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Convenience from post-war America?
I knew when we bought the house that it had been built in 1948. I knew that it was in decent condition when we bought it. I knew I liked the price, and I knew I was heartily sick of house hunting. I...
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Rain, and more rain and a tornado too!
South Mississippi is getting a lot of rain. It seems to continually rain, and when it’s not raining…it’s threatening to freeze. Now normally, I’d not be worrying about a freeze, but we’d had some...
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Rain, tornado sirens, and where will we go?
It’s been raining. A lot. It seems like it will never stop, and most days are overcast and gloomy. It’s rather depressing. It’s also made me realize that if it wasn’t for our spring garden being...
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Surprises!
Repairs have ground to a halt. My husband had a major heart attack, and while we’re both very glad he has survived, it has put a bit of a crimp on our plans while he is recuperating. So smaller things...
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March is ending…
Well, another month is drawing to a close, and we’ve gotten a few things done. We finally finished priming the walls in the room we were painting for our home office. That may not sound like much,...
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One step forward, two steps back?
Another week…and not a lot accomplished. I’m not going to beat myself up over it. We have accomplished some things, regardless of their magnitude. So what did we get done? Besides the usual “have-to”...
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We owe, we owe, and more work to go
Ahh the joys of home ownership… We had an electrical problem. So, we went off to Lowe’s today. Granted, the first people we encountered as helpful staff were telling us where the boxes of sanity were...
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Haunted house now?
Tonight, Greg and I were eating dinner. It wasn’t even dark yet. The two little dogs were in their crates, napping. Red Dog, our big girl, was asleep in the living room, as is her evening habit. We...
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Green Acres, revisited?
Remember Green Acres? (It’s dating me, most likely!) If you don’t…you can watch it on Hulu. Watch the first season–it might be a bit hokey, but at the same time, it does poke fun at the idea of...
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The doors, 1948-style not rock band
The doors… In 1948, they were solid wood. None of this hollow core stuff. On the flip side, standardization hadn’t quite struck nationwide yet. They also could vary a bit more since a solid wood...
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The power of positive thinking
Last fall, we finally got our electric system updated and brought up to code (or almost). We still need GFI outlets in the kitchen and bathroom. As was not uncommon, I was not at my best when the...
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We had been ignoring our bathroom. It worked, even if it was really truly ugly and in serious need of an update. We were struggling enough to cope with chronically ill family members, visiting...
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Last fall, we finally got our electric system updated and brought up to code (or almost). We still need GFI outlets in the kitchen and bathroom. As was not uncommon, I was not at my best when the...
View ArticleCrappy situation?
We had been ignoring our bathroom. It worked, even if it was really truly ugly and in serious need of an update. We were struggling enough to cope with chronically ill family members, visiting...
View ArticleThe power of positive thinking
Last fall, we finally got our electric system updated and brought up to code (or almost). We still need GFI outlets in the kitchen and bathroom. As was not uncommon, I was not at my best when the...
View ArticleCrappy situation?
We had been ignoring our bathroom. It worked, even if it was really truly ugly and in serious need of an update. We were struggling enough to cope with chronically ill family members, visiting...
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