O’ Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree 2007

09 Dec

Lisa Yakomin December 9, 2007 One comment

A morning visitor

This visitor came by this morning while we were having our coffee. He had 3 other friends with him, but he was the only one willing to pose.

09 Dec

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Tile and Glass choices

These are the tiles that will comprise the decorative backsplash, which is being installed at the end of next week: The deco tile in the center costs $22 apiece. Needless to say, we’ll be using those sparingly! The small square mosaics were also used in the flooring, in 3 x 3 increments. You see justRead more about Tile and Glass choices[…]

05 Dec

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Day 50: Cabinets nearly complete

A wide shot of the new kitchen. I love the way the island is turning out, and all of the decorative elements we’ve incorporated into the design. The new stove area, with mantle Most of the appliances have been slid into place, although only the refrigerator is plugged in. We still need to have theRead more about Day 50: Cabinets nearly complete[…]

03 Dec

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Day 48: A big day for the kitchen

This was the busiest day we’ve had yet for our kitchen remodel. We had two carpenters here installing the cabinets, an electrician finishing up some more outlets, the painters adding some fresh color to the walls, and the contractor making some repairs to the dining room ceiling where our bay window had a leak. WorkersRead more about Day 48: A big day for the kitchen[…]

30 Nov

Lisa Yakomin November 30, 2007 One comment

I did it! NaNoWriMo 2007

Whew! It was a long haul, but I managed to complete the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. Thanks to all of the great participants at my writer’s group who helped push me along to the finish line. Tomorrow, we edit. Today, we celebrate!

29 Nov

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