25. May 2008 by admin.

The kids down the street figured we MUST have children since they saw our Volvo wagon in the driveway. Now the Volvo and Howie (the Golf) have a spot just for them.

Tom discovered that our entire sidewalk was lined with brick. The grass had grown over it on both sides, so we borrowed a spade and went to town.

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25. May 2008 by admin.

When we bought our house, we knew the kitchen was going to get updated right away. There was a sink, a stove and a few old overhead cabinets. There was a suspended ceiling that we didn’t like with not much lighting and the floors were in poor shape.

So after a few weeks of demo, the ceiling and walls are completely bare. It took a while because the plaster was in bad shape and I wanted to remove all of the lath (wood strips behind the plaster to support it). Some of the insulation is still hanging in there, so the more we can keep up the better. The plan is to have about 9 recessed lights in the ceiling and maybe a pendant above the sink.

Knob and Tube wiring that has to be updated! Yeah!

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