The Oatmeal told me that:
Yay!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tin Ceiling
So, we have 2 options with placement for the tin ceiling (which is so fantasticly awesome it is awesome). I did some Photoshop "sketches" to scale - this is the actual pattern!!!
Option 1: The entry is on the right, so either there is a 1/2 tile on the side you walk in (right wall), but the ceiling fan will be centered:
------------------------------------------------------------------(Door)------
OR
Option 2: The 1/2 tile is on the far wall, but the fan is then off-center:
------------------------------------------------------------------(Door)------
Option 1: The entry is on the right, so either there is a 1/2 tile on the side you walk in (right wall), but the ceiling fan will be centered:
------------------------------------------------------------------(Door)------
OR
Option 2: The 1/2 tile is on the far wall, but the fan is then off-center:
------------------------------------------------------------------(Door)------
Monday, June 7, 2010
Garden!
Our garden is GROWING!
(One of my posts earlier has photos from about a month ago if you want to compare :)
And here are the 2 plots. We made PAK CHOY with GINGER and GARLIC last night saute'd in Sesame Oil. YUMMY. We've also had salad out of the garden. We got started a little late (being the first year and all), so hopefully next year we'll have everything earlier.
The Hydrangea Bush out back is AMAZING!
Here it is AFTER I clipped the flowers below:
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Notes from the road...continued...
I lift the plastic shade, covering the porthole with my body, conscious the brightness will wake the traveler on my left. I squint against the invading glare forcing my eyes to adjust. Shifting, my peanut-head now rests against the glass.
The changes in scenery are subtle at 30,000 ft. In the distance a soft serve peak glides left to right.
David Bowie is rocking out Starman. DB says he's "waiting in the sky, wants to come and meet us, but thinks he'll blow our mind." I am lost for a moment thinking on Bowie's once make-up and costume choices.
...
There is a moment when sky melts into clouds - when the white rolling clouds turn the palest then brightest then deepest of blues.
Far below folks are finishing dinner, children settling in to do their homework or being called in as the light fades out of the day. Perhaps a glance at the clock - 7:30 pm. Still a half hour of daylight! A businessman pauses in throught appreciating the extra daylight Spring brings.
His lighted freedom hours (6 -8 pm) pass by my window in 10 minutes. Brightness to dusk to sunset to twilight to evening before I can sketch it. The clouds are an ocean, the horizon safely far beyond a comprehensible distance. The change is gradual, immediate, and sudden all at the same time - now all is an abyss. The complete darkness outside bears down on the plane - pressing against my tiny window. If the darkness is allowed in she will consume all the air and light inside. We will suffocate inches from each other. I will hear our communal gasping over "Hey Jude" playing through the buds in my ears. Perhaps in these last moments folks would grope for a hand, holding a comrad - offering no comfort or support, but an understanding and strenght in a shared tragedy.
Eventually we fly where the clouds have abandoned the earth and billions of tiny and tinier mostly orange lights outline the landscape - highway constellations, village constellations, poka-dotted squares light a deserted mall parking lot. The spell is broken, and I watch as we drop in altitude and gain the depth of buildings and homes.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Notes from the road...Part III
The GPS harps like my grandmom - constant and whiny.
There are 3 GPS voices: man, woman, and child. ***I imagine a conference room where suits discuss the idea that a "family" will make the thing less annoying (as E would say, "EPIC fail").*** The child will often repeat one word 5 or 6 times urgently and loudly - usually speaking over the woman (mom would commiserate I'm sure). This is not enjoyable. As we have been on the same highway for the entirety of the trip, I am fairly certain whatever brat-face wants cannot be SO urgent as to warrant such behavior.
...I finally figure out the the kid's, "Ed HEEP" happens every time you go over the posted speed limit. Ah! Well, the annoyance would get me to slow down - or just not use the GPS...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thoughts from the road...part II
My hands are surprisingly leathery. I am less alarmed then Elle or Vogue would have me be. They [my hands] show the age my face & figure do not. Lines cut by dyes, turpentine, chemicals and making crocodile my knuckles. Years of sewing, drawing, and serious playing stake their claim - writing the story a of a small, trivial life from wrists to fingernail.
As a child and still, my mom's hands held peace and comfort. Her story scrawls delicately on her skin, her veins blue and green pulsing upward.
