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Plastering
I taught myself how to do a skim coat today. Fun stuff. It looks pretty good for not having a bloody clue what I am doing--at least I think so. :) I used…
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Work yesterday
Jenny and I needed some away time last night, so we met for dinner in Oakmont. She was taking the bus home, and I was stopping in Verona to pick up some items…
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Busy times
I've had some other after-work commitments yesterday and today, so I haven't had time to do any additional work on the living room. Tomorrow, though, will be a work evening. I plan to…
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Mission Accomplished, Part II
Jenny and I spent just about all day today working on the baseboards in the room, and I'm happy to say that they are sanded and ready for finish! We were trying to…
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Allegheny West House Tour
Jenny and I went on the Allegheny West Victorian Christmas House Tour last year, and we enjoyed it. We decided that we should do it again this year, and maybe try to find…
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Ding ding ding! Your goal for today has been ACCOMPLISHED!
I feel like I should hang a "mission accomplished" banner over the pocket door frame. Of course, the last time I saw someone do that, the "mission" never really ended. So yeah, we're…
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Zero work today
After picking up our chandelier for the living room (woo hoo!), picking up groceries and cat food, and coming home to make dinner, I was tired. I didn't do any meaningful work on…
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I wish I had a few more arms
More work tonight. I didn't get nearly as much finished as I had hoped, though. My plan for tonight was to complete finish sanding the pocket door frame. Yesterday was spent sanding through…
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Dusty dust dust dust
After Jenny and I got home today, I went to start working on the room a bit. My goal was to get as much sanding as possible finished on the pocket door frame. …
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Odd conversations
Sometimes, I take my lunch break and get a quick sandwich or something, then go over to a nearby Starbucks to get my Favorite Drink (venti shaken passion tea lemonade, unsweetened!). Sometimes I'll…