It’s nice to have a decent clothesline again. Claire doesn’t want me to hang out our “dainties”..ahem our “unmentionables”. Continue reading →

Our front walkway was lawsuit waiting to happen. The paving stones that make up the steps were loose and border stones were dangling dangerously over the driveway. Over the past two months, the city has been repaving the sidewalks and road surface on our street and had to dig up a portion of our driveway, … Continue reading →

Our agent included the dishwasher in the sale of the house. On the day of our move, we asked the movers to put it out on the front lawn for the garbage because it was old and full of mould (ick-icky!). One of the movers said he would pick it up later and so we … Continue reading →

While at the LaSalle borough office, (the old LaSalle City Hall), to pay our property tax, we picked up some brochures on recycling and composting. Then we headed to Home Depot to pick up a composting box. Anne toppled yet another vine in our yard to make room for the compost box. Continue reading →

The previous owners seem to like vines, so we have grapes growing in our yard. We also have two stick-like apple trees that are bearing fruit. Continue reading →

For the first time since we moved, we get to relax in our backyard. Continue reading →

The previous owners converted from oil to an electric boiler heating system a few years ago but left the empty oil tank in the garage. They thought whoever bought the house might want to use it as an auxiliary system. We really didn’t see any point in keeping it given the cost of oil and … Continue reading →

A makeshift closet in the basement has to go to make room for a new Ikea kitchen. I’m still working on the floor! Continue reading →

The blinds we ordered from the Sears catalogue have arrived. We can finally get rid of the sheets in our bedroom window. Continue reading →

Claire and I have decided to use most of our 2 week vacation time to renovate the basement. Removing the old carpet exposed layer of old linoleum tiles. Continue reading →