Archive for February, 2009
Carpets have been steam cleaned (apparently they didn’t do this before, for some reason?) – and the house has cleared the tests for mold. I’m relieved and excited – but also still feeling paranoid. We’ll see what happens over the weekend, as we’re going out to look at more houses.
First round of re-inspection testing failed – the mold is still there. This is… not good.
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- Tags: house, inspection, mold, remediation
Strawberry Sorbet
In: kitchen
22 Feb 2009Fast, simple, and utterly delicious. 1lb bag frozen strawberries, partially thawed (I leave them on the counter for an hour or two in the bag) 3/4c powdered/confectioners sugar 3Tbsp vodka Juice of one lemon (fresh is best) Cut open the bag of semi-frozen strawberries and dump it (and any liquid) into the blender. Add remaining [...]
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- Tags: recipe, sorbet, strawberry
Box Physics
In: house
22 Feb 2009When your stuff is put away in your house, it looks normal. As soon as you put open boxes and begin to pack your stuff, it expands to 3 times its original size. Once you close the boxes, you are somewhat amazed, as it returns to normalcy. Then, when you put the boxes in your [...]
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- Tags: boxes, house, moving, packing
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