“New” Bookcase!

I’ve been searching on Craigslist on & off the past few months looking for another bookcase.  With all the pets, the books are much better protected behind glass, so I wanted to find either another barrister bookcase or a double-door case like we found...

Windows & Garden

Well, for now, at least; all the windows we’re going to be working on in the near future. Colony Wood Screens put up the last of the screens this past week in our bedroom and the cats’ room. The screen look & work great; we are very happy with them....

Front yard

Nice view from the south side of the house of the ‘dry wash’ area and the nectarine/plum bed. This “David’s Choice” is doing fabulously; the other died. They were only about 4-5 feet apart. I have no idea why the other died. I’ve...

Small progress…

Dave painted the other living room window last week — it looks great! Now I just have to decide what I want for curtains…. I’m starting to hunt again for rocks & boulders for the front yard. Eventually I’d like to have salvaged enough rocks...

2008 Resolutions

Ooh boy. 1. Windows. This includes finishing painting the new windows (no, not done yet); screens (scheduled for March); removing & repairing & replacing the trellises outside the bedroom & cat room windows (needs to be started before the screens);...