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How to Lay Floor Tile Part 2: Mortar
I knew I was going to have trouble making the edges look good. When I laid out the tile ahead of time I could see the edge go from thick on one end to thin on the other though I had started off perfectly even with the end. I was going to have to make little adjustments along the way. I drew a line on the concrete where I wanted the edge to be. Then I realized the mortar was […]
G-g-g-g-ghost!
Jack: Hi. Jill: Thank God you’re home! Jack, we have to do something! There’s a ghost in the house. Jack: Huh? Jill: We have to get out of here! While you were gone a ghost came along and messed with my hair. Jack: Come on, Jill. There’s no such thing as ghosts. Jill: Of course there’s a ghost. You don’t think I’d do this to my own hair, do you? Jack: Um….. Jill: Well? How do you explain it? Jack: […]
Suzie’s House 70: Ratatouille
In previous episodes of Suzie’s House Drew decided to take on the investigation into the Smash Master by himself. Refusing to be cut out of the action, Suzie, Vin, and Miranda formed a vigilante group. Following their own leads, and making their own alliances, they try to find the men with the red hair without Drew knowing. . . . Drew clattered some pots and pans together a few times, taking them out of the cupboard then putting them right back. […]
Thursday Thirteen #30: Fimo Clay Beads
My daughter and I made a bunch of beads out of Fimo clay. Can you guess which ones I did, and which ones she did? In order to get the permalink from this post you must both put your URL in the Mr. Linky thing and leave a comment. More Thursday Thirteen Participants Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! Buck Naked Politics Allison SandyCarlson The Romance Roundtable Savannah Chase Debora Dennis Jennifer McKenzie Susan Helene Gottfried Tempest Knight Renee Paige […]
By George! The Duke of Clarence Makes Himself At Home
As we saw last week, Prince William sailed the seven seas, just the way George III liked it, up until something better came along. Any guesses what? The change, as was often the case with these boys, was a lady. Sailor Billy, or the Duke of Clarence, as he was now officially known, had met the woman of his dreams. Her name was Dorothea Jordan. She was a famous comic actress of the London stage. This was good because she […]
They Grow Up So Fast
This is “Book Cover Lad.” He named himself last fall when I was trying to get him to go to school and all he wanted to do was horse around with the mandatory book cover which he never used even once. At that point he was still shorter than me, could barely pick me up, and spent more time at home than off with his friends. Since then he has learned to skateboard, which he insists is called skating. Back […]
Tagged and Awarded
I’ve been getting tagged like crazy lately. Since Alice’s Restaurant runs on a schedule, I’m a little limited in when I can do memes. I appreciate everyone’s patience while I waited for a slot to open up. I Love You This Much Award
How to Lay Floor Tile Part 1
This is the first time I’ve ever laid floor tile. I was quite nervous about it, and put the job off for about five months. I like the end results, but maybe this blog should be called how NOT to lay floor tile.Also, because I was the one doing the work and taking the pictures, I didn’t get any nice shots of the actual process. Something about not wanting to wreck my camera held me back. Anyway, here’s what I […]
Jill Alone in the House
Hover over the pictures if you’d like words to go with them. Lori V. Just Say These Words saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Today’s theme is yourself Be sure to visit the home page. Previously in Jack and Jill There Was an Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe I am very, very pleased to accept an award from Tammy for the Jack and Jill series. Thank you.
Suzie’s House 69: So Lonely
Ben was so lonely he could die. Dying would be better than living with his father. He knew his mother hadn’t sent him away as punishment, but couldn’t help thinking there must be something wrong with him – some flaw that made it so no one wanted him around. All that time being good, and Mom still sent him away. He was tapping his pencil on his desk in English class, and thinking about how much he wanted to go […]
Thursday Thirteen #29: Reasons to Read Suzie's House
For those of you who told me it was OK to blow my own horn, here goes: 1 – You never know what’s going to happen next, even when you think you do. 2 – To see Rob get his comeuppance. 3 – To see who is going to get shot next. 4 – To see someone get down and dirty. 5 – To find out why Miranda dumped Suzie’s recipe file in the toilet. 6 – Old Victorian […]
By George! A Sailor’s Life for Prince William
When Mr. Al left off last week, William was behaving just as frustrated and rake like as the rest of his brothers. The change in Sailor Billy’s life was that he had met the lady of his dreams. Sailor Billy, or the Duke of Clarence, as he was now known, had taken up with a well-known comic actress named Dorothea Jordan. Mrs. Jordan and Billy shared a number of traits. Not least was their attitude toward societal conventions. Miss Jordan […]
Spring
Mr. Al wanted to go hiking, so we went to our usual park. I should have known we wouldn’t be able to do much, because it’s spring and all that snow on the mountains has been melting. Nice body of water, eh? It’s not a lake. It’s the river. I guess you could say the water was running a bit high. This is the bridge we usually take to get from the shore across a little side channel and into […]
Shoes
This one came in an email titled “Newest Styles out of Japan” . . . . . . . No way I’d wear any of these. Excpet maybe the red boots. And maybe the ones with the horse shoes. I could see where the horse shoes prints could be fun at the county fair.
Quick and Dirty Gumbo
Enough people asked about the use of Gumbo File’ last Thursday that I decided I better provide a recipe today. This is my way of doing Gumbo, not the “real” way. Real gumbo can take a lot of work and fair amount of time. This won’t taste the same, but it’ll fill the void. In a medium sized sauce pan toss in the following: a handful of ham a hand full of chicken a little less sausage. – I’ve used […]
