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...

And now there's a leak in the dishwasher.

by | Jan 3, 2012 | Journal

We’re going to have to go back to handwashing until we get this sorted out. Worse, it’s causing the Pergo flooring to buckle a bit. So we may eventually lose the kitchen floor. If it ain’t one thing it’s another.  

And now there’s a leak in the dishwasher.

by | Jan 3, 2012 | Journal

We’re going to have to go back to handwashing until we get this sorted out. Worse, it’s causing the Pergo flooring to buckle a bit. So we may eventually lose the kitchen floor. If it ain’t one thing it’s another.  

…for tomorrow we diet.

by | Jan 2, 2012 | Journal

We’ve been very bad since Jane’s birthday back in October. Now we have to get serious. So… Breakfast: we split a hand-cut slice of toast, with butter and jam—you need something to go on. Lunch: probably yoghurt;  maybe a Caesar salad, once a...

And a happier and most felicitous new year to us all!

by | Dec 31, 2011 | Journal

We’re having, unless talked out of it, pizza and champagne—We’ve not quite succeeded in having the week off: we did, however, get the chance to look at some bathroom tile and make plans to plug the hog-sized (either porker or Harley, take your pick)...

Christmas report…

by | Dec 26, 2011 | Journal

We stayed home and had pizza and Russian teacakes, plus Lynn’s really excellent fruitcake. 😉 In the craziness of it all, and being conservative this year, we bought our Christmas at Lowe’s on Black Friday, after Thanksgiving—and we were really...