It is sometimes hard to believe that Eleanor and I have been roommates for so long. I wrote a blog post about her after her first year and when she first showed up – and this feels long over due. As I write this, she’s sleeping on the pillow next to me. Not next to it,…
The weather today screamed for soup – and so I made ramen. Saturday was a completely gorgeous day. I checked out two trails, had a turkey sandwich picnic, and cleaned out the garden. Home run of a day. But today I woke up to gross sleet hitting the windows followed by copious amounts of rain. …
We are knee deep in the electrical phase right now …. and as part of that figuring out where everything might go. One of those “might” items? TVs. My parents are of the mindset that you should just wire for them all the time because you might need them. I am of the mindset that I…
It feels redundant to say that “lots of things happened” at the house. That is pretty obvious at this point. Every day there is something different – but the thing is, the decisions are becoming real and permanent. It’s pretty wild – and also a bit stressful. Sure, getting another electrical outlet added in 6…
After an embarrassing amount of over-thinking and research, I have finally made the tub decisions. It is a sense of relief and satisfaction that is probably not exclusive to just me. I feel like everyone in my life has been patiently listening to me talk about tubs, look at tubs, tell people that I’m going…
I honestly thought I was being better about taking these pictures each week – but alas, not all of them have the same angles. The back of the house has undergone some equally dramatic changes but I know that I’m missing probably two months of pictures. The house was backed so close to the back…
I was headed to the grocery store this weekend rather casually and figured I should grab something for dinner. In an effort to prevent a lot of aisle wandering and salty snack purchases, I grabbed a sticky note to make a list. And in that minute I dreamed up this recipe for a seared fish…
Consider this the official five month mark! When we were first getting construction quotes, the timeline ranged from 4-9 months… who knows where we will end up but it’s been a busy five months so far. This wasn’t the easiest week in the book. Lots of discussion around plumbing and electrical. The hardest part of…
Just like many areas of this house, the hall bathroom has undergone several transformations to get where we are. And when you look at the floor plan changes…. you might just chuckle to yourself at the end result. Why? Because it’s going to be exactly the same as it was for the first 70+ years…
It feels like we are on a roll of super productive weeks. After those incredibly cold weeks in December and early January, things are happening… every…. day. Even on Saturdays. I’m telling myself it’s because I’m such a joy to work with that people want to spend their Saturdays with me. The more realistic option…
