Day 11: Developments in the Back and Front Entrances

Looking towards the back...

Puppy welcomes you to our kitchen:


The view:


New overhang (from below and side):




Now moving forward, perhaps one might note the step no longer has a backpack stuffed hole in it:



Through the front door in the living room:


To the left:


On the right:


Out the front:


Steps will lead forward and to the right to the driveway, railing on the left.

Days 5 and 6: Life

Weekend life during renovations...

Since no one is coming through during the weekends, we freed our REAL mattress for a welcome break from the air-mattress. Obviously vacuuming first. Ah real sleep. I missed you!


Dinner makings are limited. We have our fridge- thankfully, and can make use of the toaster oven/microwave/crock pot.
Our bedroom/living room/kitchen (fridge is in other room, and the bathroom seconds as our laundry room):


Goat cheese quesadilla (toaster oven), frozen veg burger (toaster oven), cranberry bourbon pecan sauce (whole foods prepped foods), and mache greens. Not too shabby.

Smartest Thing I Did

Putting in a powerful ceiling fan in the living room. Go me!

February 21, 2011

Couch Preservation:







"Hanging" Out at Home:

1rst the painting from Camilo Lucarini...



...perfect.


2nd the mirror I bought inspired by the decor in Aunt Debbie's shore house...



...a little small but looks nice. We had some issues with the fact that neither the floor, nor the ceiling is straight, so no matter how straight we hung the mirror, it was never quite right.


3rd the kitchen accents...







...making use of my black white and cream appliances by using accents in the same color. Also, did you know that a pig is on the Lucarini crest? (I found that out AFTER having a penchant for pigs.)

Rewind: Jan 2010, Happy Birthday Mr. Ehlers

So after two successful runs hosting dinner for friends/siblings/aka people I knew would be way understanding of any mishaps in the service, we went for a birthday dinner with Brendan's parents (and younger brother).

The whole dining table in the other half of living room worked very well:






Dessert was eaten on the couch, and again I think everyone left happy:


***Note the table "runner" is actually a collection of placemats lined up. We got so used to the lovely Christmas runner Nanie gave us that we didn't want to leave it bare again. HOWEVER, we have since gotten a red normal runner... pics to come.***

Great Success!

Rewind: Dec 2010, Christmas Hosting (Not Hosting on Christmas)

So this was our first time cooking a vegetarian meal. It was our second time hosting a couple over for dinner (first was Pat and Susan) and since that time they brought appetizers and we did the entree... and we forgot to make sides... I wanted to get this one right.


1) Clean Organized(ish) Kitchen:




2) Appetizers:



3) Inform the Dog to behave:




4) Delicious Entree (WITH SIDES):




5) Satisfied Customers:

Rewind: Dec 2010, Christmastime & the Presents it Brought Our House

1) Snow:






2) Christmas Tree Candle Holder:






3) Cookie Jar:

Rewind: Dec 2010, It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas

A zoomed in version of this was used for our first "family" Christmas card:




First Christmas-time Guests: Nanie, Aunt Debbie, and Danny.

By the tree...


On the Couch...



They brought with them some additional decorational goodies and so we fine tuned the Christmasing:

Rewind: Dec 2010, Christmas Exploded in my House

What I had wrapped:




What I had left to go:

Beautifying Inside & Out

Productivity last weekend!!!!

My friend Pat came with a truck and a chain saw to help us break down the tree debris (and so he could take the wood for his fire pit).


Brendan after loading the truck for the first time.


Pat making sure load 3 "wood" be a full one!


The truck filled with load two, load three mid yard, and hauling away the future mulch on a drop cloth (non-wood tree debris and weeds).


Fake blinds to hide our stuffed porch.


Peekaboo!


My new lamp.


The lamp in high detail.


Up next (hopefully) painting the bathroom!