Well it’s 99% finished. One cabinet door cracked and is being set with wood glue and a clamp, but the rest is done. The center work island: Upper cabinets, swoopy thing and kitchen window: We are planning on painting the wall above–the little strip over the cabinets– a soft gray to give it some wow … More Ta-da! The unveiling.
At end of day yesterday we had drawers! A sigh of relief. Yes, this is really going to happen. It takes time to measure correctly, drill the holes, and attach the handles. They are all lined up perfectly. That takes time too. Although the counters look like marble, they are actually some kind of formica. … More More kitchen progress
The pink is gone! The doors still need to be installed, but the hinges arrived yesterday, so there is hope. These are the cabinet pulls, a very popular style and therefore available to buy in bulk at a discounted price. In case you forgot, or need a good laugh, this is what the kitchen used … More Progress, not perfection: The Kitchen Chronicles
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that my dog Bailey gets himself into some strange positions. I wonder if he is comfortable, but since he is sleeping, I suppose he is. Yes, he fell asleep like that. That one is actually a little more normal. All scrunched up. Just the … More Bailey’s greatest poses
While walking Bailey in December, he pulled hard on the leash to play with his friend Georgie. For some odd reason, I was holding the leash in my left hand. When Bailey pulled the leash, it also yanked my left arm and shoulder. I had pain for about a month before I decided I better … More Bailey hurt my arm, which was bad. Here’s why it was also good.
Go to your favorite restaurant on a Saturday night. Have the Hostess tell you, “Follow me” but then get distracted before she points you to your table, walks away, and disappears. You then pick a table at random. After ten minutes, hunt down a waiter to ask “Who is waiting on this table?” He doesn’t … More A Low-cal dinner idea
I cut back on my time on Facebook and Twitter to only minutes a week. I haven’t blogged. But there’s a good reason. I have finally finished my first manuscript, Arm Wrestling with Pharaoh. It’s set to be ePublished on February 17, 2017. This book illustrates the struggle between Moses and Pharaoh from the book … More I haven’t blogged much lately. Here’s why.
Our contractor sanded the kitchen cabinets, and I was supposed to put a coat of primer on them, and then two coats of paint. After working all Saturday afternoon, in which I also skipped my Writer’s meeting, I finally put the paintbrush down, and put the last cabinet door on the plastic to dry. … More Who’s a doofus? (Raises hand). Me.
Last thursday, I posted some pics of our yard before the Tree service guys removed the trees. I had every intention of posting the “after” pics on Friday. Meanwhile, I received a phone call Thursday night that my cousin Dan had died. This threw the tree transition to the back burner. I had to … More Less Trees: The “after” pictures
Today Fifteen trees will be removed from our property. These three are in the front yard, blocking the sunlight. Two of these trees produced enough leaves for Mr Porter to rake up 50 bags. Next year, he won’t have so many leaves to clear. If I had planned ahead, I could have taken these … More Today’s Tree Transitions
Instead of thinking of my life as one state of chaos to the next, I’ve decided that “transition” is a better word. As you know the de-pinking transition is in full swing. While we are still unsure if we will paint all the cabinets white, or the tops white and bottoms gray, Mr. Porter did … More My Transitions coming in 2017
Background noise is drowned out by the snowflakes hitting the ground. Snow’s arrival gives us nature’s permission to slow down, listen to our own breathing, our own footsteps. It causes us to stop running to catch up with the world, and to stop and notice our private place within the larger realm. Although … More Snow makes everything quieter.
I brought Bailey to PetMart yesterday to get his nails trimmed. He was starting to look Howard-Hughes-ish and needed those nails clipped. As usual, I bribed him with cheese to get him into the car. When we took a turn at the intersection, he realized we were not on the way to his friend Georgie’s … More Bailey’s Christmas Miracle
Well I hope that title got your attention, because I found an interesting fact in the book of Joshua and I will share it with you. After the people of Israel left Egypt, none of the males who were born during the time they wandered in the desert had been circumcised and dedicated to the … More Ending Slavery.
When events don’t happen as we think they should, it doesn’t always mean something went wrong. We plan events with our human brains, and we do the best we can. The story of Naaman amplifies this principle. Naaman had leprosy, and went to Elisha to be healed. Elisha told him to wash himself seven times in … More Things don’t always go as planned.
Bailey doesn’t appreciate being dressed in antlers, but it amuses me.
We bought a plastc SLOW man, hoping passing motorists would get the hint. Several small children live in houses across the street, and we have Bailey to protect. I put up the Slow Man two days ago, and woke up this morning to find that soneone had hit it with a car, and it … More The Saga of Slow Man
I suppose I could have “cropped ” the photo, so only my slippers are there. Instead, you can see my still-pink cabinets, and a miscellaneous plastic bag. Inside that bag are apples from a local orchard. Delish. I already made a dish of pseudo-apple crisp (no flour, no added sugar) and it was delicious. The … More New slippers for me
Ok, so we are all eating leftover Halloween candy, and now it’s time to plan Thanksgiving. I’m assuming I am cooking, er, re-heating this year, as we should have the house suitable for human consumption by then. As I type this, my contractor is thumping in the attic, right over my head. I also have … More November, a new month, a new start
SueAnn Porter 