There is an unexpected joy in the dryness of my hands allowing for their inspection and notation thoroughly - the unexpected joy of feeling connected to my mom.
[Later...]
This is the first time I have ever seen anyone drive with their LEFT FOOT. It looks slightly awkward - right leg between the front seats. I am quite impressed.
Riding through the South Korean countryside, I find it similarly different to The States. The highway boasts a steady traffic of cars & trucks; the trucks having been squashed. They are squarer, shorter, more compact. Billboards dot the peripheral with bright images. The symbols mean nothing to me - as if I have forgotten how to read. Directional signs hang overhead, their symbols odd but understandable. I am not able to make the subtle differences in most faces. Every vehicle looks to be driven by the same man only sometimes he wears glasses, sometimes a hat.
The scenery rolls past, homes grouped together. The homes in the first town have neon blue rooves, Home Depot orange in the second. The houses appear heaped together - piled laundry saving floor space.
There are a remarkable amount of sky scraping apartment and office buildings though we are in no city. Open spaces present watery farms and low-growing orchards. I imagine rice plants peeking through the flat water patties, and watch curiously farmers drive heavy and no doubt expensive farm equipment through wheel-high bogs. The water is clear and bright to my surprise and delight as I enjoy the reflections they realize.
There are changing but constant mountains in the distance. Sometimes we ride through a pass, but I never feel the incline or dissent. An hour and more outside of Seoul and it now feels rural. I am reminded of Vermont. The rolling mountains are healthy with a blanket of trees lush and strong. I begin to count shades of green distinct from one another, but the task is overwhelming.
The expanse opens to huge groups of apartment scrapers footed by rows & rows of long low greenhouses. They are instantly in the distance - a trick of this surprising country.
If I were to wake tomorrow in the future of 20 or 30 years, I believe it would inspire a very like feeling to my experience now ~ the feeling that everything, yet in some way nothing is familiar.
As a child and still, my mom's hands held peace and comfort. Her story scrawls delicately on her skin, her veins blue and green pulsing upward.
There is an unexpected joy in the dryness of my hands allowing for their inspection and notation thoroughly - the unexpected joy of feeling connected to my mom.
[Later...]
This is the first time I have ever seen anyone drive with their LEFT FOOT. It looks slightly awkward - right leg between the front seats. I am quite impressed.
Riding through the South Korean countryside, I find it similarly different to The States. The highway boasts a steady traffic of cars & trucks; the trucks having been squashed. They are squarer, shorter, more compact. Billboards dot the peripheral with bright images. The symbols mean nothing to me - as if I have forgotten how to read. Directional signs hang overhead, their symbols odd but understandable. I am not able to make the subtle differences in most faces. Every vehicle looks to be driven by the same man only sometimes he wears glasses, sometimes a hat.
The scenery rolls past, homes grouped together. The homes in the first town have neon blue rooves, Home Depot orange in the second. The houses appear heaped together - piled laundry saving floor space.
There are a remarkable amount of sky scraping apartment and office buildings though we are in no city. Open spaces present watery farms and low-growing orchards. I imagine rice plants peeking through the flat water patties, and watch curiously farmers drive heavy and no doubt expensive farm equipment through wheel-high bogs. The water is clear and bright to my surprise and delight as I enjoy the reflections they realize.
There are changing but constant mountains in the distance. Sometimes we ride through a pass, but I never feel the incline or dissent. An hour and more outside of Seoul and it now feels rural. I am reminded of Vermont. The rolling mountains are healthy with a blanket of trees lush and strong. I begin to count shades of green distinct from one another, but the task is overwhelming.
The expanse opens to huge groups of apartment scrapers footed by rows & rows of long low greenhouses. They are instantly in the distance - a trick of this surprising country.
If I were to wake tomorrow in the future of 20 or 30 years, I believe it would inspire a very like feeling to my experience now ~ the feeling that everything, yet in some way nothing is familiar.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thoughts from the road...part one...
Notes from the plane flying to the west coast (leg one):
The west has a stark & striking beauty from above. I see windswept mountains as stilled waves caught before they crash onto the beach. Occasional double-lanes [roads] sew the landscape together - tan seams on a chocolate expanse.
The west has a stark & striking beauty from above. I see windswept mountains as stilled waves caught before they crash onto the beach. Occasional double-lanes [roads] sew the landscape together - tan seams on a chocolate expanse.
