Oriental Theme Canister Sets

Lest I get misinterpreted again the same way I was misinterpreted when I referred to “Oriental” stores instead of “Asian”, let me tell you that this is because when I was...

Nice Tip!

I love getting a good shopping tip. A friend and colleague left a message to the effect that she’d seen some good deals on knives at one of our local discount store, TJ Maxx. Yep. She was...

At Least the End is in Sight…

This place is finally starting to take shape. The new floors are now installed. The next thing, obviously, is to start breaking them in:Now it’s forty-five minutes later, and time for the...

More Appliance Problems, and One Dodged Bullet

Repairs from our kitchen damage proceed slowly. The new lower cabinets are installed, but there’s no countertop yet, so we don’t have a kitchen sink, and thus eat out all the time. The...

Unexpected Houseguest

Now this is a good reason not to retire to Florida. Authorities say a Florida woman found an 8-foot long alligator prowling in her kitchen late Monday night. At least the gators won’t take the...