Category Archives: House Project

I have BLUMOTION sickness. BLUMOTION is the soft close system on our new kitchen drawers. When you close the drawer, the BLUMOTION grabs it just before it closes and pulls the drawer in slowly. Click here for BLUMOTION web page. … Continue reading →

Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. So, that’s where that old Christmas tree is! Hmmm. It seems a bit flat. But then, it spent most of the Winter under mountains of snow. Speaking of mountains of snow, we discovered … Continue reading →

Well, OK it wasn’t really a celebration. I just took down the mailbox. Slow day. The mailbox was our builder’s idea. Instead of changing our address at the post office (and dozens of places we do business with) he suggested … Continue reading →

Here we are, stuck with yet another weekend of abysmal, snowy, rainy, windy, freezing, stormy, rotten, horrific weather. You can tell I am holding back on my real feelings about it because all of those words have more than four … Continue reading →

The sump pump is in! They came over yesterday and installed the plumbing and a pump. As with the outlets, the plumbing was done with style, if not excess. The sump is in the farthest back corner of the house, … Continue reading →

When we designed this house, I requested that an electrical outlet be made available in the corner of the basement where I would put my workshop. This would be just a simple outlet to allow me to use my electric … Continue reading →

Hey! I think this stuff is beginning to melt! Really! Look! I just took this photo: And if I compare it to a photo taken all the way back in January… I think I can see some significant difference in … Continue reading →

I was over at the Fallapartment this morning chopping the ice off of the front steps. The ice is about 3 inches thick now because the ice dams in the gutters over the steps melt and dribble water on them, … Continue reading →

Not much to blog about, so I thought I would do a couple of reviews. First, Amazon. We bought drapery rods and some other stuff from Amazon. But then, we all know about Amazon. ‘Nuff said. Here is a less-known … Continue reading →

Here is another snow photo to show how much of this stuff we have. Every time we shovel out, we have to huck the snow over that pile. A well-meaning neighbor came over on Thursday with his snow blower to … Continue reading →