My last post about any work at the Cross House was 17 days ago. 17 days since I worked on the house or blogged about new work. This is unprecedented since my buying the properties in 2014 and starting this blog. A few days ago I managed to clean the stairs in the Carriage House….

I turn 68 today. Fuck.      

              It’s official. I am now a Peel Away convert!    

    These two applications will cost a not inconsiderable $100. Yikes. yesterday I ordered a 5-gallon container of Peel Away ($200) from Sherwin-Williams. I hope this will finish the chimney breast.        

        Pray for me.    

    This is year #12 of my owning the Cross House and it feels like a miracle to at long last have some decent appliances in the kitchen. I put them on a 12-month payment plan! The two images are deceiving as they give the indication that the kitchen will be sleek and modern….

The new Master Suite at the carriage house will consist of: Foyer. Spa-style bathroom in the turret room and with two closets. Large walk-in, windowed closet. Linen closet. Bedroom.       The new closet will…of course, dahlink…have a surface-mounted crystal chandelier in the center and will be quite glamorous. I think closets should be…

In my recent post about resuming work on the kitchen, I wrote: “The island will also be blue. What shade of blue I do not know. Suggestions?”