Thanks to the help of friends and family, the "new" dining room set arrived safely yesterday afternoon.  Since then, I've been...

Or, in which our house starts to look grown-up at last.  Shayne and I will be picking up our "new" dining room set tomorrow aftern...

That old saying is a pretty accurate description of the speed of my home renovation work...  I did, however, buy a frame for the vintage loo...

Yes, yes, I'm still alive.  And still procrastinating.  Some things never change. I've been concentrating a little more on getting...

Yesterday at this time, it was a whopping -2°F.  Today, it's 0°.  I normally like winter, but this is a little too cold for me.  The hea...