From above the clouds, canyons, and mountains are breath-taking. A river cuts the rock far below and the spotted crop circles announce man's green dominating presence.
It is a magnificent day. The sun so bright she burns onto the land and casts noir shadows, pulling the clouds up from the earth.
Seconds later and the clouds now mimic the mountains of a moment and 100s of miles ago...fluffy cotton ball rows rise and dissipate, the forgotten landscape peeking below.
The eternal vista has a contemplative and contenting effect. Beautiful and daunting, I am struck by the human commonality and our fleeting insignificance.
Arriving in S.Korea:
Seconds later and the clouds now mimic the mountains of a moment and 100s of miles ago...fluffy cotton ball rows rise and dissipate, the forgotten landscape peeking below.
The eternal vista has a contemplative and contenting effect. Beautiful and daunting, I am struck by the human commonality and our fleeting insignificance.
Arriving in S.Korea:
I arrive bleary-eyed and most certainly flat-tailed, sleeping through the dissent to be woken by a gentle touch down. This last 1/2 hour is the only shut-eye I allowed myself on the long leg of the journey. Best to arrive tired at 3 pm. When 7 or 8 rolls around I'll be exhausted. Exhaustion brushes away the time difference, filling the always rock hard beds with butterfly kisses and keeping The Sandman by your side for a much needed entire night.
The bus driver is listening to Korean music and it reminds me of Bollywood. The quick high-pitched tunes drift in and out of my awareness as background noise sometimes distinguishable.
The bus driver is listening to Korean music and it reminds me of Bollywood. The quick high-pitched tunes drift in and out of my awareness as background noise sometimes distinguishable.
Friday, May 7, 2010
May!
So, April ended with a quick trip to Boston. It was probably my favorite trip to Boston so far. I actually enjoyed myself...huh.
Boston & I still disagree about the importance of BREAKFAST and their beer selection (hello! Craft Brews? Where ARE you in Baaahston?), but alas, Boston is not Philly, and I just need to get over that...just other reasons not to ever move there.
Took this from the train (booked too late to fly, booOOoo), but love the pic. Maybe we will do something like this on our back wall...hmmm...
May brings the planting of a garden!
Happy HAPPY happinesssss :)
S built the beds as per Square Foot Gardening. We're trying that. It's fun. I love playing in the dirt. We also planted some things in pots. We'll do more of this as well, but only so much to do in one weekend.
Update! Bak Choi, Cukes, Wildflowers already up from seeds, some other starters looking good too ^_^
I found this picture too which is hilarious. It is from M & K's wedding. I figured no one reads this blog anyway, so whatever.
Of Note:
1. Looks like I'm not wearing any clothing - ha. I am, actually.
2. You can just barely see S in the bed. He LOVES it when I jump on the bed when he's in it...errrr...or NOT.
3. I love to jump on beds. In hotel rooms especially.
4. You can kinda see through my leg b/c it is moving. Cool.
Boston & I still disagree about the importance of BREAKFAST and their beer selection (hello! Craft Brews? Where ARE you in Baaahston?), but alas, Boston is not Philly, and I just need to get over that...just other reasons not to ever move there.
Took this from the train (booked too late to fly, booOOoo), but love the pic. Maybe we will do something like this on our back wall...hmmm...
May brings the planting of a garden!
Happy HAPPY happinesssss :)
S built the beds as per Square Foot Gardening. We're trying that. It's fun. I love playing in the dirt. We also planted some things in pots. We'll do more of this as well, but only so much to do in one weekend.
Update! Bak Choi, Cukes, Wildflowers already up from seeds, some other starters looking good too ^_^
I found this picture too which is hilarious. It is from M & K's wedding. I figured no one reads this blog anyway, so whatever.
Of Note:
1. Looks like I'm not wearing any clothing - ha. I am, actually.
2. You can just barely see S in the bed. He LOVES it when I jump on the bed when he's in it...errrr...or NOT.
3. I love to jump on beds. In hotel rooms especially.
4. You can kinda see through my leg b/c it is moving. Cool.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Projects and Updates!
Me: I started sewing on the screen to fix the holes rather than get a new one and I like it.
S: Sounds good.
This is why I love him! I have an idea and he is all for giving it a try! As he says, we can always paint over, replace, whatever if we don't like it afterwards. I am not done yet, but it is interesting...they look like red critters.
