So in that classic t.v. show, Fantasy Island, you start the program with Tattoo vigorously ringing a bell and yelling, “The plane! The plane!” In similar fashion, the fullfilment of my renovation fantasy will start to come true with “the plans! the plans!” that my contractor provided to me last week. I also met with the electrical, plumbing, masonry, and other trades folk who are working on this project as well as the interior designer. Continue reading The Plans! The Plans! →

Remember that classic movie “Se7en” with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman?  You have to see this classic thriller if you haven’t. In the movie, Brad and Morgan are chasing a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as the basis for his murders. Of the many gruesome scenes, one came to mind distinctly as I was walking around the hell hole that is my house. Continue reading Of Sins, Deadly Or Otherwise →