December 2016

This will be the last time we will say Happy New Year from Hawaii, or as they say in the Islands… Hau ‘oli Makahiki Hou! This is the building we currently live in and this is the rainbow that surrounded it. We believe it was sent by Josh… Enjoy!

We all know there are a plethora of appliances out there, but until trying to narrow down the options it appeared as a distant sea of white, stainless steel and the new “Black”. Now… reality hit! Options became tormentors. Energy Star ratings helped limit our field slightly. But with every company wanting an excellent “Star”…

Toilets! Those necessities of modern day life that few people like to discuss. We know there are two toilets, well three toilets, in the house. Two that function and one stray in the basement. But… you know I usually have a but! The reality is, the bathroom on the main floor is so tiny there is no…

After posting about our basement yesterday I received this email from Debbie, the woman who grew up in the home we now own: “I just read today’s blog and am truly baffled by the mention of a bathroom in the cellar. I know of no such thing. What I remember is a room my dad used as…

Basements! Those scary holes in the ground many of us are not fond of entering… At this moment our basement floors are being dug up because eight winters with no heat caused them to heave. Under the concrete Patrick found three layers of brick… solid shiny brick. In Victorian times brick was used for the…

We wish each and every one of you aMost Joyous & Wondrous Holiday Season!Treasure each momentEmbrace each others odditiesAnd RememberLife is Precious… We will return December 27,2016

Then, the kitchen… we have just about committed to moving the kitchen to the red room, which would allow the old kitchen sink to remain in our soon-to-be laundry room, moved outside to be my garden sink, or moved to our entertainment area. And, I learned from Debbie there should be a huge double sink…

It is obvious that everyone has a favorite car. Everyone has offered suggestions about the type car we should purchase. We have had suggestions from the Japanese made Acura to the Swedish made Volvo from the American made Jeep to the Australian made Holden. We appreciate each and every suggestion. It is obvious that every…

Sinks, sinks, of every type, for every floor, for every occasion! Our home needs sinks! We need bathroom sinks! We need kitchen sinks. We need a laundry room sink! We need a garden sink! Today we are discussing our bathroom sinks. Where to start? We learned that we have one full functioning bathroom on the…

We are not in Gloversville yet. Let me make that perfectly clear. Several people have asked when we moved. We are in that weird limbo of residing in Honolulu… while our hearts reside in Gloversville! So what do our days consist of during these three months of transition? Scott continues going to work. I continue…