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    Go Ask Anna.

    Me in 1980, smiling for my kindergarten photo. Hello! I’m still alive! I unintentionally took a week off from posting, apparently. Sorry about that—I’m still working away on the bathroom, but none…

  • The bathroom floor is done!

    Apparently I’ve decided to give up sleeping (almost) entirely and devote nearly all of my non-working hours to various house projects. Last night I was up until midnight grouting the floor—washed up,…

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    Glamorous Grout.

    First off, I’d like to thank the people who were courteous enough to either comment about or email me the above photo. The fact that there are at least 17 people in…

  • Pots of Curried Black-Eyed Pea Soup and Vegan Chili

    Soup for lunches.

    I do my best to cook most of the food Evan and I eat (we do make an exception on Friday nights, when we go out to our favorite restaurant, the Neptune…

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    Spice jars.

    This is one of those things I’ve been meaning to do for years, literally—I finally got my spice situation organized! I bought three RATIONELL VARIERA spice racks from IKEA, mounted them inside…

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    Inside the closet.

    I was so excited about the floor yesterday that I forgot to show the inside of the closet! I like to make the small spaces in my house (like the vestibule and…

  • White painted floor, back room.

    The floor in the back room is finished, and it is beautiful. I couldn’t be happier. What used to be the dirtiest, most neglected and depressing room in the house is now…

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    Grouting done, sleep pending.

    The grouting is FINISHED. (The gaps in the corner and the around the tub will be caulked later.) I’m exhausted. What a weekend! I need to sleep. p.s. Photos of the painted…

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