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Bidding Adieu to Arlington Ave

In home, life on 3 February 2010 tagged arlington ave, fort wayne, move with no comments

It has been an enlightening experience owning our first home. We have come a long way from being renters only 5 years ago. This house has been an ongoing project until the very last day. I just finished re-doing the upstairs bathroom yesterday!
I am thankful that I had the opportunity to [...]

Loafin’

In home, life, quotes on 18 November 2008 tagged loaf with no comments

My new favorite hobby is bread. As my good friend Nick says, “Spread peace, bake bread.”

DeBasement: Phase 2

In DIY, DeBasement, home on 29 September 2008 tagged DeBasement, diy, dremmel, drywall with no comments

Construction of DeBasement: Phase 2 began this weekend.  I have donned my favorite pair of safety glasses and moved into the section adjacent to my office.  This time, I am going to acquire some drywall chops. That’s what I love about these DIY projects - learning new skills.
The Dremmel drywall cutting tool was a bonus.  [...]

Ta-Da

In home on 13 October 2005 with no comments

Clear Satin
Originally uploaded by barbatobox.
I came across this wonderfully simple list application on the web called “ta-da lists”.
www.tadalist.com
I thought I would give it a shot, since I am always making lists for myself.
It was very easy and almost addictive. the problem was that I kept thinking of things that I had to [...]

Ooooh that smell, Can’t you smell that smell?!

In home on 16 September 2005 tagged diy with no comments

Yes, I have been listening to classic rock on the radio during my evenings at the house. Well, at least until I came across a box of cds that I thought was kitchen utensils. It was an exciting day when I found my music. Bonus. “That Smell” is very popular [...]