Midweek musings on a Wednesday evening…

As I sat reading my email and the news online this morning I had visions of reading the news not all that many years ago. Newsprint and ink stains…Reading the

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Labor Day on a cloudy, rainy Monday.

Status Report: The remodeling of our lone bathroom was finally completed yesterday after noon. We have spent the last day finding the little nicks and dings that will be driving

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Labor Day Weekend Sunday – Day 6 of a 3 day project…

I always know a remodeling project will take longer than anticipated when I am doing all of the work myself and without help. I did not expect to watch the

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Saturday – First of September…High summer is over.

We slept in our own beds for the first time since Monday last night. The construction crew worked till almost 10pm making sure the most important part of the newly

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The start of a home remodel…

We are starting an update of our bathroom today. I went in to this project with some misgivings. Today’s start has not made these misgivings go away. Realize please, our

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A rockhounds lament…Texas coastal tears.

As a youngster growing up on the Gulf coast I naturally became a bit of a rockhound. Makes sense doesn’t it? What with no natural rock formations being available within

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Leon Hale’s take on the heat of summer…

Leon Hale is a Houston institution. His column has been running in Houston Newspapers for as long as I’ve been around (or at least as long as I’ve been aware

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