Prime

    Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time priming a rumpus room cabinet for painting. I’ve got nothing against the current finish – stained yellow wood – it just doesn’t quite go with the built-ins by the fireplace,…

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Smoke

    It happens. Shit, that is. And lord have mercy – it hits at the strangest times.   Like when you’re working on your bills and receipts, which is already harrowing enough, and you’re so danged focused that you…

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Grass

    I finally got ahead of the leaves that have carpeted the lawn for weeks. But I’m not kidding myself. I know the leaves will always win. I’m just crazy-lady enough to have told them that, too – out…

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