Croneswood Art

the tastes of youth

April 26, 2008

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so….

last night, due to the massively dusty house reconstruction project, brni and i decided that we should eat out. basically, we wanted to taste food that was not laced with joint compound. normally, we would have gone out for sushi, but since the house is eating an amazingly huge hole in our bank account, we opted for the local diner.

now, i always do this. i see something i know i’ll like then i see something else and think…hmmm…maybe i should order that instead. i always regret this, but i do it anyway. so this time, i decided to get the fried filet of sole sandwich because i remembered liking fried fish sandwiches when i was young.

and well, ya know what? tastes change. the palate is more discriminating at 57 than it was at 17 and the stomach is more sensitive when it comes to things like old grease and fish bricks with tartar-mortar.

i’m happy to announce that next time, i’ll have the vegetarian panini.

or maybe just a grilled cheese.
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in the thick of it — a review in pictures

April 23, 2008

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the basement is the focus of this, the third week of reconstruction.

This is where most of our life is living.

As someone said on flickr, “surprisingly creepy.”

The former band room, now command central.

Tiles going down…they are actually finished laying the floor down, but I can’t get down there to take a shot as we can’t walk on it yet.

We has walz!

A tub and a very bright level. Soon, no more waiting when brni decides to sit and read.

These guys rock, and to prove it, they have a radio with roll bars that doubles as a generator!
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homecoming

April 20, 2008

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My older son, Michael is on his way home from Japan. It’s been two years since I’ve seen him and something like 13 or 14 years in the Air Force. And now, both journeys are over. He will be home in Baltimore tomorrow, reunited with his lovely wife, and looking for a new career.

Can’t wait to see his face and hug him tight.

eta: michael and the dogs arrived exhausted and safe according to his wife. they are w/out phone/internet until the cable guy makes it out there.
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spicy kitchen

April 19, 2008

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so, we have progress in the kitchen! it’s not complete, still need to do tile the counters and floor, but but but…the painting and backsplash is done.

here’s the view from the living room.

and a look at the backsplash. the counters will be a lighter version of the backsplash using 12×12 tiles with a border of the darker backsplash tiles.

and my favorite part…my herb counter. all my magical herbs and roots that i use for teas, decoctions, infusions and medicine.

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the bedroom is stalled at this point. the floor needs to be redone because our contractor used the wrong kind of sealer on the floor. aside from the toxic fumes that have made me rather ill, the stuff ain’t drying. so next week they have to strip it, resand and then polyurethane. ugh.

the basement is progressing nicely. the bathroom down there is being hooked up as i type. the walls are up, and removal of the old nasty tiles is in progress to prepare for laying down the new floor.

more pictures to come…
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just sharing the pain

April 10, 2008

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our house is a construction zone. half of our life is in a “Pod” in the driveway and the other half (including us) is crammed into my little office/spare bedroom upstairs. this is where i spend my time, working and listening to sanders, hammers, blaring music sung to in spanish, serbian and english. sometimes they sing a different song than the one on the boombox, but always in a different language. it’s kinda cute and crazy and maybe just a little confusing.

so…i thought, well, since i’m stuck up here, i’d share the pain. if only you could taste the sawdust and drywall compound, it would make the experience complete.

i took some pictures of the before stuff. i’ll be posting more as the work progresses.

that is if i live.

here’s the living room, stripped down and ready to be primed for paint.

and all the stuff that used to make the kitchen go is…

is on the table in the sunroom. the lizard and birds are very unhappy with the intrusion.

the bedroom…waiting for both a new ceiling and a good floor refinishing. loki is unhappy with the latest stupid human tricks.
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coyote tattoo design for brni

March 29, 2008

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so…a few years ago brni asked me to design a coyote tattoo for him. i finally managed to come up with a design that isn’t the typical southwestern coyote howling at the moon. this one seems more brni-like.
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