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5 minutes my &#%!

My house had 3 ceiling fixtures that were clearly fan/light combos at some point in their lives, but by the time I moved in the fan blades and mounting hardware was all removed, leaving 3 lights with weird metal parts. I like ceiling fans, especially in the bedroom, and especially since I am not used […]

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

I had a great week in Canandaigua with my family. Due to work schedules, much of the week was just my daughter, my grandson & me. We hung out in the built-in pool a bunch as well as exploring local fun things to do. A clear highlight of the week for me came on Thursday. […]

Table tale part 4, and vacation

My daughter helped me carry the table into the kitchen the day before we left for vacation. Although there’s much glare on the top, I feel like the color on the side of the table is pretty accurate.

And here it is from the other side with the drawer open.

When I […]

New acquisitions (and more weaving)

Although I still haven’t found any kitchen chairs, I’ve been looking, a lot. Today I went to 4 thrift stores. No chairs, but I did buy a really sweet, little table to replace a TV tray in my living room.

It’s reportedly a Pembroke mahogany table. If that’s true, I got a steal […]

What I could & couldn’t do today (& table tale part 3)

Warning…a long post with lots of pix & topics.

Today I accomplished most of what I attempted.

First I decided I it was time to do the repair on my leather chair. If I recall correctly, when puppy Baxter (who’s now 7) visited he tried to get a toy from under the chair and inadvertently […]