Tag: broken
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Take That, HOA! We Did It!
Registered letters, poke-the-bear emails, conversations with decision makers and months of waiting. We finally did it. Our house is painted! We worked through so many grays. Software Gray, Amazing Gray, Functional Gray, Repose Gray, Light French Gray, Gray Screen. The commonality? They’re all gray. Having picked out a variety of grays we liked, we took…
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Mushy Is Never A Good Sign
My first indication of something a little hinky was the bag of frozen strawberries–more mush than firm and frozen. Which was when I noticed the green fluid dripping…dripping…dripping slowly down the side of the freezer wall. Not good. I found the source of the green fluid–really bad, once frozen, now melting kale. It didn’t look…
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Fix It Because It Is “Broke”
I love our backyard. It’s a bit of an oasis for me. Even in the heat and humidity of Florida. As I mowed our lawn the other day, sweating like a construction worker in the tropics, I was able to marvel at how peaceful it was in our yard. Ducks were swimming in our freshwater…
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It Was Bound To Break
I should have been paying more attention. That’s pretty much my go-to excuse nowadays for my forgetfulness, missed appointments, unfinished projects or not following the procedure I should have known to follow. This, however, was pure unadulterated thoughtlessness. I have this habit of not closing cabinets. Because I’m slightly vertically challenged, many of the open…
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Restoration Is Hard Wear
We’ve had a dining room table and chairs made out of light oak for many years. Long enough that Debbie, at one point in time, thought it appropriate to carve her name in it. The surface was gouged, stained with drops of paint and marker, discolored where hot dishes sat trivetless. Like a topographical map…
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