NOTE: if you notice that the pictures are different than the recipe, that's because it is. I messed up and put the cake layer down first instead of the pumpkin pie. Oh, well. It still turned out great. I know it's after Thanksgiving, but I figured I would do one more shout out to fall. [...]
This week, I'm mostly took a break from working on the house for Thanksgiving preparations. However, I did want to come up with what to do with the dark meat before the next weekend. Instead of looking up a recipe, I decided to develop one from some of my favorite fall flavors and a wonderful [...]
Elvis has left the building! I mean the tools are leaving the house. This week Tony is removing tools and bringing them to our current house. We're only leaving a few to finish the flooring and other little things. My IT guy brother is finishing the network infrastructure. We are spending most of the week [...]
I can hardly believe it. We are hopefully starting the final room next week. That means we will be moving a few weeks after that. It'll be busy wrapping things up, but I am excited. It's been one hell of a ride. This week's recipe is one I found first in Diners, Drive ins, and [...]
We are working on the finishing touches before we get to the last room. Today I am performing the tedious task of placing switch plates. That's not as easy as it sounds. Small screws and washers to adjust each one. The kind of work Tony hates. Not because he isn't willing to. He has huge [...]
What a difference a week makes. We are so close that I am running out of things to do until the last room will come together. I expect that the last things that Tony has to do will finish in the next couple of weeks. I finished shower doors in one bathroom. Now it looks [...]
This week I am starting the cleaning of rooms that are finished in the house. Making sure to get the last bit of paint and dust off the floors and doing a final check of where touch ups may be needed. Tony is finishing up any of the other projects in the house. When we [...]
Another week of working on the house. We are so close but yet not quite there yet. I installed a reverse osmosis system, and was so proud of myself. That was until the needle valve started leaking. I hope a new plastic compression sleeve will fix it. Otherwise it's painting and installing shower doors this [...]
As I write this I am taking a rest day today. I'm not feeling well. My body basically said, "I've had enough". So I am taking some walks and doing light yoga to recover. Tony, of course, is still working. He is the Energizer bunny. Ever since I stupidly overtrained, I need to listen to [...]
We are coming in on the home stretch. I am painting for the foreseeable future and Tony is getting the shelving and final drywall hung. I'm working everyday. It's hard, but the finish line is in sight. This week's recipe is one that uses up some leftover steel cut oats I have laying around. I [...]
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