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Reborn, remodeled, renewed, it seems like those are the motifs of spring at the Old House, here. I finally got to check off the return of the trellis to the porch from the to-do list. They are secured to the porch and ready for me to train the vines on them again. I still hate the old porch, but this will make it a little less onerous.<\/p>\n

Appliance Review<\/h3>\n

It is several years down the road and I still love my Bosch dishwasher<\/a>, and the Bosch washer<\/a>\"\" and dryer. They work great and look great! One of the best appliance choices we made in a long time was choosing the Bosch brand for these appliances<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

Maytag was fine for the big washer and dryer, but the smaller ones we had purchased for my mother’s use are even better. They are relatively quiet (which was important for something in the living spaces), save energy and water, and are perfect for small spaces.<\/p>\n

I wish I could be as enthusiastic about the Samsung refrigerator<\/a>. I still love the design of the French door above<\/a>\"\" and the freezer below. The trouble lately has been that the upper part froze things like lettuce and fresh vegetable more often than not. I kept turning down the thermostat but it had periodic problems. So it has a grade C, for average, in my book.<\/p>\n

I have been using a Dyson<\/a>\"\" sweeper and it is the first time I haven’t had to replace a vacuum because it wasn’t cleaning- ALL my other sweepers had to be replaced by this time.<\/p>\n

Next Project<\/h3>\n

We are talking about putting up another shed. Handy man wants to convert one old chicken coop into a work building, and I would like to have a coop for chickens, so we are thinking about putting up a new shed for that. Still in the talking stages, though.<\/p>\n

We still have one upstairs room to renovate. It is taking so long to get to it because decluttering acitivities are connected to the timeline. I’ve been really slow in that dept.<\/p>\n

But not altogether remiss! Another trip to the Ikea store to get the supplies for that endeavor, and<\/i> the new mini-kitchen that was always planned for the little apartment area. We saw the ideal corner sink base for only $300.00 dollars or so. <\/p>\n

Really looking forward to going to Ikea!<\/p>\n

So that is a little heads up on things we are planning for this year. I think it is time to start writing on the history of some of older remodeling efforts again, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reborn, remodeled, renewed, it seems like those are the motifs of spring at the Old House, here. I finally got to check off the return of the trellis to the porch from the to-do list. They are secured to the porch and ready for me to train the vines on them again. 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