February 2019

Today we expect another 3” to 6” of snow. It is chilly outside, but we are snug on our second floor. The kitchen is still complaining it needs more insulation. At the moment it is just able to maintain a temperature in the upper 40s.  For the last several days Scott has been whittling and…

I forgot to mention that I sent the blog announcement out twice last week because three hours, after I sent it over half of you had not received it. I apologize for the double mailing. Hopefully this will not happen again. Today we are experiencing Winer Storm Quiana. Though she has caused much devastation in other…

Remember that huge slab of ice with a sharp point that slid off the upper level roof and crashed into our kitchen roof? The weight of that block of ice, the speed of the fall, combined with the sharp point of the falling block… drove through our new kitchen roof. Well we had quite a…

One of our Hawai’i friends was disappointed we neglected to mention one of the most beautiful woods of our Islands… Koa wood, whise grains are straight, curly, and figured. My apologies, we love koa wood. We had snow off and on all day yesterday and when we awoke this morning, big fluffy flakes the size…

First, Winter Storm Maya blessed us with a beautifully plush fourteen inch cover of fresh snow yesterday.  Now to our bedroom… next on our list, Scott needs to tackle the windows and build window frames. Only one of the windows in the bedroom has been replaced (due to someone shooting some sort of projectile through…

By this point, we know we want the ceiling for our recessed area to be a continuation of our Divine Wine walls. But, what about the ceiling not in the recessed area? We debate back-and-forth. Should it be a solid neutral color? Should it be coffered? Or, should we splurge on another tin ceiling?  Tin…

The end of last week we had an unexpected surprise that we would have preferred to not receive. Please remember…. we had a twenty-two inch snowstorm, a four inch rainstorm, a six inch snowstorm, and freezing weather. Those weather conditions turned normal ‘snow roof’ into something more solid, like ice. Then, that warm weather caused…

Now that insulation, drywall, and floors are in place,.. decorative decision time! Yes, we need to strip layers of paint from the fireplace and bedroom door…  Crown molding, and baseboards must be installed…  but, serious decorative colors need consideration. Colors… we wanted to go with warm relaxing tones.  Many of you know my fondness for…