We finished a house project today! We found a solution for our weird bathroom window, and finally completed the work. First of all, this window is in the shower of our main-floor lavender-and-pink-tiled 50s bathroom, across the hall from my son’s room. This was once an exterior window, but an addition was built behind itContinue reading “Shower Scene”
Category Archives: House
O, Tannenball
I just came across this photo of our Christmas tree from 2013. We went to a cut-your-own-tree farm that year, but we were quite late in the season, and all of the ideally shaped conical trees were gone. So we chose this one, and dubbed it The Incredible Spherical Christmas Tree.
Friday Five: Christmas Eve
1) If you had to build a Christmas tree with just items around your house, what would definitely be part of it? Books, of course. I’ve built one of these before, and posted about it earlier this month. But here’s another photo. 2) What’s your favorite holiday to decorate for? Halloween. The decorations are fun,Continue reading “Friday Five: Christmas Eve”
Wordless Wednesday: Tree Time
Bird Brains
Twice this week, I’ve seen people respond to online posts with suggestions of killing suburban backyard animals. What’s wrong with people? Yesterday, someone posted to ask for advice on removing squirrels from her attic. Some of us who have faced that challenge suggested that she spend the money to get professional help. You may beContinue reading “Bird Brains”
O, Tannenbaum
The tree is up. We originally put it up more than a week ago, but there was a problem with some of the lights. Bob took the tree apart and tried to fix the strands that wouldn’t light, but he was unable to. Finally, he just added a set of working lights to fill inContinue reading “O, Tannenbaum”
Heat Wave
I took this photo of my kitchen window this morning. Yes, it is December. While it is a bright, sunny day, the actual temperature is in the mid to low 50s. This is what happens when you install a thermometer in direct sunlight! Gotta find a new location for that thermometer….
Speaking for the Trees
I am totally not a gardener. But I did some gardening today, mostly under the direction of my gardening husband. (We call him “Farmer Bob”). Alexandria’s goal is to achieve a 40% tree canopy cover by 2035. To that end, the city holds a Fall Native Plant Sale each year, with reasonable prices on variousContinue reading “Speaking for the Trees”
Postcards From the World: Un Trullo
Today I want to show off a postcard I received yesterday from an Italian Postcrosser named Francesco. He lives in Bari, in the southern Italian region of Puglia (also called Apulia), on the Adriatic coast. The picture on the card shows a historic type of house called a trullo that is unique to the area.Continue reading “Postcards From the World: Un Trullo”
Mean People Suck
What has happened to civility? Airline passengers are punching out flight attendants. Shoppers are pulling guns on security guards who tell them to wear masks. The number of fights in our local schools has escalated. And many people interacting online no longer make any pretense of polite discourse. A few nights ago, a woman I’llContinue reading “Mean People Suck”
The Petrini Page 