http://www.all-things-me.net/blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:04:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As much as I love living by myself, I'm finding it very difficult to get used to living in an apartment building. For at least two months after moving in, people were drilling a lot. I'm pretty sure it was the same people because the drilling sounded the same every time. ... http://www.all-things-me.net/blog/2008/08/31/enough-with-the-kitchen-drawers And Dad said, Let there be light: and there was light in a trusty old department store. And Minna saw the light, that it was good. And Minna said, let there be curtains in the living-room, and let them divide the lights from the lights. And Minna bought the curtains, and ... http://www.all-things-me.net/blog/2008/08/04/ch-ch-changes Oven is a dangerous thing, you know. I can't remember a lot of times when I haven't burned myself on the upper edge while putting something in or taking something out of the oven. Today I've been making raspberry pie and in addition to forgetting to buy creme fraiche (I had ... http://www.all-things-me.net/blog/2008/07/24/minnas-been-cooking-again My bed (who cares about that) and my TV stand (!!!) finally arrived! Now I don't have to stare at the floor while watching TV! They would've delivered them last Wednesday but I was 400 km away from home -- at our summer cottage -- so I had to postpone ... http://www.all-things-me.net/blog/2008/07/21/entertainment-centre Now the sofa is here (it came 45 minutes early, around 8:30 pm) and it's lovely!! Oh la la, check it out: (Sheesh, camera phone is bad indoors without ceiling lights...) Only I noticed that the "legs" (little square stubs of sofa legs) are unevenly painted. There is proper, dark colour on ... http://www.all-things-me.net/blog/2008/07/08/close-but-no-cigar