I just reread my post about the fire and laughed aloud at the part where I said, "It will be at least a month, probably two."   

I have been waiting so long for spring to get here.  After the longest, darkest winter of my life (both literally and figuratively)...  The light at the end of the tunnel is finally here.  Ah, to have the house put back together, the garden blooming, my lungs healthy, sunny weather, and the promise of a five day weekend ahead. I want to just write ( Read more... )

What to say? Where to begin? Thanksgiving was great. It was our first thanksgiving in our house, and my first year doing the turkey. It turned out beautifully, and the meal was delicious thanks to the generous help of friends and family. There was music, and dancing (3-year-old kid style dancing, that is), and I felt so blessed to have such ( Read more... )

 I just did my first basting, and the kitchen is starting to smell good!  I really really hope it turns out at delicious as it is in my mind.  Bread is done, brussels sprouts are all ready to go in at the appointed time, stuffing ingredients are all ready to be stirred together and put in the oven, and my darling is responsible for the auxiliary ( Read more... )

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is tomorrow already.  We'll have somewhere between 12 and 17 people over tomorrow - for the turkey meal itself I expect 9 adults, 2 toddlers, and 1 baby.  There could be 5 or 6 more people dropping by for dessert or appetizers. Turkey is thawing in the fridge and I have to check on its progress this morning, and ( Read more... )

Our drywall looks pretty awesome for an amateur job.  Or a professional job, if I do say so myself.  It's all mudded, trouble-lighted, primed, finish sanded, and ready to go.  Tomorrow when I get home from work, I am taking my roller to the kitchen ceiling!  Terra cotta, here I come!

It just occurred to me I haven't posted in a pretty long time.  The house remodel has been keeping me pretty busy, to say the least.  It's certainly given me the opportunity to learn some new skills -- namely drywall hanging, taping, and mudding.  I'm actually pretty pleased with how it's turning out so far.  We spent an hour or so each day for a ( Read more... )

Kitty was outside the bedroom door meowing like crazy this morning.  When we finally got up, he was nowhere to be found.  BUT - he left us a present.  A little, dead shrew right outside our door.  With three little claw marks on the side.  Our kitty actually successfully hunted something!  Our hundred-something-year-old kitty!  When we wanted to go ( Read more... )

Today was kind of a doozy - this morning I was just sitting in the living room, minding my own business, when I heard this blood-curdling cat scream coming from the other end of the room.  I jumped up to investigate, and I see the cat sitting on one of the dining chairs (a normal place for him), and his claw seemingly caught on the upholstery ( ( Read more... )

... a flippin' sweet piano, I might add.  So deliciously delightful, it makes me want to play piano better.  Which, I guess, is the point.  Not the whole point, mind you, but a significant chunk of it.  I can't wait until the downstairs is done and we have a home for it.  PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY.  Unfortunately we didn't have the camera with us so I ( Read more... )