That nest is a thing of beauty. If only hornets weren't so aggressive! What kind of woodstove do you have? When we first moved into this house we heated entirely with a Jotul woodstove in the living room and an antique coal cook stove in the kitchen. Eventually we sold the coal stove, moved the Jotul over to the barn to use there, and bought a bigger Jotul. We kept it going all winter, day and night. I haven't fired the stove up in years. I've been afraid of fire since I've been living alone, but in recent winters I've begun to think longingly of the coziness of a small fire in the Jotul. It's near my desk and would keep me warm without burning a lot of heating oil. My son installed a new fireproof mat underneath it last week and informed me that we have lots of well-seasoned firewood. I had the chimney inspected two years ago. Do you think I need to get it inspected again before I use the stove? The chimney also serves the oil burner. Anyway, I had planned just to tell you I like woodstoves. :-)

Photo #1 is the current bedroom layout. Photo #2 is a sketched floor plan with the bathroom extended and a pocket door inside the bedroom. Photo #3 is the current primary and just to give you an idea of what I’d be moving from.

" If the word crone describes an old woman, what’s the word for an old man?? " Geezer? ? ? I saw the old woman first. The young woman's head seems out of proportion to the rest of the drawing. Rusty ETA: Maire_cate, apparently we were typing and posting at the same time.

This is hysterical, and timely. We are redoing our primary bathroom and installing a ledge wall in the shower that's faced with a marble slab. When I explained the marble slab wall to my daughter, she sent me this screen shot of a shower from instagram saying 'don't be these people'. I wonder if it's in the same house? Thankfully, we are not those people. Here's our shower wall: