Like nomads, but with more stuff

Terry likes to play around with woodworking projects. As previously mentioned, wooden pallets are routinely available for picking. The thre...

As usual for an in-the-USA July 4, we headed up to the cabin for the long weekend. It is not news that I love the cabin and everything ther...

Once we got through Tummy Bug 2014, there was the one last basement chore I'd been wanting to complete: the organization of the play ro...

I am closing in the on finishing the study.   The door is built to cover the breaker box.  I ended up putting hinges on the trim that th...

We have been busy, busy, busy. Terry's writing a post about finishing the study/guest room and - yes - that means it is finished! And, ...

This weekend was an exciting weekend.  We are closing in on finishing the study. On Saturday I ran right after breakfast to get trim and so...

A long, long time ago (seriously. It was before we joined the foreign service.) Terry's dad made a super cool hamper. It looked just...

Last Saturday, Lynne planned on taking the kids to the botanical gardens to meet up with friends.  I planned to stay home all day and lay...

I am trying to get better about the renovation posts and making them a little more timely.  Since last weekend the door is painted and rehu...

This Saturday Lynne took the kids to the Ballet with Auntie Heather and Harrison.  I decide to skip hunting one day and concentrate on ge...

Time for a renovation update. With the bathroom mostly wrapped up.  I have started on the 4th Bedroom/Study.  We have not decided on a na...

So every box has been touched and 90% of stuff put away. Unfortunately, the moving company only comes back on Saturdays for the empties, an...

Way, way overdue. Here's Terry edging Alex's room. And the finished product ...   ... seen here with what will be the bunk...

While the kids hang out at Camp Pop-pop and Nana, Terry and I are having our own boot camp - make the house liveable. Our first day went ...

Terry got his first look at the house this week. The more I am there the more I realize the good things are very good (recently refinished ...

Today Alex and I spent the day at the house. Promptly 1 minute after I arrived at the house (and 15 minutes early!) the crew came to remove...