Tuesday, September 24, 2013

My New House Is . . .

a Trailer! or Mobile Home!
(It's not mobile though)
Two bedrooms, one bath, living room, eat in kitchen.
The park is nice.
The yard is nice.
The trees/landscaping is nice.
The outside is well-kept.
The inside is EERRRRK!
Pretty awful!

So, I got a really good price for a fixer-upper.
You are invited on this journey as I
fix it up!

Before photos!
 Yow! Red floor! This jutting-out piece is called a "tip-out" in the living room.
(I'm learning trailer-ease)

 The plastic blinds are already gone - the walls are going to be "Swiss Coffee"
an off-white.
 Next is the kitchen - I'mmmm, going to need a microwave
mine is built-in.

 That cabinet at the end is coming out - my baker's rack is going there.
The tall cabinet is staying . . . for now.
 Yow! red walls in the dining end of the kitchen! I see many coats of paint
in my future.
 This floor is peel and stick . . . wood grained vinyl
Washer and dryer is in the bathroom . . . for now.
Duke is checking out the bathroom - the good thing:
somebody really cleaned!
The whole place smelled like Ajax!
Bedroom is an awful color with nasty carpet
Enough said
The best part of all . . .
NO mortgage!

Love, Linda

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Sorrrry!

I know I have been neglecting my blog.
I have bought a new house, although still living at the house of
beautiful dogs - still for sale.
The price has been lowered, so we are having
new showings. Duke is refusing to
get in the car . . . we had to use cheese today.

I will share photos of the house on Monday,
today, the other big news is . . .
the pouch is finished! It will go to my cousin Marybeth.
This is the back:
 This is the pouch closed:
Close-ups of the back:
This is the inside:
The lettering reads
"Other things may change us,
but we start and end with family"
Made for Marybeth Bond Scott by Linda Bloom 2013

Love, Linda