Monday, March 29, 2010

Cleaned out the shed, etc. (03-29-10)

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I am amazed by everything Gary and I did today. While Gary took down all the ratty shelves inside the shed, found a rats' nest and kille...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pretty Mosaic Glass Windows (03-28-10)

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I went by Portico to pick up the windows that were on hold. They are absolutely beautiful, especially the one with flowers. I placed it ove...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Pretty Mosaic Glass Windows (03-27-10)

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I went by Portico and saw some gorgeous mosaic glass windows on display and ask for three of them to be placed on hold. I need to think abo...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Chosing paint colors (03-26-10)

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My day was spent opening the last boxes of kitchen stuff. The color for the upstairs bathroom paint has been chosen (big, big step, since it...
Monday, March 22, 2010

First Project: Tear Down of the Lean-to (03-22-10)

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This is the first project we've undertaken: to repair the shed, the crumbling lean-to must first be removed... Gary and Valérie at work
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Cleanup (03-20-10)

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One roll of towel paper, a big bottle of Scrub Free with Bleach, and a LOT of elbow grease to EXORCISE the upstairs bathroom of the very gro...

The House in the 1980s (ca. 03-10)

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When we moved in the house, we found an envelope the previous owner had left to our attention on the kitchen counter. Inside, some papers pe...
Friday, March 19, 2010

Vintage Photo (03-19-10)

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Here is a photo of the house ca. 1902 with the Joseph and Sarah Rupert family who were its first owners. The front porch, door and windows ...
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Wallpaper removal (ca. 03-10)

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Flowery, over-the-top wallpaper in upstairs bathroom: GONE; frilly/foofy wallpaper in Gary's office-to-be: GONE (Many thanks to Valérie,...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Boxes (03-18-10)

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We're surrounded by boxes all over...There aren't enough closets in this house! Aside from the small bedroom closets, there is one c...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Back online (03-17-10)

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BACK ONLINE AFTER 3 DAYS WITH NO INTERNET!!!
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Moving in and moving out (03-13-10)

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We moved today, with much help from friends and family. Thanks to all!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Doodle Study in Black and White (03-11-10)

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An interesting exercise to get into my Creative Zone...

Moving in and working out (03-10-10)

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The house is already full, but I'm moving more boxes over today. Every time I walk by the fireplace in the living room, and see the hear...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Cleaning Out the Shed (03-09-10)

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I thought that a good cleanup of the shed would make a world of difference. But a closer look reveals that all the shelving and ramshackle b...

Moving in and bugging out (03-09-10)

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I take a truckload of garden plants and miscellaneous things over to the house with Julia. We take the black and white cat with us. He does ...
Monday, March 8, 2010

Moving in and sweeping out (03-08-10)

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Gary rents a bigger truck and we load it up. He decides to take the black and white cat with him for the trip. A couple of people from churc...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Moving in and cleaning out (03-07-10)

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I take a carload of stuff over to the house by myself. I decide to get organized and to clean this grimy house from top to bottom before the...
Saturday, March 6, 2010

"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"...Or Does She?.. (03-06-10)

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Now that we're in our new home, Gary and I go about checking things out in the empty house, opening doors and drawers. The main part o...
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She's finally leaving! (03-06-10)

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George, our agent calls to say that we may get the house after 5 PM (Yessss!!!) I don't know how he managed to pull this off, but the se...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Delays...again! (03-05-10)

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Guess what? We ARE the owners of record, but we don't have the keys AND the owner is not moving out! We're supposed to get the keys ...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

We're Homeowners! (03-04-10)

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I was teaching my adult art class in Hillsboro today when I got a phone call from the escrow agent letting me know that the transaction had ...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Almost there! (03-03-10)

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WE SIGNED DOCUMENTS!!! But we're not done yet. Now, we're negotiating the date when the seller will finally move out... And, would y...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

More delays (03-02-10)

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Delays...again. (And who said that I am not patient?)
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Delays (02-25-10)

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...More...setbacks...and...delays...(Snore).
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

My Old Kitchen (02-23-10)

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Fun! My old kitchen was featured on " Hooked on Houses "!

Haiku: The Buyer's Lament (02-23-10)

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A poem by Pascale Steig House sold; moving on Looking for a house Alas: slim pickings. Frantically looking Days on end, reading the a...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Frustrations (02-20-10)

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I am getting fed up with a certain real estate transaction... Our seller seems to be unpredictable and difficult to deal with. The home buyi...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

A Springtime Yeti-e (02-18-10)

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This one's a tease...

Garden Gnome Wanted (02-18-10)

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I want a swell garden gnome , like the one I saw at the Garden and Patio Show .
Saturday, February 13, 2010

Yard and Garden Show (02-13-10)

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I raced through the Garden and Patio Show today (there was too much to see and not enough time to do it). A lot of the displays were aimed ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Elton John/Billy Joel Concert at the Rose Quarter (02-10-10)

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We went to see the Face to Face Elton John and Billy Joel concert at the Rose Quarter stadium . After hearing Gary play their music for t...
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The Big Blue Dinosaur (02-10-10)

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When my daughter Valérie (21) was about three years old, she once ran from the front of the house to the kitchen and breathtakingly told me...

