What a hockey game this afternoon — with 24 seconds left in the game, the U.S. scored the tying goal to take Canada to overtime, then Canadian wunderkind Sidney Crosby, 2010’s answer to Wayne Gretzky, dramatically scored in sudden death to send people pouring into the streets of Vancouver. I’m about as jingoistic as they come, but I couldn’t help feeling happy for America’s Hat.* They played a hell of […]
It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation upon the fact that he is better off than others. Main Street, a 1920 bestselling novel by Sinclair Lewis* that I finished this week, includes several of these little bon mots, but this particular line leaps to mind today. I know people with bigger troubles, but that’s not taking my […]
The bookshelves, that is. I am blown away. I can’t even believe this is in my house: Here’s another shot of the coffered ceiling and the right side of the room: And let’s not forget that fabulous door: We were nervous about how this corner would turn out, but we feel pretty good about it now: We still need countertops and the trim that butts into this one. I’m hoping […]
Monday was Presidents Day, a day when we celebrate the February birthdays of a couple of former Leaders of the Free World by shopping and staying home from school or work. Presidential Quiz: Who was our 16th president? He is called The Great Emancipator. He came from Springfield, Illinois. He was born in a log cabin, where he wore a stovepipe hat and didn’t tell a lie. Or something like […]
The install is begun! And oh my goodness, it is beautiful. Granted, the tools aren’t so pretty, but they’re not a permanent fixture. The Big M holds up a door for one of the new cabinets: This is going to be our file cabinet, with a Greene & Greene twist. And just to give you a taste of what is to come: Ignore the right side trim. It’s not on […]
That’s what my five-year-old baby angel wrote on her card for Mama. The kids had their Valentine’s Day parties on Thursday at school. My very talented sister put together beautiful Valentine treats for them to hand out to their friends. For the last couple of years she’s made very lovely, time-consuming, and probably expensive treats for the kids at no cost or effort to me, which has been pretty terrific. […]
It arrived at noon. It’s red. I’m breaking out of my beige phase. It’s exactly 69 inches wide, and the opening for it to fit in is exactly 69.35 inches wide. That’s the drawn opening. I’m a little nervous. My builder has to be very precise for this unreturnable, custom couch to fit. It’s a sleeper sofa. The bed is a queen-size platform bed with a surprisingly comfortable mattress. Platform […]
On Friday I went to visit the master craftsmen and the pieces of my library that they are working on. I took a few terrible pictures with my phone because I forgot to bring a real camera. Here’s the sliding “barn” door for the doorway: Don’t worry. It won’t have all of those gaps. They were just dry-fitting it. Isn’t it cool?!! Now here are some of the boxes for […]
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