Yes, indeed, gawgius and sunny out there and I've been a bit productive - again ( Read more... )

Yes, it's lovely out there, patches of clouds and the sun is out, though it may be filtered through a cloud at the moment ( Read more... )

And a spot of cleaning, as in, can I get the nasty crud off the inside glass of my oven clean? Why, yes, I can actually. Just took having used the oven to make another Dutch Baby this morning and then let the oven cool down, though not as much as it could have, but still did it anyway. I have the fumeless oven cleaner (Easy Off) on hand, so used ( Read more... )

Yes, housework of the needed kind. Got part of the ceiling up above the stove good, the cabinets above and beside it cleaned, the counter, and the area where the stove sits good. BTW, use Ammonia and water, and it'll cut through the grease and dirt really good without being overly caustic like many household chemicals like 409 tend to be for big ( Read more... )

Yes, I was last night, that is after I'd gone to the store for a few assundry items ( Read more... )

Yes, the place is about as good as it's gonna get for my sister tomorrow. All less than desirables are out of site, I just need to turn off the slide show, and screen saver and that's it ( Read more... )

First off, the oxtails are in a bowl in the fridge, the water they braised in is cooling down and will get skimmed of most of its fat and then tossed out ( Read more... )

Wanting to feel virtuous, as in, get shit done ( Read more... )

But of what, not sure, though I DO know it was from looking at a house tour on Apartment Therapy an interior design blog. So today is about picking up, tidying up, doing laundry, stuff like that, even though it's gray, rainy (though at the moment, it's a light misty kind of rain ( Read more... )

Though I still have to do the floor, which I'll quickly get here momentarily.

If you cook like I do, your kitchen will need more than a mere surface cleaning from time to time, and that means cleaning the walls good, clean the range hood and all that too. This includes cleaning of the stove and fridge from time to time too, and that includes the ( Read more... )