I enjoy my home and love to share it. I have company coming and am so looking forward to it. Anticipating good times with good people is a real pleasure. I'm off to the store to get snacks and more wine. The rain has stopped and the sun is out. It is going to be a great day.
10/11/2014
After two years and three different contractors, my first phase is done. I won't be getting up early and dressing before the sun. I still have a lot of work to be done and problems to correct from the first guy, but the inside of my home feels like mine again. My pups are happy, I am tired and ho
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10/11/2014
My house is in shambles, there is dust everywhere and my poor dogs are crated waiting. Most of the interior painting is done, I am in one small area out of the way, and my contractor is at lunch. What's wrong with this picture? Nothing actually. You see you do better work, are more responsive and
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10/10/2014
It is the day when the sanding and painting happens where the old roof and skylight that failed once was. It is dusty already and I'm betting it will be worse before it is done. I am hopeful and ready to have the games begin and then the closing ceremonies.
10/09/2014
My favorite local joint is BabaLouies. It is a special kind of place with super food, great service and an inviting atmosphere. Actually there are two places in two different towns and each is near a movie house. On Tuesday's, if you see a movie and bring your ticket stub, you get $5.00 off your
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10/09/2014
It was a long time ago and it was a good time too. I was clearly younger and pretty open to what would be coming. I never worried about the things I do today: different ages, different concerns. Today I worry less about time and more about what I do with it. Life is short, time is fleeting
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10/08/2014
I have been living in a construction zone on and off for almost two years. Before that, it was my former home on the market and always needing to be ready to get out at a moments notice. Now, at this point in my reconstruction, I have the nights with no one here except my pups and it is the best
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10/08/2014
It's another early morning of anticipating a time when I have my home back. What is said about anticipation is true. I need to be in charge of my own life, my own finances, and my own space. I have an ever greater appreciation of the travail that sellers have when their home is on the market. Get
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10/07/2014
I have three rescue dogs. Margie was first in this group, then came Finn about a week later and finally Billy was a failed foster who came about three months later and never left. Margie and Finn were pretty easy to train and bonded eventually and listen to my directions, if not always following
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10/06/2014
In life as in business, I believe integrity is most important. You can have skills, education and even know how but without integrity none of it means anything. When someone tells me they made a mistake and they are sorry, I want to do business with them. Honest answers and the ability to say, "I
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10/06/2014
