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July 13-14 Wed Thurs We left off in #5 with the kitchen in primer, ready to be painted, I hope, because that’s where I’m taking up the tale. (Number 6 was the Tile Teaser) We were a day out of synch with our schedule, but […]
Kitchen Mission Official Day One: Schedule Scramble Windfall Day July 10 We got started a day early because I took a medical at Nationals in Reno. I got stabbed over the right knee on my attack and then in the next tenth of a second […]
The kitchen remodel actually started a few weeks ago when we bought the first appliance, a 36-inch Kenmore hood. We drug that monster home and put it in the basement in mid-May. A week later, I got the bug and set to. It was simple, […]
We’re doing a renovation of our 1963 kitchen. The cupboards are varnished 3/4-inch plywood, in great shape except the finish is way old and the hardware is that once-so-fashionable faux-French beaten copper stuff. So, we’re painting the cupboards, changing out the counter tops, having the […]
It was early January, and, like so many couples, we had spent our last dime on closing costs for our home. My wife was off work, preparing to take the California Bar exam, I had a hectic schedule as a writer/photographer and fencing coach and […]
The driveway leading to Ralston Hall is the same that brought wealthy visitors a-visiting 125 years ago. The drive is paved now instead of gravel and wrought-iron railings have been added to the front steps in the interest of safety, said Mary Ellen Boyling, curator […]
Cutline: Mary Ellen Boyling’s love for the house is obvious as she explains Ralston Hall’s history. Mary Ellen Boyling has been part and parcel of Ralston Hall since she was a house mother in the Hall 41 years ago. She realized she was neckdeep when […]
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