6 … but was supposed to start that Monday Week 2 = More demo Week 3 = Demo finished and leveling began In the last two weeks, we went…
Whenever summer leaves, I mourn the end of it hard. I’m not sure what exactly it is that I miss the most. It might be the extra hours of daylight, warmth, and limited expectations for productivity. I expect very little from myself during summer weekends. Take a walk. Take care of the tomatoes. Eat a…
I’m into this thing that I call “window moments”. It makes me feel a little ridiculous even talk about. The translation of “window moments” is essentially “beautiful, thoughtful windows”. You know it when you look at a house. It either just sings, or it looks like a house with windows. I spend a fair amount…
I really love macaroni and cheese. Like, really love it. It would be hard for me if someone were to tell me that I couldn’t eat Kraft Macaroni & Cheese anymore. I’m a bit of a traditionalist. I don’t believe in white cheddar, I just want normal Kraft. I also don’t put milk in it.…
