Remodeling and addition (day 5)
~Wednesday~ Uht oh! Remember how the house looked when last we saw it? Here’s a reminder: Well tonight it poured, and while I slept on the couch in the other room, Bob calmly attended to all this:
~Wednesday~ Uht oh! Remember how the house looked when last we saw it? Here’s a reminder: Well tonight it poured, and while I slept on the couch in the other room, Bob calmly attended to all this:
~Tuesday~ It was a little rainy today, so not too much happened, but the removal of the deck was completed with the exception of one little section. Porch, deck, and foundation gone Porch, deck, and foundation gone (zoomed out)
~Monday~ The dumpster was emptied today and demolition work continued on removing the rest of the porch out back. Our first dumpster emptying Porch walls and roof gone head-on view Porch walls and roof gone view from left Porch walls and roof gone view from right Porch completely gone
~Thursday~ Welcome to the latest update and thanks for your interest in following along with our remodeling and addition adventure. Several people have commented about how frustrating such a project can be, warned us to have patience as we proceed, and said that it’ll undoubtedly be fraught with setbacks and delays. Fortunately for us (and … Read more
~Tuesday~ Bob and I are about to start an adventure. We’re remodeling some of our existing house and putting on an addition. The remodeling involves the current dining area, which will become an office; our current kitchen, which will become a dining area and galley kitchen; and our porch, which will be moved and changed … Read more
~Sunday~ Bob and I are both huge fans of Maggie Smith and have been waiting for The Lady in the Van to become available to us on Netflix. We recently finished the final season of Downton Abbey, during whose run we enjoyed many, many witty, snarky, and meme-worthy quips of The Dowager Countess, for which … Read more
~Tuesday~ Tonight I attended one of the 10 preliminary rounds of the North Carolina's Funniest amateur stand-up comedy contest at Goodnight's Comedy Club in Raleigh. This was an out-of-my-comfort-zone outing, but I wanted to support my colleague and friend, Matt Morain, whom I happen to think is a very, very intelligent-funny person. Aversion to stand-up … Read more