For the past three years and in particular the last nine months, it’s felt like we have been trapped in a cycle of renovations. Nights and weekends, countless trips to the home improvement store, cleaning around construction materials and somehow fitting in pieces and parcels of life here and there. Renovations have been the tintedContinue reading “Moving on…”
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A simpler peace
It’s a typical Tuesday here. There is just enough snow on the ground to remind you that it’s winter (although it should melt by the end of the day) and so far there have been at least two kitty dust-ups. Both were playful but one resulted in a missing collar and the other sent aContinue reading “A simpler peace”
Laundry soap
There are few things that are symbolic of my new life like making my own laundry soap. When a friend once mentioned that she made her own, I didn’t value it like I do now. Seriously, I thought: “well, that’s a waste of time since you can just go to the grocery and buy it.”Continue reading “Laundry soap”
Shutting down the office…
So, for those following the renovation journey, the task this weekend is to get ready to lay our hardwood floors in our second floor. One this gig – the floors, doors and trim – is done upstairs, our interior renovations will be 95% done. There are still small projects here and there, but nothing substantial.Continue reading “Shutting down the office…”
The Yuppie Homesteader 