S: Sounds good.
This is why I love him! I have an idea and he is all for giving it a try! As he says, we can always paint over, replace, whatever if we don't like it afterwards. I am not done yet, but it is interesting...they look like red critters.
I also made a bathroom curtain that I adore! It is made out of 10 different pieces and looks completely different at night than during the day. It's cotton voile, silk, cotton lace, and a synthetic organza. Part of the cotton voile is printed on, the silk is a batik. I used all of these pieces I had that I had waiting for the perfect project. It is different and beautiful while functional - success!
With the flash you can see how the fabric looks at night without the sun (lil softer):
With the flash you can see how the fabric looks at night without the sun (lil softer):
AND, I promised S it would not go on FB, but I am SO excited to have a lawn. I'll share my action shot with all of you :) Yay for cutting the lawn! ~ OUR lawn!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Kitchen! Before & After ^_^
Yay! Before & after pictures of our kitchen are below!
The kitchen was pretty dark (and pretty dirty). We brightened it up and make the trim/ceiling a bright white with a punch of red!
BEFORE:
AFTER!!:
The kitchen was pretty dark (and pretty dirty). We brightened it up and make the trim/ceiling a bright white with a punch of red!
BEFORE:
AFTER!!:
The Snake Plant was moved to the kitchen...but who is lurking in our plant?
Perhaps we should take a closer look...
Perhaps we should take a closer look...
Friday, April 9, 2010
Yay for Backyards!
What a pretty sight! Ah...it is nice to have a backyard green space (even if it is tiny). Note the HUGE Ponytail Palm Tree...that thing is seriously out of control!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
HOUSE!!! Update...
Well, I am exhausted!
We closed on the house on Feb. 23rd. Since then we have had done:
Electrical Work - throughout...groundings, running new lines, etc.
Hardwood floors - downstairs, and the 2nd floor.
We (including HUGE help from family) have done:
New locks front & back doors.
Living room - patched and painted (25 x 12ish) - including trim and ceiling. The walls were a mess...this was a lot of patching! Fixed around the built in A/C & removed cover to spray paint.
Stairs - were refinished, but also sanded & primed the banister, rebuilt & patched a hole in the swoop above.
Kitchen - patched, painted - 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of wall color. Ceiling, trim, primed radiator...primed & first coat on the outside door, purchased knobs, new fittings for the stove.
Hallways - demo floor! Thank goodness...they are now refinished & beautiful.
Office - demo floor for refinish.
Bedroom - demo floor, demo 1 wall (wood panel), demo drop ceiling. Put up Sheetrock, put up plywood on ceiling, order tin ceiling. Patch, prime, paint room and trim. Started sanding windowsills...remove old closet doors.
Bathroom - clean walls, remove/re-caulk tub. Sand down door. Prime all, some patching (needs more), paint first coat. Purchased new door knob.
That's all I can think of right now...we had to wait for the electric to be done b/4 we could start on a lot of things, and we had 4 days where we could not work in the house b/c of the floors, so we've gotten a lot done I think!
Here are some before & afters of the hardwood floors:
Before all the floors looked like this:
But with a sanding & finish, they are RED! - Red Pine:
Before - downstairs:
Hallway before (wow ugly):
Hallway AFTER! :)
Stairs AFTER! Cleaned up well:
We closed on the house on Feb. 23rd. Since then we have had done:
Electrical Work - throughout...groundings, running new lines, etc.
Hardwood floors - downstairs, and the 2nd floor.
We (including HUGE help from family) have done:
New locks front & back doors.
Living room - patched and painted (25 x 12ish) - including trim and ceiling. The walls were a mess...this was a lot of patching! Fixed around the built in A/C & removed cover to spray paint.
Stairs - were refinished, but also sanded & primed the banister, rebuilt & patched a hole in the swoop above.
Kitchen - patched, painted - 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of wall color. Ceiling, trim, primed radiator...primed & first coat on the outside door, purchased knobs, new fittings for the stove.
Hallways - demo floor! Thank goodness...they are now refinished & beautiful.
Office - demo floor for refinish.
Bedroom - demo floor, demo 1 wall (wood panel), demo drop ceiling. Put up Sheetrock, put up plywood on ceiling, order tin ceiling. Patch, prime, paint room and trim. Started sanding windowsills...remove old closet doors.