Haunted-Looking House in the Old Neighborhood (ca. 03-09)

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The Estate Sale over, it sat empty and forlorn, like a cursed, silent sentinel recalling terrible things passed. The house came on the marke...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

A sketch of Marty Feldman (02-03-10)

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Recently, it seems that everyone on Facebook has been posting celebrity look-alike photos as profile pictures. I wanted to do something diff...
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TV: "Lost": Last Season Premiere (02-02-10)

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We've been without a television since the beginning of November, so we watched the much-anticipated Lost season opener at the house of s...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

I wanna move! (01-30-10)

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I am having a bad case of (rental) cabin fever. At least, the rental house has great water pressure and the water is really hot.
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Some good news...and some not so good (01-21-10)

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The sewer scope was done today. Good news: The sewer line is okay. We're still at the stage of negotiating repairs. Negotiations still u...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

We found a house...I think (01-19-10)

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This is the house we may be buying. We just had a home inspection yesterday. The thing that really freaks me out, though (aside from the man...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

House Inspection (01-18-10)

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The house sale is "pending" (we are the buyers). The home inspection was today (and it was scaryyyyy)...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Faces at Church (01-17-10)

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You might wonder why there are so many entries about Church... I simply find people at Church to be an unending source of material for quick...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Portrait: Moso (01-16-10)

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A quick sketch of Moso, that doesn't totally look like her... Moso?
Thursday, January 14, 2010

All these efforts for nothing...so far (01-14-10)

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So far, we made FIVE offers and several counter-offers on various houses...with no satisfactory results.
Monday, January 11, 2010

Mary G. (01-11-10)

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This is my friend, Mary G., whose pale ethereal beauty brings to mind a mermaid or a fairy (a "fée" in French).
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Church Meeting (01-10-10)

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Two quick sketches of people at Church...
Friday, January 8, 2010

Woman at a Restaurant (01-08-10)

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I was at Claim Jumper with Gary, and a woman sitting at a table nearby caught my attention. She was in her 40s and pretty, and with the bla...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

At the Endodontist (01-05-10)

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The two following sketches are a good example of what the luxury of time allows one to achieve, as opposed to a rushed sketch. In the firs...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

Back at it with another offer... (01-03-10)

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Despite my feeling ill with a raging toothache, we made (another) offer on the "Ducks and Bunnies" house...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Year's Eve (12-31-09)

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We attended a very entertaining New Year's Eve party at the Watts, with a brilliant and well-researched presentation about the prophecie...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

At Claim Jumper's (12-29-09)

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It was a pleasure to see Lyndon L. again after many years. We had a good time reminiscing and sharing stories about his and Gary's time ...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

Still looking... (12-28-09)

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We looked at houses today... Time to consider pros and cons again. It's totally a drag, honest. I can't think of how many houses I...
Friday, December 18, 2009

Annual Community Messiah Sing-Along (12-18-09)

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This year again, we went to the Messiah Sing-Along at Central Lutheran Church . I sing Alto, but mostly follow the melody... so it was easi...
Monday, December 14, 2009

We made an offer...again (12-14-09)

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House offer revisited. Re-wait-and-see. I'm having mixed feelings about the subject; this house selling/renting/buying has been like pul...
Monday, December 7, 2009

Counter-Offer (12-07-09)

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The terms of the counter-offer were so ridiculous, they were almost funny. The seller wanted to rent the house back from us, for a ridiculou...
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Offer (12-05-09)

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We made an offer on a house. Now, it's time to wait...and...see.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

A page from my sketchbook (ca. 11-25-09)

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A page spread, worked on over several days... At left, Julia, and at top middle, Wendy B.
Sunday, November 22, 2009

LeeAnn B. at Church (11-22-09)

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LeeAnn B. is always smiling and everyone loves her classes. LeeAnn B.
Sunday, November 15, 2009

Doodle Study in Black and White (ca. 11-09)

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I love using my black pens. The following doodles were done with a fine point Sharpie. I wanted to fill the page with patterns as they hap...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Video Games Live (11-07-09)

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Great concert at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall : Video Games Live . Although my knowledge of video game music is limited to the Metroid series,...
Friday, October 23, 2009

From a Book of B&W Photography (10-23-09)

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This sketch was done from a photograph of (I think) an industrial or banker from the 1940s, found in an older coffee table book with many ph...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

An Entry for 1000 Journals!!! (10-18-09)

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Such exciting news! I stopped by artFIBERfest at Reed College . One of the organizers, Tracy Moore (whose journals are fabulous) had one ...
Friday, October 16, 2009

On the Bus (10-16-09)

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I don't do comics often enough, but here is something I did while sitting on the bus...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

I want things my way... (10-11-09)

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...I want my plans to be implemented; I want to reach my dreams.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Photo of the kitchen in our old house (ca. 10-09)

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Here is a photo of my favorite space in our old house: the kitchen I designed. I think the project turned out fabulous, especially with t...
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Stan Ridgway at The Woods (10-03-09)

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Well, once again, Stan Ridgway came to Portland , this time for an all-acoustic concert at The Woods . Although I prefer the louder sounds ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Thugs (09-15-09)

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This newspaper photo of three would-be terrorists caught my attention. Interesting faces.