UMTravels

Well, those stories about the Nintendo Wii being a dangerous toy are true. Last night I was bowling…. Well, the next thing I know, there is a HUGE crash and glass and wine everywhere. It seems that I slammed the controller into my full wine glass propelling it into a fired stoneware pot by John [...]

Well — earlier this week I’d said I was going to the island on Wednesday, but then the stove guy came. Then I said today, but I’m not in the mood for a round-trip in a single day since tomorrow I’m heading to the end of the state to pick up lumber (bad use of [...]

Sunny (but cool) outside today. Just waiting around for the stove repair guy and doing little projects like writing to Steve, my buddy in prison. Excerpt below: For my travel schedule I�m leaning towards the weekend of the 9th of June for a weekend visit � which is when one of the lodges I want [...]

Well, yesterday got an odd bunch of stuff done. Did all the trim touch up throughout the house (painting all the nail holes), painted three of the walls in the pantry to match the kitchen (and touched up the kitchen at the same time), finished installing the trim on the old duct cover in the [...]

OK — so it’s a really big picture…. but they are both up and running. The hot tub had warmed up from 61 degrees to 87 the last time I was out there this morning. Yesterday’s completed list also included the trim around the attic stairs pull down and lots of other little stuff. Actually [...]

Finally getting the deck cleared off of construction stuff! The last load to come from the church had the BBQ and the hot tub (and hoses and garden tools). Today is the day they get set up — means taking all the crap off the deck and storing it in the garage, which means cleaning [...]

Well, only got half that damn list done. Seems like there aren’t enough hours (or energy) in the day. Didn’t help that I went to a Derby/Cinco de Mayo Day Dinner in the North End — had to have my Mint Julips. Funny thing about those Mint Juleps — it was Swanda’s gift to Dancing [...]

Here is the errand list for today: Redmond to deposit two checks Buy a full-size mattress Cut down black locust for BBQ shelves for Jimmy and I Go to Jimmies for a BBQ at 6pm Storables to return one item, pick up another Unload the car Set up the BBQ Set up the Hot Tub [...]

Today’s major accomplishment — going to Lopez and back in a single day. Out of the city at 9:20am smack dab into snarled traffic. Luckily the boat is at 12:30 so that shouldn’t be a problem. Finished reading the WSJ in the ferry line, slept on the boat over. Filled the car with dishes, the [...]

Well, not a kingdom for my bed — it just looks like my bed is the size of a kingdom in the front bedroom. The thing is HUGE and it only takes a full-size/double mattress (which I need to buy). Jeff helped me haul it in from the garage and assemble it — it’s been [...]

Well, lots of errands today, but not a lot of progress on the house. Errand number one: drop rug at D.A.Burns in Ballard, one of two good places to get a high-end rug cleaned…. and at $231+, they ain’t cheap, or quick (pick up next Tuesday). Errand number two: Storables in University Village (god, I [...]