House in Progress Diary

Built-In Windowseat Benches (for you, Mom)

This entry is for my mom, who has promised to disown me if I do not post something about the house and/or her granddaughter. These are not idle threats as she is obsessed with her own demise since I was nineteen or so. How do I know this? There are clues. Like that fact that she has been putting Post-It notes onto various items in her house with the names of her daughters or grandchildren since, um, forever. These Post-Its get rearranged depending upon whether we are being sufficiently dutiful or not. We also get emails like this one: "Who wants the Captain's decanter that Dad gave me for our second anniversary? You know, after we're gone. Because we're not going to live forever. By the way, when are you visiting us?"

So you see, if I ever want that Hummel figurine of a little boy fishing or the macrame owl from the foyer of my childhood home, I have to pony up some photos. Hope you understand. Anyway...

Benches in Progress

Posted by jeanne on August 12, 2008 at 1:40 PM (0)