Tag Archives: Home improvement

It’s done

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Linda Andrews

With a day to go, we finally finished the pool house. It turned out fabulous and everyone loved it during the wedding. Until next time, stay healthy.

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Days of Destruction

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Linda Andrews

It started at the beginning of the month. We began ripping out the hardwood floors we laid when we first moved into our house 18 years ago. Of course the first thing we had to do was to empty the … Continue reading →

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Shelved

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Linda Andrews

Although the biggest pieces of the remodel are finished, there are still tons of little things we have to do. I managed to find time over the holidays to hang some shelves. Lots of shelves. I love the storage. these … Continue reading →

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Long Overdue

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Linda Andrews

Before work even began on our son’s bedroom, we had to remove an old wall AC unit. It had been there since the house was built and had become obsolete when we upgraded all the units in the house. We … Continue reading →

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Patience my friend

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Years ago, we removed the closet doors to install hardwood floors in the bedrooms. My children liked them gone, so they stayed down. But I was certain I had saved the hardware. Well, years have gone by and I wanted … Continue reading →

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When One Becomes Two

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Linda Andrews

We went on vacation last week, and, apparently, the house is jealous of us spending money on ourselves. Which means: something had to break. In this case, we thought it was the pool pump that went bad. It happens. Around … Continue reading →

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Pooling together

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Linda Andrews

Last monday, there was a storm. And dust and leaves filled my pool. On Tuesday, I was outside at 4am vacuuming and backwashing and emptying the pump basket. On Wednesday, another storm blew in. Lots of rain (yay!) and leaves … Continue reading →

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Well That Didn’t Go As Planned

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Linda Andrews

I had plans for the weekend. Big plans. Alas, things didn’t happen as I planned. My big goal for the weekend was to find, strip, and repaint the closet doors to my daughter’s old bedroom. Well, I found the doors. … Continue reading →

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What in the DIY

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Linda Andrews

This weekend the hubbinator and I decided to replace the sink and toilet in my son’s bathroom. We wanted to redo the whole thing, but don’t have the 2 grand for the tile work required. But the sink and toilet … Continue reading →

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7 Hours Until Empty, 8 Days to Move Back In

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Linda Andrews

I have an office. It is a scary place. Things move in there that I did not put there. I blame the kids. They deny it. I blame the cat, they point to the dog. The dog licks himself and … Continue reading →

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