Monthly Archives: January 2014

The best thing about seeing old friends is the way it seems you’ve never been apart.   We just continue the conversation from where we left it last time, and it’s as if there was only a few minutes break, not … Continue reading →

Hah!   Steve is in there grouting bath tile right now.   He still has to attach hardware and hang cupboard doors.  There is some painting to do; not much.   Then…I think…he’ll be done and I can clean the house. Why is … Continue reading →

Will this bathroom never be done?   Had I mentioned earlier that the reason I chose white for sink and tub color was because there is a new white toilet already in there?   WELL….I came home from breakfast today only to … Continue reading →

He’s baacck!  Yes!  The tile floor is being installed as I type.  Bathtub is firmly cemented in place (or whatever you do to tubs).  Sink, cabinets, faucet, counter top in place.  Hardware not yet attached to doors and drawers.   We’re looking … Continue reading →

But darn it, why not?   Don had fairly extensive oral surgery on Monday.  He’s still pretty sore.  I had dental work this a.m.;  also sore.    Bath remodeling is going well…or was.  Contractor coming down with a cold, maybe flu, so … Continue reading →

Dan and Debbie arrived right on time Thursday, just before lunch.  It was too cold for an after-lunch walk on the beach, but we did go to an inlet for a short walk, and then drove to the Bay.   On … Continue reading →

I can’t keep up with myself these days.   And it’s not all cleaning in preparation for houseguests, who arrive around lunchtime today. Don has had two trips to Tampa;  I’ve been shopping for bath fixtures;  and we’ve been unusually social … Continue reading →

Yes…just when I thought the contractor had forgotten I even exist, he called to say he’s coming by this morning to talk about the bathroom updates.  I’m braced.  Of course…and this probably goes without saying….he’ll want to start just as … Continue reading →

Most of the country is in a deep freeze with lots of blowing snow.   We don’t miss that at all, and those of you reading this who are up north…our sympathy.  Stay warm and safe. Down here in Florida it … Continue reading →

I’m sure you recognize those words as the opening line of “Let it Snow.”   Well, it’s not snowing in Florida, but it’s pretty chilly.   We’ve been watching the weather news nationally, however, and realize we have nothing to complain about.   … Continue reading →