Rats… Literally

Well we haven’t been able to completely lick the rat problem here at Casa De Cardinal.  Just when we think we’ve got ‘em all we hear them in the attic again.About 6 months ago I put wire mesh in the attic vent to keep ‘em out and they still come. I’ve since found where they’re … Read more

The Alabama Jubilee

We went to Decatur, Alabama for Memorial Day weekend to see the Balloons.  We went here in 2007, and didn’t stay for all of the festivities because we had to be somewhere else.  We’ve since found out that they do this event every year at Memorial Day. This year, the weather didn’t cooperate very will.  … Read more

Bathroom is almost done.

Nan has been taking pictures of the progress… although it’s slow, it is steady.  We have a functional bathroom right now, Greg, our contractor has about a day of work left.  Here are some pictures that we’ve taken… first of the demolition and then some of the work during the rebuild. Demolition Photos. Rebuild Photos

The never ending remodeling saga

Just when you think you’re starting to get things where you think you want them, something else goes south. We were NOT planning to re-do the bathroom… but guess what… we are.  Turns out the hole in our tub where the drain is was severely rusted through to the point where water was leaking under … Read more

Happy belated New Year

Welcome to the new decade! We’ve been really busy for the past month, but even though we’ve been busy, there’s not too much going on but we do have some news… The biggest news is that Daniel is engaged to be married.  To my knowledge they have not set a date. He set the bar … Read more