Bathroom - clean walls, remove/re-caulk tub. Sand down door. Prime all, some patching (needs more), paint first coat. Purchased new door knob.
That's all I can think of right now...we had to wait for the electric to be done b/4 we could start on a lot of things, and we had 4 days where we could not work in the house b/c of the floors, so we've gotten a lot done I think!
Here are some before & afters of the hardwood floors:
Before all the floors looked like this:
But with a sanding & finish, they are RED! - Red Pine:
Before Bedroom Floors:
AFTER! Gorgeous! So exciting - same floors:
AFTER! Gorgeous! So exciting - same floors:
Before - downstairs:
Downstairs floors AFTER:
Hallway before (wow ugly):
Hallway AFTER! :)
Stairs before - lots of water/wear stains:
Stairs AFTER! Cleaned up well:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Rug Fix for 1201
So, moving out of 1201 means that we need to fix some stuff around the apartment. I read about a rug fix online & then tried it!
Step 1: Remove damaged rug part:
This I did with a snap-blade. Rugs are a pain in the butt to cut!
Step 2: Cut out a clean piece of rug of the same size from a back corner in the closet. I had to be careful to align it correctly so the pattern matched up.
Step 3: Secure patch!
The only thing is that the back corner of the closet has never been walked on, and the top of the stairs are walked on all the time! Ah, well, maybe we can tamp it down & dirty it up before the month is over. Looks better than before, anyway!
Step 1: Remove damaged rug part:
This I did with a snap-blade. Rugs are a pain in the butt to cut!
Step 2: Cut out a clean piece of rug of the same size from a back corner in the closet. I had to be careful to align it correctly so the pattern matched up.
Step 3: Secure patch!
The only thing is that the back corner of the closet has never been walked on, and the top of the stairs are walked on all the time! Ah, well, maybe we can tamp it down & dirty it up before the month is over. Looks better than before, anyway!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Why it hurts to eat.
So, I think I figured out why it hurts my whole body when I eat. I have illustrated this below:
**Sorry the scan stinks!**
In other news - we have heat after a week of the gas being shut off in the house!
Now for the electrical work...got an estimate...now we have to wait over a week for the work to be done! Friday all day will be electric day (not tomorrow - 8 days)!
**Sorry the scan stinks!**
In other news - we have heat after a week of the gas being shut off in the house!
Now for the electrical work...got an estimate...now we have to wait over a week for the work to be done! Friday all day will be electric day (not tomorrow - 8 days)!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2 Days in and...
I am already stressing out about having a house and we are not even living there yet!
I talked to a plumber tonight (found him on Angie's List) and he is worried about the pipes freezing (since the gas was shut off in the house & there is no heat). He was worried enough to make us his top priority and move everything else back. Yay. Now I am worried about the pipes freezing too!
He is planning on coming out tomorrow, except that it is snowing outside, and if we get 10" of snow he will not be able to get to the house!
Each day the house sits w/o heat, the temp drops and it is more dangerous. At least it is not a corner or stand alone house. We get some insullation from the houses next to us.
BUT...If it continues to snow through to Saturday, then we will have to wait yet another day. Grrrrrrr...
I am trying to keep the big picture in mind, and to know that whatever happens it will be fine & we will get through it.
I am hoping that by the time it is the summer, we will have:
a) fixed all or almost all of the major issues with the house
b) be able to just work on cosmetic things
c) have a garden :)
d) be at least one barbeque in...
...and I am also sure that we will:
e) be very very very broke.
I talked to a plumber tonight (found him on Angie's List) and he is worried about the pipes freezing (since the gas was shut off in the house & there is no heat). He was worried enough to make us his top priority and move everything else back. Yay. Now I am worried about the pipes freezing too!
He is planning on coming out tomorrow, except that it is snowing outside, and if we get 10" of snow he will not be able to get to the house!
Each day the house sits w/o heat, the temp drops and it is more dangerous. At least it is not a corner or stand alone house. We get some insullation from the houses next to us.
BUT...If it continues to snow through to Saturday, then we will have to wait yet another day. Grrrrrrr...
I am trying to keep the big picture in mind, and to know that whatever happens it will be fine & we will get through it.
