Category Archives: House

Welcome to our garden

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, we were completely immersed in a rehab and preparing to move — whew!  In contrast to the spring of 2016, we’ve spent the spring of 2017 turning the yard at our … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, House | 5 Comments

Three month house-iversary

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

This Saturday marks three months living in our house.  I am happy to report that, as of last week, all of the boxes are unpacked (at least all of the boxes that are intended to be unpacked vs. used for … Continue reading →

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Kitchen conundrums

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

Overall, I think we did a great job on our kitchen design — maximizing a relatively small space, staying within budget, and working around multiple doorways and a large window (lovely for natural light, but does limit options).  However, a … Continue reading →

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Moved!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by

Ten months.  That’s how long it took from first seeing the “For Sale” sign to move in day, but we were patient and worked hard (and all the stars aligned), and for the past two-and-a-half weeks, we’ve been living in … Continue reading →

Posted in House, My Life | 4 Comments

Losing the lawn

Posted on May 16, 2016 by

Well, we finally have the huge, sunny yard we’ve been wanting  . . . and it’s covered with zoysia grass. Zoysia is a drought-hardy, warm season grass, which means you can’t just kill it by letting it dry up.  It … Continue reading →

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Floors fume dilemma

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

Who gets one coat into having three coats of polyurethane on their floors and has serious second thoughts?  We do! Here’s the thing — we did a LOT of research, and we never intended to use a polyurethane finish in … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, House, Not Green | 7 Comments