by CJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Journal
This pair of glasses is not as sharp as it used to be (worn with my contacts) and without, the nearer things are blurry, while far things are sharp. I just got the prescription adjusted in late summer, but this is going to give me a headache. I haven’t got the...
by CJ | Feb 15, 2012 | Journal
This pair of glasses is not as sharp as it used to be (worn with my contacts) and without, the nearer things are blurry, while far things are sharp. I just got the prescription adjusted in late summer, but this is going to give me a headache. I haven’t got the...
by CJ | Feb 14, 2012 | Journal
…since we have eaten anything we pleased while the whole house was torn up; we had yams with butter, pasta, pizza, Mexican, all-you-can-eat Chinese, we had desserts, cookies, candy, even the dreaded Swinging Door carrot cake [enough for an army] and you name it....
by CJ | Feb 12, 2012 | Journal
It’s glorious. Jane’s going to take a break, then put up pix of before, during, and after. You’ll be favorably impressed, I hope. We have only a couple of things yet to do, one of which is install the new tub handles when they arrive; and the other...
by CJ | Feb 11, 2012 | Journal
Now has a toothache. She was on the small stepladder in the bathtub when she caught her heel—we are both getting way too tired… On the good news front, the mural is now grouted and curing, and Jane has put up towel racks. We are just about to the final...
by CJ | Feb 11, 2012 | Journal
…happens to me about twice a week. They need a beeper in the rim. I swear I’d pay extra. I am farsighted and consequently have to take of f my glasses to deal with anything beyond arm’s length. This means I often take them off and lay them down to do...
by CJ | Feb 10, 2012 | Journal
Three plumbers over 4 years have said they couldn’t do it. WE think we’ve done it. It took some creative work and in one case manufacturing (via silicone glue and nested pipes) our own adapter, but we have gotten the ‘irreplaceable’ vertically...
by CJ | Feb 9, 2012 | Journal
this is worth it. link in first comment.
by CJ | Feb 7, 2012 | Journal
Our first foray into LED bulbs proved too dim: we went CFL…and hope to learn the equivalencies of these newfangled lighting devices. WE have yet to grout the mural—we want a darker grout and have not yet gotten to Lowe’s, so we have not gotten the...
by CJ | Feb 4, 2012 | Journal
We got it. We have scrubbed, grouted, scrubbed, cleaned, washed, and we believe we have it properly done. Looking very good in there. Now we need: a towel rack, 2 lights, 2 cabinets (36″, glass); the tp holder, the tub fittings, the hole for the vessel sink and...
by CJ | Feb 1, 2012 | Journal
It’s not grouted yet, but it’s up. We haven’t done the counter yet, but it’s getting there.
