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I love when a long renovation comes to an end , the feeing of tranquility that descends when you know you don't have to be dressed and ...

and tick! All those things on the Fall list were completed... and because we had some leftover mortar The Guy decided to re-grout the patio...

Sometime, a couple of winters ago, after the sprinkler system had been winterised by some joker who took the pipe apart, we noticed one of t...

The last of the projects completed without my supervision. This time it was replacing the rotted redwood siding under the sliding door in th...

House numbers that is. After a recent warning that the fire department might not be able to find my house in an emergency despite the number...

cobweb or fungus? Originally uploaded by modernemama I noticed a new decoration to the siding yesterday, one I haven't seen be...

Should be for lazying around, drinking coffee and reading the paper. One day maybe it will be but for the moment it is when we try to get al...

Because finally the snow has gone and the ground is soft enough to plant our new mailbox. The box and its post have been sitting in the gara...

I haven't really calmed down enough about the Toto installation (or the shower base install* for that matter) to blog about it. At the ...

snow melt Originally uploaded by modernemama . The sun is shining and the snow is pouring off the roof. Huge drops of water are ref...

It might be 7 below zero but I can't wait to install my lovely new mailbox that arrived yesterday. houseArt's slogan is: Finally, m...

Will someone please help me? I think I need to enter rehab. My problem? I started in a small way, ordering music and books from Amazon , the...