Monday, March 05, 2007

Jenn Air diagnostics


Jenn Air diagnostics, originally uploaded by Jrome.

I wandered into the kitchen last week and noticed the doctor had been around to check all of her patients. Everytime I load the diswasher I'm reminded how much more I have to do in the kitchen. Here's a short list gathered just from looking at this one photo:
1. level the dishwasher and add foam strips to insulate against noise.
2. trim shim under end panel and add finish trim
3. I don't see the backsplash tile relected in the countertop...get to work on that!
4. Finish the "Block Island" project...this side needs the faux door panel and the other side needs the whole trash drawer assembly. Get cracking!

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Barn & Snow


Barn & Snow, originally uploaded by Gramma Kit.

I grew up with a barn. This barn in fact. When we moved to Mass. I wanted to buy a house with a barn, or have the opportunity to build one.

In 1998, a month or two after I graduated from CU and days before I moved to San Francisco, the barn was repaired. It hadn't been touched in probably close to 75 years. We hired Woodford Bros. a local outfit that restores barns all over NY, PA, and OH. It took them three days to shore up the barn and get it ready for the next 100 years.

My mother wants to put a plaque in the barn to commemorate the restoration and explain why we did it. That's a story for another time. For now, I just want to enjoy the blanket of winter snow.