Cindy somehow finds the patience to clean years of crud off of wood window frames.

Swings in the basement!
This is odd but not surprising. In our other home - the one next door - we found swings on rafter hooks in the garage.
What happened in this neighborhood that children couldn’t play outside?

Swings in the basement!

This is odd but not surprising. In our other home - the one next door - we found swings on rafter hooks in the garage.

What happened in this neighborhood that children couldn’t play outside?

Chin ups? Or do we even want to know?

Chin ups? Or do we even want to know?

Oh, how I love design… and wouldn’t this be a good name for a band? “Hellooooo Minneapolis, we are GRIP GRAIN!”
Speaking of Grip Grain, let’s ask the Internet. Turns out the Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc.,

“has been filling the needs of the metal finishing industry for more than 50 years. The company was founded on the premise that a market exists for high-quality metal finishing products. In the beginning, the company manufactured buffing compound, but soon expanded its product line to include buffing wheels and abrasive flap wheels.”

If you’ve never used a buffing compound, you’ve never seen metal come to life. 

Oh, how I love design… and wouldn’t this be a good name for a band? “Hellooooo Minneapolis, we are GRIP GRAIN!”

Speaking of Grip Grain, let’s ask the Internet. Turns out the Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc.,

“has been filling the needs of the metal finishing industry for more than 50 years. The company was founded on the premise that a market exists for high-quality metal finishing products. In the beginning, the company manufactured buffing compound, but soon expanded its product line to include buffing wheels and abrasive flap wheels.”

If you’ve never used a buffing compound, you’ve never seen metal come to life. 


Happy accident: The 5-gallon bucket left a smile on the paper-covered floor.

Happy accident: The 5-gallon bucket left a smile on the paper-covered floor.

Happy accident! Dramatic lighting, now on the backsplash.

Made progress against the wicked, wicked wallpaper. And getting some cool shoulder muscles to show for it!

Tagged: Robin, Cindy, Danielle, Maddie

We didn’t find treasure under this cement BOO. We didn’t find a body under this cement YAY! 

We rotated turns - with Cindy (in the green) giving the most hits - until that patch was gone. Pretty sure Cindy can ring the bell come Minnesota State Fair time.

Let there be light on the new backsplash tile.

Let there be light on the new backsplash tile.