Well, one of us is working

Though this ISN'T our house, since Mike was doing house work, I thought that those of you who have become impatient with my lack of postings might like to see this one. We spent some days in Florida with Vicki and Buck, and while there Mike helped Buck with some windows and a door. Hmm - d'ya think he'd had some practice on this?

Two great things; no pictures.

Two really exciting things have happened regarding the house but I have no pictures of either. First, the weekend after Mardi Gras, but before I returned from rambling around, Mike found a detailed note on our door. Michael from Chicago, had rescued this house from sure ruin in the 1980s and he left his phone number. I was able to talk to him and look forward to learning more from him and letting him see what we're doing.

The second thing is kitchen cabinets. I had very particular ideas of the cabinets I wanted in the rental kitchen, and I was really concerned that in a small kitchen there wouldn't be room for much. We found out that one of our dearest long-time friends makes cabinets, now that he's retired. Last night we got to go see the BEAUTIFUL cabinets - exactly what I wanted but so much more than I expected. He does such gorgeous work and in true Jackie-generosity he won't take a penny for his work - or that of a friend who helped him! Nearly 30 years ago he taught Mike to be willing to take a gift and just say thank you. So I want to say here, I THANK JACKIE PURVIS!

A whole month

Well, with my last post being 29 Jan and today being "29 Feb", it's been a whole month since I posted. My ego says it was all sorely missed; reality says, "who noticed?!" There are a couple of reasons nothing's gone up. First, Mike's work has kept him really busy, and with Mardi Gras going on, it was just hard to get anything done. Second, when he DID get something done, I wasn't around to properly document it and say ooo and aaahh. The main thing accomplished was leveling the old porch/hall floor. It slanted only 1.5 inches, but since we will extend the rental kitchen a bit onto that floor and the kitchen was level, he had to crawl under the house again and do a good bit of work to get it jacked up. Hmmm I didn't ask, but I do suppose it was the car jack coming into play again. This will look like more dirty wood to you - indulge me.

Seeee? Almost perfect!This is looking from the kitchen into the hall. And yes, there is a hole in the kitchen floor.