Category: objects of affection
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4th of July 1982, Pioneer Village, Nebraska I have had my feet in two worlds for large parts of my life. Growing up in a smallish town on the edge of an industrially polluted lake where my classmates were not expected nor encouraged to go to college, I was the (obnoxious) Doctors Kid. My big-city mother struggled…
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We have returned from our annual spring break road trip. Our final destination was Berea, Kentucky so there was less road than last year when we drove all the way to Ashville, NC. The weather provided less spring too this year too. But what sunshine there was we enjoyed and the flowering trees were a…
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An ode to a stapler I still have the box of imported staples (still a few staples left!) to go with my Folle…my favorite part is the face on the strike plate. Posted with Blogsy
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Just when I make headway, I add to my own burden. The plaster work is done, the garage doors are on order…I'm feeling and seeing positive progress on the huge project that is Kenmore Place. But that feeling may not last for long. I had delivery yesterday of all the items I've been stashing in…
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I couldn’t take looking at the dingy pink sunroom ceiling a minute longer. It was, like most of the walls in Kenmore, a color I once heard described as “dirty girdle”. I had half heartedly started painting it when we first moved in, but gave up during our busy summer schedule. Getting it done took…
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The laundry room is coming together at last! Both machines are working. They hum like an old Chevy; so solid and smooth. I LOVE these machines. When we took the previous “new” washer out to the garage (on it’s way to a new craigslist owner), I was reassured that my choice of 30 year old…
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Night three of the Office Nook fast-track renovation — the flooring is going down. There will be paint touch up to do, and shoe molding to replace, but the little room is almost done. The wall paint is Benjamin Moore’s Dark Pewter in Matte finish. The Matte finish is flatter than Flat—the depth of color…
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More than 10 years ago, Paul was working at this custom-built workstation designed by his then co-worker, now design “god” Scott Wilson (http://www.mnml.com/). Today, my company is decommissioning that office. TQ asked Paulie today if he wants to save one of the desks from the landfill–“it’s perfect for the basement”. Paulie is thrilled. I’m in…
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Why do people more frequently say a house is too small? I have yet to be advised that a house is too big, even when it’s a 2300 sq ft beast ( not counting basement and garage). That is twice what we need—twice the renovation cost, twice the heating and cooling, twice the maintenance, twice…
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House hunting in winter sucks. Our budget means a fixer upper, which we love, but come on! It has to be at least mostly structurally sound. Milwaukee has some ugly, ugly housing stock right now. According to the listings, the highlight of the Wisconsin home apparently is the basement bar. I am determined not to…
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