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 →

Our bathroom is equipped with what I call a “car wash”, ( a glass enclosed shower with a conventional shower head, a telephone shower head and 4 side jet nozzles) and a bidet which we still haven’t figured out to use properly. The first time I used it, I sprayed water all over the walls … Continue reading →

Claire decided to do battle with a vine that was crawling on the brickwork at the back of the house. It had quite a tenacious hold on the bricks and had woven itself into the phone and TV cables. When Claire cut into its stem, liquid spurted from the severed stump. I guess a lot … Continue reading →

We’re packing last minute stuff. I can’t decide if I want to put my scrapped 400 cds in the recycling bin. I was going to create a light scupture with them but never got around to it. Continue reading →

A mobile locksmith company changed 5 locks to deadbolts. Continue reading →

Can we borrow someone’s cow? We have grazing pasture for a lawn. She told us her husband got custody of the lawn mower in the divorce. Sorry if I offend anyone out there but i think people who hang wallpaper are seriously disturbed. It took more than 12 hours to remove the wallpaper in our … Continue reading →

We finally got possession ofthe house.We are now the owners of a 51/2 duplex with 2 car garage a modest backyard and a bachelor apartment in the basement. The upstairs tenants are a young couple. The bachelor is not rented because we need to reinstall the kitchen. Now that the first floor is empty, we … Continue reading →