I am hoping that by the time it is the summer, we will have:
a) fixed all or almost all of the major issues with the house
b) be able to just work on cosmetic things
c) have a garden :)
d) be at least one barbeque in...
...and I am also sure that we will:
e) be very very very broke.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
306 things to fix in a house...
So, we are homeowners! Yay! As of yesterday, "306" belongs to us :)
There are also about 306 things that we need to fix :( BUT, I think the house will really feel like ours because we have so much work to do. **How's that for a positive outlook!**
Last night, after signing and signing documents - which I am happily surprised to say I understood all of - we started on Job #1 - change the locks. This is OUR house, suckers. No one can get in unless we give them a key (or they break in, I guess). Back door replaced by yours truely ^^. Front door hole need to be bigger...hmmm...well, this shall be probably tomorrow night's project. Found a good link here: http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infloc.html#2. Luckily, we are pretty handy, so this should be do-able.
Sooo...we also had the PGW (that's Phila Gas Works for all you non-Philly folk) come out this morning. Turns out there are about 500 gas leaks in our house - weeeeeeeee! So, he actually had to turn the gas OFF. Niiiice. Oh, and we also need a new stove b/c it leaks gas as well. Ergo, today I will investigate plumbers and electricians on Angie's List and see if we can find a decent one. The PGW dude actually asked if we had had the house inspected. When I told him "Yes" (twice actually - one by us and one by HUD b/c we have an FHA loan) he was a APPALLED. Wow. He actually said that the house was very dangerous b/c of all of the gas leaks. I'm just glad S & I did not blow ourselves up last night! Well, at least the gas is shut off. If the house blows up now, it will probably be electrical...
(Yep, there is also a TON of electrical work that needs to be done...um...immediately.)
Another thing that we realized last night as we walked in is that the side roof leaks. We could hear the dripping onto the built in a/c unit. It was raining pretty hard & we've had lots of snow. It's to be expected.
Ah, the joys of buying a house!
At least if we replace the washer, dryer, house heater, stove we get to pick the ones we want.
Advice if you are considering buying a house that is not new: Have at least $20G in the bank for immediate repairs/appliances. Also, really love the house you buy. Mostly that - love the house you buy. I'm glad we still love our house. Give us a year and it will really really be our house - feel like our house.
There are also about 306 things that we need to fix :( BUT, I think the house will really feel like ours because we have so much work to do. **How's that for a positive outlook!**
Last night, after signing and signing documents - which I am happily surprised to say I understood all of - we started on Job #1 - change the locks. This is OUR house, suckers. No one can get in unless we give them a key (or they break in, I guess). Back door replaced by yours truely ^^. Front door hole need to be bigger...hmmm...well, this shall be probably tomorrow night's project. Found a good link here: http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infloc.html#2. Luckily, we are pretty handy, so this should be do-able.
Sooo...we also had the PGW (that's Phila Gas Works for all you non-Philly folk) come out this morning. Turns out there are about 500 gas leaks in our house - weeeeeeeee! So, he actually had to turn the gas OFF. Niiiice. Oh, and we also need a new stove b/c it leaks gas as well. Ergo, today I will investigate plumbers and electricians on Angie's List and see if we can find a decent one. The PGW dude actually asked if we had had the house inspected. When I told him "Yes" (twice actually - one by us and one by HUD b/c we have an FHA loan) he was a APPALLED. Wow. He actually said that the house was very dangerous b/c of all of the gas leaks. I'm just glad S & I did not blow ourselves up last night! Well, at least the gas is shut off. If the house blows up now, it will probably be electrical...
(Yep, there is also a TON of electrical work that needs to be done...um...immediately.)
Another thing that we realized last night as we walked in is that the side roof leaks. We could hear the dripping onto the built in a/c unit. It was raining pretty hard & we've had lots of snow. It's to be expected.
Ah, the joys of buying a house!
At least if we replace the washer, dryer, house heater, stove we get to pick the ones we want.
Advice if you are considering buying a house that is not new: Have at least $20G in the bank for immediate repairs/appliances. Also, really love the house you buy. Mostly that - love the house you buy. I'm glad we still love our house. Give us a year and it will really really be our house - feel like our house.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Idea for a Guest Room...
So, how fun would it be to do a wall of famed, but mushed together travel photos? What?? Boring, you say?? No, no - good ones, beautiful ones! Here are thumbnail ideas...
Now what say you??
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