We left the heater running in the kitchen all night, and it was still 45 degrees in there this morning. Times like these make me…
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We left the heater running in the kitchen all night, and it was still 45 degrees in there this morning. Times like these make me…
What have I been doing over the holiday break? Painting. Every day. Yes, even on Christmas. I’ve finished painting the walls of our living room.…
Xy and I had our initial appointment with the Road Home program this morning. Yes, that’s right, initial. We’re only just now getting started. For…
We finally got our new washer and dryer hooked up and situated properly, and last night I did our first load of laundry at home…
We’ve had a sheet of plastic at the top of our stairwell for two years. It provided a physical and psychological barrier to the lower…
After joking about how my brain was melted from the varnish fumes Saturday night, I started to feel like maybe it was no joke. I…
The fumes from varnish are even more intoxicating than those from stain. Or maybe it’s the cumulative effect. Anyway, my brain may be melted, but…
Turn to page 24 of today’s Inside Out home and garden section of the Times-Picayune, and you’ll see a devilishly handsome fellow in an orange tee-shirt. I look so much better in this picture than in the last one they published, but both were taken by the same photographer, Kathy Anderson.
I don’t have a digital version of the picture, but to make up for it I’ve inserted a picture of the new marble counter which was installed one week ago today.
As for the story by Stephanie Bruno, it’s the 26th installment in a series that I hope will not run to 30. Here it is:
Drainage is a topic near and dear to the hearts of all New Orleanians. Well, maybe not dear. Anyway, besides the inadequate pumps and clogged…
Before: After: I’ve been working on the house every weekend, mostly painting. It was my goal to finish the utility room in October, and I…
Dang, it’s cold. Ever since the big rains that came through with the front on Monday, it’s been cold. All my life I’ve had central…
Story #25 about our renovation appears in today’s Times-Picayune.