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Gracie here. Another busy week at the castle. Kitchen mostly done but when the big work is done, the “other” work starts like finding the best and most convenient place to keep cat food and treats. Also, some folks coming … Continue reading
I should have known better. It wasn’t 3 a.m. It wasn’t a mind numbing shrill sound but it was loud and annoying. It was 2 p.m. I was at my computer upstairs in my temporary (or maybe permanent) office wasting … Continue reading
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As part of our kitchen project we are getting a beautiful new sink. It’s a farmhouse style in coal black. It’s stunning and we picked our counter colors, faucet and handles to coordinate with it. It was ordered in July … Continue reading
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It was another weird week – Or maybe that’s the new norm. I’ll start with the bad news and go on from there. Saying goodbye to a blogger – If any of you follow Trek*, the American living in Austria, … Continue reading
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As regular readers know, we are in the middle of a kitchen renovation (whining all the way). It’s not quite the reno from hell but close. We started the process in January and were rejected by several kitchen contractors. We … Continue reading
There’s a moral here somewhere! – The kitchen has been ripped up for four weeks now. (No, it hasn’t gone fast!) I have 18 inches of counter space (and no nearby sink) to put together meals. We’ve done ok with … Continue reading
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Some people do wordless Wednesday. I thought about wordless Thursday but decided pointless Thursday was more appropriate. The past week has been full of ups and downs. Wildly fluctuating ups and downs. Things won’t be “regular” (if that even exists … Continue reading
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There is a smell about construction. (We are in the middle of a kitchen renovation.) The smell isn’t good or bad, just distinctive. It’s a mix of drywall dust and spackle, raw wood, lingering take-out food, new cabinets and I … Continue reading
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Progress! – Our kitchen renovation is coming along. Everything was gutted and the new cabinets are going in. The contractor is still projecting four more weeks but the countertops always lag. They can’t measure until the cabinets are completely installed … Continue reading
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I know this from personal experience. Every dang thing had kerfuffle’s. Every. Ding dong dang. Thing. First don’t buy a new house. We went through germy houses and had to be sterilized. I considered having a steam room installed in … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 