10-31-13

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  For Halloween we went with my mother to a movie at the Art Museum! It was a silent film from the 1920s, the first making of Dracula. ...

10-29-13

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Today Dan rode his bike to my mother's house, got a flat on the way and had to fix it, and then drove to the DMV to renew our tags. M...

10-28-13

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During yoga this morning I had an idea for a great class this evening. My day went well-- I met a prospective student for coffee, then met...

10-27-13

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        You are probably sick of seeing pictures of my mother's house renovation. It's exciting for me to see, and it mak...

10-26-13

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She's coming back today! The Storyman has a lot to do!      The primer is still going on the walls in the dining room.  And...

10-25-13

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I found a second cousin on Facebook. He lives in Canada where my birthfather's family is from. He posted this picture on Facebook toda...

10-24-13

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The hole in the ceiling where the pantry was is closed up now. The floor just needs finishing. It's Thursday and The Storyman...

10-23-13

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So this is how nice it looks now with the table in place. Meanwhile, Dan is flat on his back recovering from the event. He stepped over th...

10-22-13

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Dan decided to move the patio table from the grass onto the patio and look what he found hiding underneath. I do believe that's a blac...

10-20-13

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This is what I worked on ALL DAY. I washed the walls again, scraped old paint off the tiles and the floor, scraped and sanded the ceiling ...

10-19-13

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My mother's dining room gutted. From the other side... Kitchen looking a bit more done. This is the "before" pictur...

10-18-13

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          It's done!!! Now for some comfy furniture...

10-17-13

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It rained today so the crew only got so far. I like the way the planter area is looking. I taught tonight in my new socks.

10-16-13

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More rocks and mortar Parts look finished. Where to put this one??? By the end of Wednesday it was looking really nice. Meanw...

10-15-13 my mother's house

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the old wallpaper is now revealed. Boy, does that spark nostalgia! Looking from the little kitchen to the...

10-15-13 My patio progress

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The crew arrived this morning to start building us a new patio. They hauled rocks, scraped the existing surface... Put mortar over t...