I recently got our energy bill for the period covering the recent cold snap: $500! Granted that was some record-setting weather but still… $500! Ouch.…
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I recently got our energy bill for the period covering the recent cold snap: $500! Granted that was some record-setting weather but still… $500! Ouch.…
The fumigation we’d originally planned for early December has finally been accomplished, and I must say despite the hassle that it’s better to complete than…
Overnight New Orleans got pounded by heavy, heavy rain for several hours. Also some serious gusts. We lost power for a while during the night…
We are still unpacking. Many thanks (again) to my mother-in-law for her painstakingly accurate labels. But three weeks after the move, we are down to…
No, I’m not feeling particularly grumpy. Quite the opposite. We are settling in and making good progress on unpacking. We’ll close the deal soon and…
After a couple weeks of little to no activity, we got three offers on our house yesterday. There’s a long way to go to actually…
Our open house is today, and we hope plenty of prospective buyers will show up. Our old friend Brian Rice recommended that we should have…
Well, it’s official. Our house is on the market. There’s a “For Sale” sign in front. We’ve been very happy here. It’s hard to think…
We are making an offer on a house today. I don’t want to reveal too many details for fear of jinxing things, so suffice it…
I’ve put a lot of my heart and soul into our old house. Xy has too. So I thought it would be painful to contemplate…
I was surprised to discover this morning that our one-way street had reversed direction overnight. Well, it wasn’t a big surprise really. The city had…
I was feeling pretty good yesterday as my remediation work went according to plan. Here’s four photos that show the transition from flaking lead-based paint,…
I’d like to take a moment to salute all the teachers of the world who work so hard for our children. You rock! Today is…
Problem: When ACORN did lead-paint remediation on our house, they missed one small area around our front door. The lead-based paint that remains there is…
We got the results of our lead test from last Friday. Check out the complete report (PDF) for all the gory details, but I am…
Despite our efforts, despite testing our water, despite an extensive lead abatement program conducted on our house by ACORN, we got word yesterday afternoon that…
So we got a new range to replace our ancient fire hazard. A few gotchas along the way. The old stove was 36″ wide. Most…
We’re extremely fortunate that we did not burn down the house last night. Xy had just made a couple trays of her famous pseudo-enchiladas. She…
I’ve been perplexed by the behavior of our plumbing system recently.
I took the day off yesterday to make some repairs to our deck. Specifically, I replaced three old warped and worn-out boards with new lumber.…