November 26th, 2007
My sister is one of “those people” who gets up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday to get their Christmas shopping done. I’m sure they get some great deals, but a) I can’t stand crowds; b) I hate shopping; and c) I haven’t even thought about Christmas at this point. So you won’t [...]
November 23rd, 2007
Thanksgiving is over and we had a great time with family and friends. The turkey was perfect and the other dishes were also pretty tasty (and with the help of a new tablecloth, completely free of cat hair!).
To get ready for Thanksgiving, Pete and I wanted to have the basement fixed up as much [...]
November 20th, 2007
What our dinner guests don’t need to see:
I promise the tablecloth will be clean and free of cat hair on Thursday…
November 15th, 2007
The basement wall unit still needs to be better organized, but the albums and CDs are in place next to the stereo for your listening pleasure. Although Pete and I have similar tastes in music, they varied enough where we didn’t have any duplicate albums. Rolling Stones, Cream, Hendrix? Those would be Pete’s, while The [...]
November 14th, 2007
We had another productive weekend on the basement project. I painted the window trim as well as the red ceiling stripes, and it is looking fantastic. I love being able to use up paint, and I had a quart of paint called “British Red” from long ago that I thought would be perfect for the [...]
November 13th, 2007
I’ve been reading a new book, Amy Butler’s Midwest Modern, and I’m enjoying the home decor eye candy.
Image via Amy Butler Design
I first came across Amy Butler last fall when I went with a friend and her mom to Quiltology, a quilt and fabric store on Halsted Street in Chicago. My friend’s mom is [...]
November 6th, 2007
Pete and I were fairly productive this weekend, thankfully, because there are a number of things I’d like to accomplish before Thanksgiving.
As planned, I started to prime the basement storm windows. What wasn’t planned was that some of them had cracks and gouges that needed to be filled first. That became a job for Pete [...]
November 1st, 2007
Total number of Trick-or-Treaters: 3
Total number of princess/fairy costumes: 3
Can you understand why I don’t like to bother with Halloween (see previous post)??