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 [...]
Things keep progressing with the house. We have a few rooms now organized and completed. I will be moving my stuff soon. Hopefully by next weekend. It will be nice to finally live there. I like my old house, but the new one is set up much better. This week I am deleting a bottle [...]
We just got internet installed at the new house. We have been in a dead zone for a long time. Being able to do a video chat for the first time was glorious. The WIFI is working, but the hard wired stuff is not. More testing to do, but we are cooking with gas! I [...]
I don't know about you, but when you move, you find extra things you no longer need. In this case, I have three bottles of red wine that have sat in my basement for a long time. I don't drink on a regular basis anymore and when I do, I don't want to open a [...]
OMG! We are finally moving stuff in earnest. I finished the gym floor and did a final cleaning before that. I can't believe it's finally here. The hoarded house has become our home. There are only two of us so it will take us some time to move. However, we are moving. I'm so excited! [...]
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