Tag Archives: Home renovations

Suddenly the House is so Quiet!

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day  you went home. It was great to spend some time with you before you left. There was an amazing sunrise (thanks to Stacey for the photo)… Then you played chess with David (and … Continue reading →

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Windows and a Walk (and a Wedding Anniversary)

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Helga

Thursday Dear Elsie Today is your parents 15th wedding anniversary! What a happy day it was. A perfect winter’s day enabled the whole event to be held outside. We remember it with a warm and fuzzy feeling. Your Mom was … Continue reading →

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Painting

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Helga

We moved into our home in 1989 and when we did, we inherited some unusual features. Two of the bedroom doors had holes in them. They were punched in by angry fists. Mike, having run the YMCA, was not unacquainted … Continue reading →

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Secretary of the Complaints Committee

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Helga

That was the title given to Mike today. If you follow my blog on a very regular basis, you may know that we have been under a regular cloud of dust where we live. I wrote about it two months … Continue reading →

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Of Building Alterations and To-Do Lists

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Helga

We haven’t done this for a long time. We are making a small alteration to the house. Here we go…angle grinding begins! They got that entire window out with not a single crack of glass. Out with the old, in … Continue reading →

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