December 16-18
When the internet takes three hours to get set up, that certainly puts a damper on things.
Blog
The Green House Project: Week 3
December 9-11, 2022
You’d think that after two weeks of working on the house, my body would be accustomed to the labor and would be strengthening.
You’d think…
The Green House Project: Week 2
December 2-4, 2022
It was a short weekend at the Green House but I still got a lot done.
The Green House Project: Week 1
November 18 – 27, 2022
We closed on the house that will henceforth be known as the Green House on Monday, November 14, in Cedar Rapids. After all the documents were signed, Brandy and I made the 2 hour drive down to walk into the house for the first time as the owners.
We had some paint samples with us that we’d picked up at Menard’s over the weekend prior, as well as a handful of tools and supplies that we dropped in the house. We took down the curtains that had been left on just about every window in the house, threw them in a trash bag and painted some swatches of the sample paints on the wall, then headed over to her parents’ to drop a key before heading home.
Then, the real work began in earnest.
Albuquerque and Walsenburg
October 13 – 24, 2022
One last trip before all of our focus is on the house.
Scott’s Family Restaurant, Cedar Rapids
October 10, 2022
In an effort to post more about my food exploration, I’m writing today about my experience at Scott’s Family Restaurant in Cedar Rapids.
We Bought a House
Well, Brandy and I finally were in the right place at the right time.
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming and Idaho
September 3 – 7, 2022
It was the longest five day trip ever, and I was so glad when it was over.
July Through September
Well, another three month gap in my posts. What the heck!
I can explain.
House on the Rock, Green Spring, WI
June 25, 2022
Up until my mother-in-law, Sue, mentioned it to us, I’d never even heard of House on the Rock. She said we should go there though.
So we did.