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  • Inch By Inch, Row by Row

    We’ve been garden-free for a number of years.  We moved from our home in Bellingham, which was a gardened and landscaped half acre to a yard as small as a closet.  It just didn’t seem worth spending time converting it into something beautiful, especially since we only planned on being there for such a short […]

  • Miles of Tiles

    When we remodeled our house in Bellingham we wanted to honor the integrity of the house – it was a 1907 bungalow in need of some serious love. When we tiled the bathroom, we used teeny, tiny white one inch white square tiles. With white grout. It was beautiful! For about three days. On about […]

  • Electrical Inspection

    We passed!  With the help of my father, the house is wired and ready for the next steps!  Again, we passed on the first try.  It speaks to the meticulous nature of my husband dear that he was able to do this again!  The insulation folks arrive today to begin caulking seams and filling holes […]

  • Before and After

    I can tell we are close to having a finished house.  Do you know how I know?  This past weekend I offered to come to the house to do some clean up.  I was cleaning up for the next step, drywall and insulation!  Wahoo!  The house looked a little like this pretty much in every […]

  • Little Girl Art

    Gigi wants the new house to look more like a home – even though there are not proper walls to hang it on.  She frequently sends her drawings with her dad which he dutifully hangs on the studs.  I think her purpose is to not only to her dad know she loves him, but also […]

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