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Back To The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Posted on February 9, 2010 by admin

Ahhh, Sunday. What a fine day for a return visit to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art up in Hartford, CT. Again, this little trip was “suggested,” but I’m not complaining. Me complain? I don’t think so. I don’t want … Continue reading →

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The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT

Posted on October 20, 2009 by admin

I have oftentimes described myself as a Utilitarian. Each time I described myself this way, I can’t say that I remember knowing what that term meant. I always kind of figured it was something like, “must have some sort of … Continue reading →

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Putting Wooden Sides On A Utility Trailer

Posted on March 31, 2009 by admin

I am sure you are all just thrilled about my new utility trailer. I know I am. I have been having dreams about driving around with it. Yesterday, I went to Home Depot in Windham to pick up a bunch … Continue reading →

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I Painted The Red Room

Posted on February 2, 2009 by admin

That’s two down and a bunch more to go. I really don’t like painting. It’s not that bad once I get into it, but getting into it is the problem. I have found that doing short bursts throughout the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Improvement | Tagged color, colors, doors, good ol days, holes, house, paint, paint colors, painting, pictures, smoke, spackle, taping, trim, wall, wallpaper, walls, window, windows, wood, wood grain, wood window frames | 3 Comments

My To-Do List For Spring

Posted on January 28, 2009 by admin

Throughout this winter, I have been putting together a short mental list of things I am going to tackle once the good weather arrives. I thought I might share that list with you, partly to entertain you and partly to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Home Improvement, Spring, Trees & Shrubs | Tagged Basement, Bathroom, bathtub, carpet, downstairs, driveway, fencing, floor, garden, giant bathtub, good weather, laundry, laundry room, Mulch, nails, paint, painting, pellets, pine trees, Porch, rocks, sheetrock, shower, shrub, Shrubs, Spring, tile, tree, upstairs, upstairs bedroom, vinyl lattice, Weather, Winter, work, yard | 2 Comments

That’s One Icy Driveway

Posted on January 9, 2009 by admin

When we moved here, I asked a few people who have been here for a while, what type of winters we were in store for. I wasn’t expecting huge changes from what we were used to, since we are only … Continue reading →

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Days Of The New, Nice To Meet You

Posted on January 7, 2009 by admin

I played a little tennis this morning. I didn’t know if I was going to make it, because the weather was kind of rough out there. I gave the club a call about 45 minutes before the clinic started and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Home Improvement, Ramblings, Recreation, Spring, Winter | Tagged basements, bottle, bowflex, car, carpet, carpeting, computer, cruise, downstairs, drink, driveway, exercise, exercise at home, floor, Flooring, forehand, freestyle, Furniture, house, laps, long island, Music, new car, paint, painting, pool, scotch, snow, song, swim team, swimming, tennis, treadmill, upstairs, wood, x5 | 1 Comment

Painting the Kitchen

Posted on December 13, 2007 by admin

I finished up the sanding of the joint compound last night. Two nights ago, I used the power sander…the little palm one. That was great to do the first major sand with. Then, I reapplied the joint compound and sanded … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Improvement | Tagged drywall, joint compound, kitchen, paint, sheetrock, walls | Leave a comment

Rebuilding a Front Porch

Posted on September 3, 2006 by admin

Please take a look at this front porch. It’s the one that came with our house. Tell me if you see anything wrong with it. For months, I didn’t give it a second thought, but soon enough, in the mornings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Improvement | Tagged corner posts, footing, footings, front porch, home depot, overhang, paint, plastic lattice, stairs, thule roof rack | 7 Comments