Here, Michael is scolding the lawn for not being agreeable.
But all is not lost... (except for the grass) for we fixed both gates in the back yard so now we can actually open and close them without it getting stuck on the ground.
Success!
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Whoopsy
Apparently the lawn is not ready to get cut. We started out, and quickly realized instead of cutting the grass, it was pulling it all out, leaving nothing but mud. Oops.
Here, Michael is scolding the lawn for not being agreeable.
But all is not lost... (except for the grass) for we fixed both gates in the back yard so now we can actually open and close them without it getting stuck on the ground.
Success!
Here, Michael is scolding the lawn for not being agreeable.
But all is not lost... (except for the grass) for we fixed both gates in the back yard so now we can actually open and close them without it getting stuck on the ground.
Success!
More presents for the bungalow
With a nice long weekend ahead of us, it's time to do run to our 3 page to-do list, and start getting this house in order.
We've lived here for almost 9 months, and have yet to hang most of our art. With plaster walls, it's a pain in the butt to even get a straight nail in the wall, but today's the day. Yay.
Speaking of art, when we were in Hawaii, we came upon an artist that we fell in love with, Brigitte D'Annibale.
We ended up purchasing an artist proof of a piece titled Vintage Hawaii, however 1 1/2 months later, when it came, we were sent a limited edition instead. Oops. Luckily, the gallery admitted their mistake, but it's been a bit of back and forth (island time) for them to correct the problem. For the meantime, we have the wrong piece in our living room, but hopefully we get the correct one shortly. We also fell in love with the piece Hula Blues. Maybe a birthday present Michael?
Next on our to-do list... the bed. I had bought a bed a little over 3 years ago. In the beginning, it was so comfortable, we nicknamed it cloud-gate. Now, 3 years later, it's a lumpy, bumpy, piece of crap that makes us toss and turn all night. I started doing some research, and we thought the Tempur-Pedic would work well for us. You know, where you can put a wine glass on one side, jump on the other side, and the wine won't spill?
So, Costco sells a similar brand, and because they're return policy is awesome (you can return anything at anytime, as for the bed, they'll even send a truck to pick it up for free if for any reason you don't like it) we decided to go ahead. I've been checking out there website waiting for it to go on sale, and Wednesday was the day, and the order is in. I can't wait for the bed wine party!
Another thing that I was able to cross off the list, an address plaque. Because of all the trouble we've been having with mail service, the USPS and I agreed that an address plaque listing our address AND street name would help the postman deliver our mail. So, the order is in for that too, just waiting for it to arrive.
Lastly, and this was a big one our our list, is to insulate the attic. I perused Angie's List for some highly rated contractors, and picked 3 to come and give us quotes.
The first came yesterday. He first explained how he would do it, and then said with the insulation on the floor, we would not be able to use the attic for storage. Um, not an option. Then, he quotes us a price for building a sub-floor in the attic, and blowing the insulation under the floor. That would work, but I'm picturing us not being able to stand up in there. Regardless, I was pretty surprised at the cost for building a whole new floor and the insulation. Not too bad, but obviously not cheap.
Monday we have another guy come who uses the spray foam, which we believe will be placed on the roof, instead of the floor. Plus, it's an all-green product. And next Thursday, another place comes.
Looking forward to getting this over with soon.
We've lived here for almost 9 months, and have yet to hang most of our art. With plaster walls, it's a pain in the butt to even get a straight nail in the wall, but today's the day. Yay.
Speaking of art, when we were in Hawaii, we came upon an artist that we fell in love with, Brigitte D'Annibale.
We ended up purchasing an artist proof of a piece titled Vintage Hawaii, however 1 1/2 months later, when it came, we were sent a limited edition instead. Oops. Luckily, the gallery admitted their mistake, but it's been a bit of back and forth (island time) for them to correct the problem. For the meantime, we have the wrong piece in our living room, but hopefully we get the correct one shortly. We also fell in love with the piece Hula Blues. Maybe a birthday present Michael?
Next on our to-do list... the bed. I had bought a bed a little over 3 years ago. In the beginning, it was so comfortable, we nicknamed it cloud-gate. Now, 3 years later, it's a lumpy, bumpy, piece of crap that makes us toss and turn all night. I started doing some research, and we thought the Tempur-Pedic would work well for us. You know, where you can put a wine glass on one side, jump on the other side, and the wine won't spill?
So, Costco sells a similar brand, and because they're return policy is awesome (you can return anything at anytime, as for the bed, they'll even send a truck to pick it up for free if for any reason you don't like it) we decided to go ahead. I've been checking out there website waiting for it to go on sale, and Wednesday was the day, and the order is in. I can't wait for the bed wine party!
Another thing that I was able to cross off the list, an address plaque. Because of all the trouble we've been having with mail service, the USPS and I agreed that an address plaque listing our address AND street name would help the postman deliver our mail. So, the order is in for that too, just waiting for it to arrive.
Lastly, and this was a big one our our list, is to insulate the attic. I perused Angie's List for some highly rated contractors, and picked 3 to come and give us quotes.
The first came yesterday. He first explained how he would do it, and then said with the insulation on the floor, we would not be able to use the attic for storage. Um, not an option. Then, he quotes us a price for building a sub-floor in the attic, and blowing the insulation under the floor. That would work, but I'm picturing us not being able to stand up in there. Regardless, I was pretty surprised at the cost for building a whole new floor and the insulation. Not too bad, but obviously not cheap.
Monday we have another guy come who uses the spray foam, which we believe will be placed on the roof, instead of the floor. Plus, it's an all-green product. And next Thursday, another place comes.
Looking forward to getting this over with soon.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Aversion to spackle
I hate spackle. No, I mean I REALLY HATE SPACKLE. It's gotten so bad, that I physically cringe whenever I see or smell it. And I see it a lot...
So, I understand that plaster walls, after sitting around for 86 years, will settle and crack. Sure they're prone to bulging a little, sagging a little, it's what happens after all that time. Again, I get it. But this is beyond your normal wear and tear aging... I can't explain it. Well, I can explain it... it's called painting 25 coats over old wallpaper, never patching anything, and letting paint drips dry all over the place. And just not taking care of the walls.
So, what does all this mean?
A) Put up drywall. But, we're not doing that because of the crown moldings in most rooms, and we don't want to pull them all down. Plus, plaster walls really do add some charm...
B) Re-plaster the walls. But again, not doing it because, well, that's a hell of a lot of work.
C) Spackle the problem spots. Yep, chose this option. This option sucked, hence my aversion to spackle...
(Michael taunting me with the spackle...)
So, I understand that plaster walls, after sitting around for 86 years, will settle and crack. Sure they're prone to bulging a little, sagging a little, it's what happens after all that time. Again, I get it. But this is beyond your normal wear and tear aging... I can't explain it. Well, I can explain it... it's called painting 25 coats over old wallpaper, never patching anything, and letting paint drips dry all over the place. And just not taking care of the walls.
So, what does all this mean?
A) Put up drywall. But, we're not doing that because of the crown moldings in most rooms, and we don't want to pull them all down. Plus, plaster walls really do add some charm...
B) Re-plaster the walls. But again, not doing it because, well, that's a hell of a lot of work.
C) Spackle the problem spots. Yep, chose this option. This option sucked, hence my aversion to spackle...
(Michael taunting me with the spackle...)
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