Outside the insular world of caring about old stuff, it is sad and irreversible.

June 7th, 2006 by jef

Welcome to the first annual SMOFAS awards!

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shiver me refinished timbers!

June 5th, 2006 by alicia

a spontaneous trip to michigan yesterday rewarded us with booty any mid-century danish pirate would love.

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deadbeat masons

June 4th, 2006 by alicia

no pics for this post. why? because after waiting two months for AAA-1 Masonry to do some much-needed work on the front of our house, we’re giving up and asking for our deposit back. Read the rest of this entry »

tree! update

April 5th, 2006 by alicia

it might not look like much now, but in a couple weeks it’ll be covered with white flowers. and then you’ll be jealous.

   

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tree!

April 2nd, 2006 by alicia

we bought a tree tonight for our new front-yard landscaping. it’s a serviceberry: amanchelier canadensis. (and i typed that from memory, thankyouverymuch.) Read the rest of this entry »

do ya see da light?

March 19th, 2006 by alicia

according to a friend of mine, jef and i need to be chaperoned. ok, so when we’re understimulated, we saw holes in the living room wall. big whoop.

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(back) in it to win it

March 17th, 2006 by alicia

spring popped ’round last weekend, got us all excited about the house again, and then laughed in our faces. (and by laughed, i mean snowed.) Read the rest of this entry »