I’ve spent a large portion of my life being a pedestrian, but have devoted surprisingly little thought to sidewalks. When we decided to rent this house we fell in love with the large yard and quiet neighborhood. It wasn’t until Cooper and I went on a couple of outings that we realized the area wasn’t especially pedestrian friendly. If you look at our neighborhood on Google maps, you realize that it is an island. There’s only one through street, and…
Our toilet had a small leak, so our landlords kindly called a plumber to come fix it. When the plumbers arrived one of the men said, “We’re going to take your toilet out, so do you have anywhere you can go, or are you okay?” I’m still not sure what he meant by the word “go,” but decided I didn’t have any errands to run and also didn’t need to go to the bathroom, so I simply replied, “I’m fine.”…
Our Guest Room/Office/Gym/Sewing Room is now complete. We opted for a luxurious, and I really do mean luxurious, queen sized futon (a brand new 8 inch loft microfiber covered mattress with a steal of a deal, craigslist find frame). Don’t be deceived by the fact that it’s a futon, one of the mattress reviewers said the only way his wife with fibromyalgia could get a good night’s rest was by sleeping on it. Very comfy. The thing is begging to…
Our house is finally ready for the long awaited grand tour. (Getting it to this state has been at least long awaited by me.) Come on in and let me show you around. If you need to take your shoes off, please feel free to sit on our antique church pew (my 16th birthday gift; At the time I was so disappointed that it wasn’t a car.) and store your shoes in our handy cubbies. Then have a seat on…