animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

inside out

Jake recommended this movie to me, so I watched it last night. It was a kids’ movie (from Pixar), but it was pretty good for all ages. In fact, I’d say most kids probably wouldn’t get it, though they still might be entertained by it. My rating: 3.5/5 In other …

laundry room: phase 1

The first phase of the laundry room is complete. It was supposed to consist of painting the walls and ceiling, but I did more than that. I took out the retractable clothesline and added a wall-mounted drying rack in its place. I also replaced the wall-mounted storage rack (for the …

cabinet project

I think I mentioned I was working on a project over Christmas. It’s been in use for a while, but I didn’t completely finish it until this evening. My inspiration came from this video. Obviously, I did a few things differently. The main thing was the top. It looked too …

things

I painted the laundry room yesterday. Earlier in the week, I removed the laundry tub to make that job easier, only to learn that the shutoff valves for the faucet were not working (they did not fully stop the flow of water). It was around 8:30 pm so I didn’t …