So we're in the new house, and we've got a contractor coming by to help us with the imminent DO THIS NOW fixes and the stuff we can't hack ourselves.  This morning, I had a discussion with our contractor about 'creative' home repairs ( Read more... )

At some point, someone at the pod house talked about Freecycle.  It was at least a year ago, and it wasn't until yesterday that I looked into it further.  We've got a few large/unwieldy items to get rid of, you see.  I posted two last night, one of which I didn't expect would get any takers ( Read more... )

The cat tree (hereafter called The Thing, because of the frustration it caused during creation) is almost done. All it needs is sisyl rope wrapped around the remaining pillar.


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So I've started working on the garden.  Yes, in February, and yes, that still weirds me out.

( garden musings )

So a few people on my Friends list have posted that crafty challenge again - if you comment, they will make you something, and in return you need to post the challenge up on your blog and make things for other people.

This reminded me that once upon a time I accepted the same challenge.  I received a lovely lunar butterfly picture from tiger_spot - but I have ( Read more... )

I have now watched 3/4 Fruits Basket discs.   And I feel like merry hell this morning - bloody Carter keeping me up most of the night, and stupid summer weather meaning I have to sleep on the floor downstairs!  That and having to get up at 4:30am and then sleeping though the alarm til 4:50.  My stomach hates me.  :(

Edit: I looked. The company does ( Read more... )

I know, I know.  But there's good reason for it.

Since we put on the A/C and it's actually starting to feel like summer, the building has two temperature zones: tropic, and mildly Arctic.  The latter is quite noticeably cold, enough that some of the clients in offices out here have complained.  The former is located anywhere near an open window, and ( Read more... )