It Is Actually Happening
I have been working on getting us home for 18 months now. At first I naively thought we could just …
Category Archives: Everyday Activity
Christmas Cookies
I don’t know who started the tradition of Christmas cookies but after today I think I know why. There is …
Our Lean-to Kitchen
One of the things that is important to us is to have our house recognize the past, to have a …
Organizers
I love organizers. I look at catalogs and I dream. I imagine how this could be used. What could be …
I Don’t Understand Windows Well Enough
While most things about building the new house going swimmingly, there are the stray measurements her and there that are …
Lamps
When I was in graduate school I took a lot of statistics classes. Really, a lot of them. I don’t …
Time Spun Out Her Gifts
Tonight when it was time to pop out the door for Sophie to go pee pee before bed I decided …
Belly, Coffee, Story
Today was a jumble. It started out by me texting our contractor “belly coffee story.” Just as I was emerging …
Cleaning the Kitchen with a Detail Sander and Other Oddities of Moving
My poor long-suffering spouse. At 1:22 am he called over the deck railing from the bedroom to the kitchen where …
Toilets and Tubs
I am back. Back buying, or at least shopping for house stuff. One cannot be too careful with the toilets …
Building One Home 