Six years ago, my backyard looked like this: and, I should say, this is a huge improvement over what it looked like 7 years ago: then, it was a pit. The notable features then were a huge rusting broken down shed and scattered shotgun casings on the ground. My house was basically such a wreck [...]
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Backyard Then and Now
Posted in my home improvements, Sonoran Desert Gardening on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My Very Beautiful Bathroom Tile
Posted in my home improvements, tagged Absolute Installation Tucson, Duct tape Shower Fixtures, Tucson Custom TIle, Tucson Floor and Bathroom Tile on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, my bathroom bath/shower was tiled and new plumbing fixtures were installed. The plumber came one morning as I was getting ready for work. When I heard him say, from the bathroom, “you’ve got to see this”, followed by him coming out to show me a cell phone photo…well, I knew my old house [...]
My Almost New Bathroom
Posted in my home improvements on November 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Recently, I shared a photo of what my bathroom used to look like: a pit, really, painted gray-blue and with only a small north-facing window for light. All the fixtures were over 50 years old. Maybe the toilet was replaced in 1972, but other than that….it was very sad. My carpenter pal Rob Saunders is [...]
More of What Gets in the Way of Artmaking
Posted in my home improvements, Sonoran Desert Gardening on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have felt so burdened lately by getting stuff done. Usually I feel OK about daily chores and routines; I appreciate some structure to my artmaking. Lately, though, there’s been too much structural work going on: yard and garden upkeep, bathroom remodel, shopping for a new commuter bicycle, etc. And not enough time for art, [...]
Miscellaneous Projects
Posted in Art Projects, Art Quiltmaking Design, my home improvements on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I managed to get a few things done this past week. Like start quilting this paper/silk lamination piece so I can then try and build a frame for it; it’s not easy to see the quilting design, but, it’s there: I also put up one of my pieces at my chiropractor’s office; I think it [...]
Post-Grasslands Adjustment
Posted in Art Projects, my home improvements on September 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been very tired this week; last weekend–closing down the Grasslands–was exhausting. I’ve been busy moving stuff around my house to accommodate the art and dry-goods I took from the bakery. For example, all my books were once on this wall… …but I moved them to this corner to make room for the art my [...]
New Doors and a Window
Posted in my home improvements on April 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is the door I painted last weekend. The same father-son team that installed my windows last year put in the door; they took of the steel security door so I could paint that after work. It didn’t take too long: Here it is, finished: I love my door! The old one was poorly installed; [...]
Landscaping With Me Mum
Posted in my home improvements, Sonoran Desert Gardening, tagged Mr. Drip Soakerhose, Sonoran Desert Gardening, Tucson garden on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just a few days ago my driveway was clear of all the gravel and rock I’d ordered earlier this spring: So to remedy the situation, I ordered 6 tons of really pretty 1/2 inch desert gold decomposed granite; and my mom generously offered to help shovel and spread the stuff in my yard, despite osteoporosis: [...]
Endless Yardwork
Posted in my home improvements, Sonoran Desert Gardening, tagged Sonoran Desert Gardening on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not quite Endless Summer…but at least all this work should make for a more beautiful yard for me this summer. What have I been doing the past few days? It hasn’t been anything art-related. Though last Sunday we had a great Irish house session at my home: 2 fiddlers, 1 piper, 1 flute, 1 [...]
