I went to Japan with my brother and his friends.  While there, I got to catch up with some of my Japanese and Korean friends as wel...

We went to visit our friends in San Francisco and take a little vacation. The temperature was a wonderful 60 degrees, but the rain n...

I continue to participate in NaBloPoMo year after year, but I think it's been a few years since I actually completed the whole month ...

I like planting sunflowers, and I especially like planting a mix of types so that I have a variety for the visiting bees and finches who ...

 Everything for which a contractor is needed is compete! The bathroom remodel is basically finished, minus the finishing touches to pull...

 We are in the home stretch! All of the major parts are complete: the walls are painted, the vanity and medicine cabinet are installed, an...

 It gets dark so early now, and the bathroom photos look even better because the light is not coming through the window. Today we got gr...

It turns out that I didn't have to go shopping today.  Yay!  But I did have to make some decisions about the linen closet.  In the end...

 The tile is hung, and I like it quite a bit. The vertical orientation really does make the room appear taller.  Next up for the shower is...

We painted the bedroom yesterday and today.  The pre-painting conversation went something like this: Sam: I want off-white. Laura: I...