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Glamorous.

This is my penthouse (prior to renovations)… Current luxurious digs … My exclusive manicure (you can’t get one just anywhere)… My customized seat warmer… It’s hard to imagine why everyone…

There’s a First Time…

This past weekend I’m in the middle of my normal Sunday routine, which is to say I’m making the 5th of 8 trips to Lowe’s, and something shocking happened…. let…

April 28, 2010 | 4 Comments | Read the Full Article

Determination To The Point of Stupidity

Alternative titles for this post: “Watch me beat the hell out of a piece of drywall”, “Things I should not post on the internet”, “When proving your point goes very,…

Life, Summarized

The other day I was eating a bag of peanut M&Ms when this rolled out of the bag and into my hand. And I thought, no… it couldn’t be… Two…

March 25, 2010 | 0 Comments | Read the Full Article

Houseblogs: Weekly Wrap-up

We’re T-minus 1 day until the great donkey shed building adventure begins, and I’ve spent this week doing my Actual Real Job, finishing the tile in my basement, and tracking…

February 26, 2010 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Without Words

Maybe I’ve mentioned this, but one of the side benefits of four-hour long contractors classes twice a week  is that it gives us 240 minutes of uninterrupted time to think…

February 18, 2010 | 0 Comments | Read the Full Article

Karma: Large Bird Edition

Unlike one of my uncles, I don’t shoot geese regularly just because I can. So, unlike one of my uncles, I expect karma won’t ever take the form of an…

December 27, 2009 | 1 Comment | Read the Full Article

Representational of my Holiday Enthusiasm

I’m sure this has made some internet rounds, but it was too appropriate not to post here.

December 10, 2009 | 4 Comments | Read the Full Article

Holiday Miscellany

MysteryMan and I decided we are, in effect, skipping the holidays this year. Normally Christmas– and Christmas decorating– is my fave, but with one house  for sale, and being in…

November 28, 2009 | 2 Comments | Read the Full Article

Has Tools, Will Travel, Needs Sleep

The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Had To Do First, let me relay a conversation that occurred between our loan officer and my wonderful, even-tempered significant other. Loan Officer: We’ll everything…

August 25, 2009 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Who Needs Walls?

It’s big, functional, and decorated naturally… who needs an addition? Our work here is done. Ok, perhaps not so good when it rains, but it worked great for a Fourth…

Very. Scary.

The pizza-delivery girl who dropped off our dinner the other night saw BubbaCat mousin’ in my front garden and said, “Wow, that is a scary cat!” And I thought, yeah,…

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