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I thought of that but it would be a big piece to paint and I am kind of tired of painting. I am going to look around at the secondhand shops though to see if I can find something light. We stopped at Habitat resale and they had tons of cabinets but they were all dark.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I would definitely not go out in that weather!!!!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
My tree literally has both white lights and colored and it goes from one to the other repeatedly.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
201.1 - slowly, but surely in the right direction.
Diamond D... Those temperatures are much too cold for my California self! I think the lowest I remember being in was a 4 degree morning when I lived in NYC. I woke to ice on the inside of my windows.
Taco Tuesday did happen! Delish!
Nice workout yesterday. Got some more of the office decluttered (still miles to go before I sleep...).
Bummer - looks like I caught Kathryn's bug when I visited the pups the other day. What's a little laryngitis on top of the tail end of a cold, right? At least I don't feel ****ty - but I did want to sleep this morning. Oh, and I'm supposed to be part of a podcast tonight. Not sure how that's going to go with this voice!
Today I will visit my old school (where I taught for 28 years before switching to music). I have to pick up some gift wrap I ordered. I have not stepped foot on any school grounds since May 30th. I have a recollection of some type of retirement dream last night, so I guess the visit snuck into my subconsciousness.
Not much else going on today.
on 12/3/25 9:33 am
I'm a white light person! But all Christmas lights are great.
Vent work and light fixture installs continue. Drywall is going in this morning. The drywall guy is a smoker and his smoke aura is stinking up my house. Blech. I'm staying out of the way hanging out in the sitting area in my room. It's been a good opportunity to see all the dog hair tumbleweeds I've missed over here! And under the bed which I don't normally look at from this angle.
After today, they'll finish up on Tuesday. Bummer they won't be done tomorrow as I think they'll leave my kitchen covered in blankets, scaffolding, and plastic for 4 extra days, but drywall mud takes time to dry I guess. For someone who hates having people around working on my house, I sure have it happen a lot!
It's cold today (40 right now), but I think Kirby wants a walk. Must go find a coat...
Take care everyone!
I have done both colored and white. I tend to alternate. This year will be white and rather sparse - probably just the eaves and a few bushes.
on 12/3/25 9:09 am
As I'm shivering at 40 degrees right now. That's beach weather compared to -25 wind chill!
on 12/3/25 9:08 am
Liz since you are so good at giving new life to older pieces of furniture, try looking at furniture consignment stores or FB marketplace or NextDoor for China cabinets. Like armoires, they are not popular right now, but because of that you might find something secondhand that you can transform with a coat of paint.
Ek gads, I'm watching the local news, air temp tonight will fall to -7. Windchill will be -17 to -25. Pray for me.
I guess I hadn't given much thought to the china cabinet in this era. It makes sense though, since china itself is no longer that popular. Our china cabinet was a wedding present, and I still like it a lot (we did paint it black though). It's where I keep all my nice glassware and china.
Good luck Liz ploughing through the last of a book you don't like. Do you know what book is next? Always looking for recommendations.
Folks it is cooold. Windchill temp is -9. I'm not sure if I am leaving the house today. The lovely truth is I don't have to unless I want to. The cold air is drying out my skin. There is not enough lotion in the world to deal with this arctic desert.
DH is watching House of Guinness. I've watched off and on, but it hasn't entirely grabbed me, but maybe if I watched more faithfully. Overall, DH watches many more shows than I do.
We are really dragging our feet on the Christms decorating. There was discussion at bedtime last night that we will tackle it this afternoon. I'll let you know if we actually get it done. I know we will be happy once the lights are twinkling. Which begs a question: Who is white lights and who is multicolor? Multicolor all the way for Christmas at our house. White lights are for patios etc.
