I enjoy unpacking and organizing our music collection so much better after it’s already done. I mean, the unpacked, organized state is so nice; the process, not so much. So, anyway, this time, I enlisted Lucas’ help a little bit. I didn’t insist, but he was pretty good at it while he lasted as helper. [...]
Our new house is not a new house. It was built 55 years ago, and at least two families that we know of have lived here. It’s been well taken care of and had a lot of thought put into it, little touches and big. The parallel curvature of the backyard bushes and bricked flower [...]
You know that thing you can do with your eyes kinda blurry, that thing where your eyes make images from blobs and colors? (Sorta like our eyes do with the objects around us that in actuality have a much less distinct form than we perceive.) The thing that guy in Mallrats stood around all day [...]
This is one of the most unusual features of our new home. :) I’m not sure if the deck was built around the actual tree or just the retained tree stump, but I like to imagine the former and wish it were still so. Can you imagine the shade? We wouldn’t even need to invest [...]
One of my favorite things about the new house is the den. It’s on the back of the house, behind the dining room/kitchen area, and the three rooms really comprise a sort of L-shaped great room. I love the: adjustable shelves! Of course, even after weeding out tons, I still have at least four times [...]
Wouldn’t it be nice if stuff would just pack and move itself? :D
