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Arrrrrrrgh

It's Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Ever wonder what the Pirates ate when they were out plundering and pillaging? Here's the Pirate Food Pyramid.

You've gotta have a good foundation to build off of, right - so the rum is good!

Need a joke for the day?

What did the italian pirate say when he left the island? Arrrrrrrivederci

And, of course, this day wouldn't be complete without a little Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow.

 

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Still Strolling

One more time.

Here is what the back deck looked like.  It was always really hot on the deck, there was never really a nice breeze, and the neighbors were always a little too 'chattty' when we were on the deck.

 So we renovated  We moved the stairs, made the deck much smaller, and used the space that used to be under the deck as our patio.  We left the stone that was there and thought that eventually we would change that - but we haven't.  It's actually good-draining, cool and cost effective.

We eventually bought a 12' square screenhouse and new furniture and we use it quite a bit.  We used to use it more, but one of the dogs ran through the screen, so it gets a little buggy in there.....

Another Stroll

The living room was very, very plain.  No crown molding, no decoration - just a boxy, plain room

 

So we renovated......

We added a fireplace and cabinet/bookshelves, crown molding and panelwork.

It looks like an entirely different room - in a VERY good way.

The main bathroom - before

and after

The master bath before

and after

Strolling Down Memory Lane

Before I start posting pictures of the next house and you begin to wonder what were we thinking  if we've lost our minds, I thought I'd share some of the before and after pictures of the renovations we've done in this house.  I know some of you haven't seen these - enjoy!!

This is what the kitchen looked like when we bought the house six years ago. 

 It had cabinets over the sink, so if one of us was in the kitchen and one was in the dining room, we couldn't see each other.

 The refrigerator was small - and the oven was so small that you couldn't fit a cookie sheet in it.  We weren't planning to renovate right away but we were having a house full of people for Thanksgiving so how were we supposed to cook a turkey if we couldn't even bake cookies???

 The broom closet was a waste of taking up four feet - and looked a little out of place.

So we renovated. We removed the over the sink cabinets, Jim made all new cabinets, we added tile backsplash and floor, stone counters, new appliances, and turned the broom closet into a pantry closet.

The transformation is amazing.

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