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Coming in with hours to spare
I went for two runs today (don’t worry, the second one was only so I could join some folks for a beer afterwards). I think I can find the time to post all the photos I’ve been meaning to over … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged bathroom, black and white, dog, Jesus bust, kitchen, patience, reggie, second floor
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F is for fall. And almost finished.
42 degrees this morning. Cold and sunny with that whole fall thing going on. I’m starting to enjoy it. You see, the leaves literally and constantly fall as you walk down the street. I get it now. Fall. TIMEOUT. This is … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged kitchen, laundry, plaster, s, second floor, spray paint, walls
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How do I get to my blog? What’s the password?
I got left at home this fine Saturday morning when Lou went to Home Depot, so here I am, on the blog of all places. We have fun house guests visiting (and I don’t mean the appliances hanging out in … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged dark, drywall, grey, kitchen, living room, paint, update, walls
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The light at the end of the tunnel
Is a bright, white kitchen. Glossy white cabinets. Maybe even a white countertop. Maybe white walls that extend up to a white ceiling. Except now, my partner in crime when it comes to all things white, bright, modern, minimal, whatever … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged electrical, kitchen, lighting, old house, second floor, walls, white
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Learnings and acceptance and stuff
Learning to embrace the giant pole that graces our view. Funny how poles and lines are cool in photos until they also happen to be in your front yard. Coming to peace with the fact that there is no spring … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged america, backyard, cold, kitchen, learning, mower, patience, yard
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Found some motivation, y’all
Saturday was a long, dusty day. It started at 6 a.m. when I ran a few miles. Then we did our weekend Panera-Home Depot-grocery store routine and were home by 10 a.m. and tearing out the walls. Until about 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged bagster, drywall, dust, kitchen, motivation, second floor, walls
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One more time with feeling
We’re at a low point. Like, the lowest of lows. Two nights ago, we began the process of tearing out our kitchen walls. Now. If you remember the gusto with which we attacked the first floor unit’s kitchen (and bath, … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged bagster, glamping, Jesus bust, kitchen, motivation, second floor, this old house, walls
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Part I: The rental unit, aka back ache and blisters
Finally! After five months, and a few extra days, one floor is done. Those first few weeks seem like a really long time ago. It doesn’t even seem like we’ve done that much looking at it, because we’ve been so … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged back in the day, bathroom, Before and After, beige, black and white, done, finished, first floor, floors, grey, kitchen, linoleum, paint, rental, repairs, this old house, wood
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Adventures in the non-kitchen
So we moved into a house farther away from a grocery store than our previous apartment was (and that was a very close 3.5 blocks). I know, life is so rough. But it is. Because it’s winter. The kind where it … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, cooking, crock pot, glamping, Jesus bust, kitchen, non-kitchen, second floor
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More hands
Progress is being made on the kitchen. Not the kitchen on our floor, sadly. But a kitchen nonetheless. Two weekends ago, Lou’s family came to town with the sole purpose of helping with the house. A work weekend in Boston … Continue reading
Deep Eaves & Empty Pockets 