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Kitchen Reno: Day Fourteen

November 3, 2008

She Said
I receive a phone message from the area manager of installations for Home Depot….  He wants to know if he can come by to see how the tile backsplash is coming along.  Sort of a “spot check”, I gather, on the installers
I call him back to let him know that he’s welcome [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Thirteen

October 23, 2008

She Said
Today is the day we’re supposed to get our slate backsplash.
Alas, it was only at 6:20 p.m. yesterday that I realize I’ve never had a tile delivery!!  I call Home Depot – the same one that’s been having all the computer glitches since having their system replaced.  It takes them a bit [...]

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Ontario Stout

October 21, 2008

I was pretty stoked and curious to see this at our local LCBO…an Ontario Stout!  I’m talking about Hockley Valley Brewing Company’s Hockley Stout.  I love the tag on the can…”It pours like liquid midnight.”
 Just go buy it.  It’s a really great pour – beautiful coffee aroma is what I got, and a bit of [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Twelve

October 21, 2008

She Said
The Latitude installers return to put in our Silestone backsplash.  Again.  Hopefully, the fabricators got it right, this time….
The window given to me was 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  They arrive right in the middle, at 1:00.  One installer is the same as two weeks ago; the other is new.  I try [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Eleven

October 20, 2008

She Said
The day of my dreams (okay, one of my dreams) is here.  Today, I will have running water… again.  And the reverse osmosis filter that we haven’t been able to use since we moved in….  And a dishwasher!  And a full-size refrigerator!!  Indeed, after 132 days, our bar fridge will become a bar fridge!!
Eric [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Ten

October 17, 2008

She Said
Today, the electricians arrive.  Alas, it’s not Glen himself, but a couple of underlings:  Rich and Mark.  They’re nice enough, for sure, but sometimes you just have a feeling….
Today’s work includes a few minor things.  First, moving an outlet that is just about two inches too far to the left, which in [...]

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Kitchen Reno Paranoia Continues!

October 16, 2008

She Said
Didi didn’t manage to get back to me yesterday.  It’s entirely possible she didn’t get the message….  At 8:02 a.m., I call Home Depot to speak to Joanne.
I explain the situation and that I was told I’d have ½ inch of “play”, but I don’t.
Fortunately, they’ve recently developed and filled the role [...]

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Kitchen Reno Paranoia

October 15, 2008

She Said
So, as I’m talking on the phone, at the opposite end of the room to the spot where my 36” Viking range needs to fit, I start looking and wondering about that space.  Is the counter overhang larger on the left side than on the right??  Call me paranoid (and believe me, [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Nine

October 14, 2008

She Said
It’s been two weeks since my Silestone measure (Why Silestone?  Check out the FAQs!) and the day has finally come….
Actually, it’s come and gone; the installation was supposed to be yesterday, but I received a call from Latitude (the installation company) last week; they send their installers from Toronto and it seems [...]

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The World’s Greatest Chef?

October 10, 2008

I stumbled across this article while combing through globeandmail.com this morning.
While most of us will likely never eat at this restaurant or apply the techniques of chef Adria, the article is really compelling.
Check it out here:  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081010.wladria10/EmailBNStory/lifeFoodWine/home

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