.. has finally arrived! It took forever. We had the worst winter, a slow-starting spring (to say the least!). But I feel it's finally here. Not only do I have a new bicycle to enjoy it, a Pashley Princess Sovereign 17.5" in Buckingham Black (more on that another time) but this weekend is also going to be the first camping trip of the year! Hooray!!
Life is good.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Dumpster Rental
We are demo-ing three rooms in our new house where we're doing a lot of work - what used to be the upstairs kitchen (that was demoed last weekend), the upstairs bathroom and the kitchen. It turns out that plaster is absurdly heavy, so we've rented a dumpster for all the debris. Because nothing is ever simple, the dumpster will not fit in our urban driveway, so today I had to navigate city bureaucracy and get a dumpster permit. Success! It took awhile (up to the 5th floor and wait and wait and wait and then down to the basement for a signature and then back to the fifth floor...) but at least I came away triumphant. So the dumpster arrives tomorrow!
Here is a before picture of the upstairs kitchen:
I will try to upload a "during" picture this weekend - the room is now just a shell! Next comes the new electric system, then capping off some plumbing, insulation, and sheet rock. Whew!
Also, last night Carlos and I bought a Frigidaire Gallery dryer that will be joining the lonely washing machine down in the basement. Hooray for Sears Outlet, that's all I have to say. :)
Here is a before picture of the upstairs kitchen:
I will try to upload a "during" picture this weekend - the room is now just a shell! Next comes the new electric system, then capping off some plumbing, insulation, and sheet rock. Whew!
Also, last night Carlos and I bought a Frigidaire Gallery dryer that will be joining the lonely washing machine down in the basement. Hooray for Sears Outlet, that's all I have to say. :)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Life Updates
So life gets hectic and I forget to update! Whoops! But something tells me I will have lots of interesting things to post in the near future. Carlos and I got engaged on Friday, March 5, the same day we closed on our new house on Downing Street in Fair Haven. We're overwhelmed and excited. Let the renovations and planning begin!!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Procrastinating
Work has been keeping me busy in a good way. Also, work is air conditioned, so my incentive to spend more time there is greater.
Last weekend I did not do any work-work. I made pizza and banana bread, and tuned my cello. I hadn't really picked it up in eight years, so that shows you the extent to which I was trying to avoid doing work-work. I popped two strings. I had a replacement on hand for the A, but not for the D. A three-stringed cello will just not do, and I meant to get a new D on Monday, but things got busy and now it's almost Wednesday and I've moved on to fixing my curtains and cat sitting.
I might have some friends coming into town on Thursday and I feel wildly unprepared. But it's okay – these things have a way of working out and then before you know it another weekend will be here and perhaps I will crochet, or alphabetize my books, or make crumpets.
Last weekend I did not do any work-work. I made pizza and banana bread, and tuned my cello. I hadn't really picked it up in eight years, so that shows you the extent to which I was trying to avoid doing work-work. I popped two strings. I had a replacement on hand for the A, but not for the D. A three-stringed cello will just not do, and I meant to get a new D on Monday, but things got busy and now it's almost Wednesday and I've moved on to fixing my curtains and cat sitting.
I might have some friends coming into town on Thursday and I feel wildly unprepared. But it's okay – these things have a way of working out and then before you know it another weekend will be here and perhaps I will crochet, or alphabetize my books, or make crumpets.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Uncle George 1907-2009
My great-uncle George passed away last night. He was 102.
Even though we knew it was coming, we were still surprised to get the news. If only we could all live such good, long lives. There was a wonderful article written about George and all the changes he has lived through in his local paper when he turned 100; I will be pulling it out tonight to read it again. Amazingly, even at 102, George was still funny and told jokes: back in March, my family took him out to lunch for his birthday at Legal Seafoods and he leaned over and said, "What's Irish and sits on your porch?" "Paddy O'Furniture".
George was also featured in a couple of local murder mysteries as "Judge Murphy" (when making reservations, he used his north-shore accent to his advantage and said his name was "Gahdge Murphy" hoping they would hear "judge" not "George" and he would get a better table).
He will be truly missed.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Cello daydreams
This morning I was daydreaming about picking up my cello again, though some difficulties occured to me:
1. I would need to budget for lessons/ensemble group
2. I live in a city, and can't drive. All I have is my trusty bicycle, Celery, to get me around. "Oh," I wondered. "Is there some magical way I could transport my cello by bicycle? Would I look absurdly cool or absurdly absurd?" This prompted a quick google search which uncovered this gem:
a Tall Bike a Trailer and a Cello
Would I do it on a tall bicycle? No. Would I do it at all? Likely not. But a girl can dream, right?
1. I would need to budget for lessons/ensemble group
2. I live in a city, and can't drive. All I have is my trusty bicycle, Celery, to get me around. "Oh," I wondered. "Is there some magical way I could transport my cello by bicycle? Would I look absurdly cool or absurdly absurd?" This prompted a quick google search which uncovered this gem:
a Tall Bike a Trailer and a Cello
Would I do it on a tall bicycle? No. Would I do it at all? Likely not. But a girl can dream, right?
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