The Unexpected Kitchen: Progress
Having the kitchen cabinets in makes a world of a difference in the way the house looks, even if its a completely non-functioning space as
Having the kitchen cabinets in makes a world of a difference in the way the house looks, even if its a completely non-functioning space as
I mean, not the “done” list… I’m ambitious, but I’m not superwoman. Most days, at least. But I can check “kitchen cabinets” off the the
So we’re planning on taking the big kitchen cabinet leap soon. Soon-ish. Maybe this year sometime. Or, you know, I might just set up some
At some point I’m going to want to be able to cook somewhere other than the back yard. Possibly. And that’s going to require doing
Academically speaking, I know that the walls in my house aren’t straight. I mean, anything we’ve tried to do that requires straight walls– marking off
The Life-Cycle of a Kitchen I picture this post as a kind of time-lapse video where the flower grows up from a seed in the
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part
If there’s a satisfying update to be had this year, it’s most likely because my mom has been making a lot of progress updating the
This was meant to be a post about the kitchen projects I worked on during the early days of quarantine. (I know, I know, you’re
2018 was a weird year for a lot of reasons, one of which was THERE WAS NO LIST. … I know, right? This farm has
Here’s the thing. While I like being strong, I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a day (or month, or year) and said, “You know
The only appropriate way to follow that title is this: Hell. Yes. The last weeks of 2018 were nothing short of a gift. An incredible
Okay, listen, to be fair, it’s a mostly finished window seat. And at this exact moment in time–the moment where I’m on a roll building
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of big changes, new projects, a very cold learning curve, oh, and snow… Because why not, Michigan.
In the middle of prepping the farm for winter, traveling for work, stocking up on hay, traveling for fun, and a few unexpected life events
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Back in 2004 I started writing about my adventures in fixing up houses on the internet. A lot of things have changed since then, with me, with my houses, and with the internet. These days I am basically a cranky old man trapped in a slightly less old woman’s body. The internet has changed and I am staunchly refusing to change with it. You won’t find any algorithms here, or feeds, or ads, or social media. Just good old-fashioned stories about a woman drinking beer and building shit, and living an unexpected life.
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