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  • Stipping paint is like childbirth

    Anyone who has given birth has probably experienced the post-birth amnesia. After a while, you forget the pain, even think, "Oh, labor wasn't that bad," until you begin labor with another baby and the memories come rush…

  • Martha!

    Remember how JerrySeinfeld would say “Newman!” and make an angry face every time hewas foiled by his evil mailman neighbor? My sister and I do the samething, only we say, “Martha!” referring, of course, to Martha…

  • It's exam week. The last two tests of the semester are done, and now I have two final exams, both cumulative. Passing is not an issue, but I would like to get A's. To maintain my A average, I need to get at least an 8…

  • The Apprentice

    When you live in a house built beforethe advent of indoor plumbing, you develop working relationships witha whole host of contractors. Along with contractors comeapprentices. Apprentices tend to be high spirite…

  • Happiness is a new apron

    Aprons are hot, and this makes me happy. What better way is there to buy a piece of fabulous fashion for $28 than to buy an apron? This weekend, while at work, I spent a lot of time browsing the anthropologie website …

  • Househunting

    My friend Short and snarky's funny entry about house hunting brought back a lot of memories of when we were shopping for our first house. Who knew there were so many dwellings that are utterly inhabitable? And yet, for…

  • Today I took my last shower. I don't know when I will take another, but when I started demolishing our old shower, and saw the extent of the rotted framing behind it, it seems sure to be a long time before my shower loo…

  • Update: Jon got all the concrete off the floor, and the wood is in pretty good shape. At least they refinished the floor before they put the concrete down. He did gouge it in a few places, but I think I can camoflauge …

  • Daylily vs the Ladder

    I am not the type of person who takes risks with her personal safety. In the concern-for-personal-safety-spectrum, I fall at the conservative end along with people who keep a firm grip on their life preservers when boat…

  • Maybe I should join one of those blogging sites specifically for old house owners because one thing that gives old house owners immense pleasure is trading horror stories. As in most areas, there's considerable o…