Closing in on it…and writer's block…

by | Jan 11, 2012 | Journal

The stairwell to the basement had an area just above the door, on the stairs side, that we hadn’t been able to reach: a grip-footed extension ladder and me to steady it let Jane get that. Her job of mudding the bathroom wall where the backsplash was is...

Closing in on it…and writer’s block…

by | Jan 11, 2012 | Journal

The stairwell to the basement had an area just above the door, on the stairs side, that we hadn’t been able to reach: a grip-footed extension ladder and me to steady it let Jane get that. Her job of mudding the bathroom wall where the backsplash was is...

I think we've reached a decision on the floor…

by | Jan 10, 2012 | Journal

…that we just can’t, right now. The bathroom has to go ahead, because we have no lights, no cabinets, and you shower with a billowing lot of plastic wrap…But it will be beautiful. The kitchen floor I fear is not going to settle too much more:...

I think we’ve reached a decision on the floor…

by | Jan 10, 2012 | Journal

…that we just can’t, right now. The bathroom has to go ahead, because we have no lights, no cabinets, and you shower with a billowing lot of plastic wrap…But it will be beautiful. The kitchen floor I fear is not going to settle too much more:...

We've settled on the tile and border.

by | Jan 9, 2012 | Journal

But the gal we need to order from is at the dentists. Re-try tomorrow. We got the gasket for the dishwasher tub…ie, that keeps the water inside the dishwasher. We are really tired. Allergy is bothering me—couldn’t have anything to do with soaked wood...

We’ve settled on the tile and border.

by | Jan 9, 2012 | Journal

But the gal we need to order from is at the dentists. Re-try tomorrow. We got the gasket for the dishwasher tub…ie, that keeps the water inside the dishwasher. We are really tired. Allergy is bothering me—couldn’t have anything to do with soaked wood...

We now have a bathroom exhaust fan…

by | Jan 8, 2012 | Journal

And we got the dishwasher to wash decently. Getting into the receptacle box for the switch for the fan revealed 1950’s era cloth-covered house wire, one coming up, one going sideways, 3-4 wires welded to make one hot, various white wires going in various...

and…….it's the dishwasher, too.

by | Jan 7, 2012 | Journal

Lucky us. Apparently as we slid in the basket with a knife in it, a blade slashed the gasket—only thing we can figure, since only we have ever used it or had access to it. Apparently it leaks slightly on the right side, but runs down the ell in the door bottom...

and…….it’s the dishwasher, too.

by | Jan 7, 2012 | Journal

Lucky us. Apparently as we slid in the basket with a knife in it, a blade slashed the gasket—only thing we can figure, since only we have ever used it or had access to it. Apparently it leaks slightly on the right side, but runs down the ell in the door bottom...

Update on the kitchen water situation…

by | Jan 4, 2012 | Journal

I swear to you—it’s houses. Wherever water is, water can be. But I am going to try drying it all out. We’ve got the side panel off the dishwasher, which gives access to the under-cabinet space, and we’ve got a fan running. Bashed my...