I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the water issue will be taken care of this week. We have a professional coming out to do the job. I know Tony likes to do things himself to save money, but he's just shooting in the dark at this point. Running the pump has been like having a [...]
It's been a heck of a week this week. Rain made our water situation worse. As long as we don't get a ton of rain, the water is manageable. However, if there is a downpour, it's a nightmare. It's a problem that has been there for a while when his parents owned the house. We're [...]
I love Rick Bayless and the interesting Mexican dishes he recreates. Every time I connect in Chicago, I eat at Fonterra Grill. I am still trying to get my hands on huitlacoche (a fungus that infects corn). His restaurants serve it. I sounds like something you would want to avoid, it infects corn after all. [...]
Here is another week where the house presents more problems. Luckily, I am well aware of how old houses work. This problem is actually in something new. The new plumbing under our kitchen sink was jury-rigged together by a friend who knew more about plumbing. Well, it's now leaking. Tony is working on making a [...]
We are finally this week working on our old house to get it ready for sale. Tony is starting by getting the holes patched and ready for paint. We still have a bunch of stuff over there that needs to be moved, sold or donated. I have a feeling most of the stuff will not [...]
I'm wondering if climate change is making mother nature forget what month it is. We've had two winter storms two weeks in a row. It's March, which should mean a gradual warm up. I guess now it means more snow. I love winter and I love snow, but in March I want to get the [...]
Our house has been nothing short of perfect. With the exception of one thing: there is something wrong with the drainage of the wastewater from the house. This was not an unknown problem. However, we still have to get it fixed. Old house, more problems. We fixed most of them, but since we hadn't had [...]
I still have one cup left of red wine. I've done two chocolate recipes, but now I want to see how far red wine will go. I'm taking a risk here. You don't see red wine in ginger or pumpkin recipes. At least for dessert. I have seen pumpkin braised in red wine and ginger [...]
We've moved in for the most part. I would say we are about 80% done. There is some stuff back at our old house, but it's mostly odds and ends. We will probably donate or toss most of it. The need to go back to the house for stuff I forgot is becoming less frequent. [...]
I finally spent my first night in our new house. We don't have everything moved yet, but I am happy with how everything turned out. I've live many years in houses I had to compromise a lot for. Now I don't have to compromise anything. I have everything I want here. I love it. I [...]
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