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Paint or Paper?

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The wallpaper in my bathroom is getting really shabby. There are tears and patches missing, and stains that won’t wash off. It is probably the original wallpaper that came with the house when it was built in 1980. So I guess it is time to pull that off and do something else with the walls.

I’m not really a big fan of wallpaper, but it seems like everyone always puts wallpaper in their bathrooms. I would rather just paint the walls, but I want it to look nice. I think the patterns and decoration part can come from the towels and shower curtain.

What do you think?

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OMG – A Snake!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

snake

Went out to my car to go to work. Noticed sometime odd near the front tire. Stopped to look and it moved! OMG! It was a snake!

Just a little black snake. Don’t think it was dangerous. But OMG! I’ve never walked up to a live snake before except at the zoo! It went across the grass to my neighbors yard. Hope it stays there!!!!!

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New Cushion

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

The outdoor swing that I bought last year has a cushion that is not only incredibly dirty from being outside in the weather and elements all year, but now it has little specks of mildew all over it. It is too big to fit into my washing machine and the cover does not come off – there is no zipper anywhere. So I guess I am supposed to just toss it out and replace it. Except I cannot find any replacement cushions anywhere for a three person swing. At this point I don’t even care what color or pattern is on the fabric. I just need a cushion that fit my swing so I can sit on it and watch the cars drive by.

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Welcome Back, Walter

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

For a couple of years I was reading the weekly free newspaper because they ran a somewhat regular column by a local home inspector named Walter Jowers. I really like his writing style and his storytelling skill, and he makes good points about home construction, maintenance and repairs. But then he disappeared from that paper.

Well, by chance I was looking at a different alternative paper and found that his weekly column has found a new home. He will be writing for the City Paper every Thursday, which is extra cool because I can read that online and don’t have to go pick up the actual printed newspaper to read Walter’s columns.

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Where is “Joe the Plumber” when you need him?

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

The lavatory in my main bathroom has been giving me some troubles lately, now it is leaking from the handle, how weird is that? I’ve never seen water leak from the handle before, but have placed a bowl directly under it, in order to prevent a huge mess from occurring and damage done to the floor and cabinet right beside of it.

The house animals are loving it, they now have another source of water that they can enjoy around the house. Guess I need to find a plumber, I don’t think that I know anyone that does plumbing work that I can turn to, bummer. Right now is not a good time for a plumbing bill to arrive.

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