Remodel or not?
My guest-room bathroom was done in a light-colored wood with linoleum on the floor; it's a perfectly good bathroom, but... (More...)
My guest-room bathroom was done in a light-colored wood with linoleum on the floor; it's a perfectly good bathroom, but... (More...)
Breht, the handyman, came over and examined things this morning. We eventually figured out (we think) that the toilet tank... (More...)
It's been a couple of weeks since my last life-update post. I don't feel like much has been going on,... (More...)
Q: After one has finished putting away the perishable food in the refrigerator and freezer, what is the first thing... (More...)
The most commonly asked question about my new house, in all online contexts, has been "Where is it?" I've mentioned... (More...)
Remember how the other day I wrote about not wanting to talk about house stuff to keep from jinxing it?... (More...)
Last night, I reached the total exhaustion point around 11 p.m. (having had about 3 and a half hours' sleep... (More...)
About six hours from now: Movers come, take all the big furniture to the new house, store it in a... (More...)
A month ago, I wrote that I was house-hunting. Things have progressed quite a lot since then. In that entry,... (More...)
It occurred to me a couple months ago that it was probably time to refinance. I got a very good... (More...)
Mary Anne and Kevin are selling their condo. It's a lovely place. I suspect that none of y'all are looking... (More...)
Wells Fargo provides online access to mortgage accounts. That's cool, and useful. After you log in to your account, on... (More...)
. . . I would buy this house, or maybe this one. There's a cluster of four or five big houses that've been... (More...)
My next-door neighbors are moving, after fourteen years in their condo. They haven't listed the place yet; I have no... (More...)
Long and tiring day today, mostly spent couch-shopping. The saleswoman at Ethan Allen continued to be clever; for example, as... (More...)
Spent most of the day Sunday going car-shopping and couch-shopping with Kam. Car shopping: test-drove a Honda Civic hybrid. Had... (More...)