Monthly Archives: May 2011

Luminaire Sleuth Extraordinare

Posted on May 31, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Jim is proving to be quite the lighting detective – if a light doesn’t work, he’s the picture of dogged determination ’til he gets it fixed.  He really tackled a lot this past weekend – and now we have a … Continue reading →

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Flood Insurance (a.k.a. Cry Me a River)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by donnahuebsch

We live on a lovely little creek in Clearwater. In fact, we actually own a little bit of the creek. It has tons of bird wildlife. It has snook and redfish and jumping mullet. It has flood insurance premiums you … Continue reading →

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Jim & Donna’s Excellent LED Adventure (Part II)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by donnahuebsch

For the first part of this story, please read Jim & Donna’s Excellent LED Adventure (Part I). There was something not right with the receipt from Home Depot – actually TWO things not right: Well, this receipt was all cattywampus … Continue reading →

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Jim & Donna’s Excellent LED Adventure (Part I)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Recently we had to decide what kind of lighting to put in the master suite hallway – it’s a long, skinny area and I didn’t want any bulky fixtures taking up room, so I decided I would like recessed lighting … Continue reading →

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Master Closet In Progress

Posted on May 20, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Before I get on this topic, I just want to say Happy 26th Anniverary, Jimbo – marrying you was the best thing I ever did! Here’s to many more happy years of DIYing together 😮 Now that I’ve shared our … Continue reading →

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Master Closet Master Plan

Posted on May 17, 2011 by donnahuebsch

It occurred to me that it might help my readers follow our progress if you knew what our goals are, especially where there are a number of steps involved in our renovation.  So here is an overview of our master … Continue reading →

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Master Closet Door Decision

Posted on May 14, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Well, the dreaded day came a few days ago – Jim was ready to work on the master closets and needed to know for absolutely-positively-sure what kind of doors we’re going to put on them. I closed out my poll, … Continue reading →

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A/C Issues

Posted on May 12, 2011 by donnahuebsch

K. and I walked into the house on Tuesday after her classes and I noticed that it was distinctly WARM. Sometimes it’s just post-menopausal me feeling the heat, so I walked over to check the setting on the thermostat and … Continue reading →

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Things I Didn’t Expect to Find in My Backyard – Wordless Wednesday #7

Posted on May 11, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Crab legs strewn around? Really? I would love to have seen what kind of bird-snacking was going on!

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Insurance Letdown

Posted on May 9, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Just spoke with our insurance agent and, after the repair job marathon by hubby, the carrier declined our insurance coverage. *HEAVY SIGH*  They didn’t give any specific reasons, just the “thank you very much – we don’t want to cover … Continue reading →

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