remodeling

In her own canine version of a home makeover show, the dog has been busy all winter remodeling the insides of our cars. Let's see. What does this backseat need? A bold layer of gray fur is a great way to stamp it with that special Weimaranery imprimatur. Spice up the view through those plain clear windows with a varnish of slobber. Nose prints are a quirky accent! And dab a few muddy pawprints throughout the space to lend an aura of lively action. And home viewers, you can only access this last sensory garnish if you're a SniffCast subscriber---we'll complete the experience with a spray of Eau de Hamstercage No. 7.

In other remodeling news:

We helped Venessa complete her move yesterday. She and Felix are now installed in a sunny corner apartment in downtown Minneapolis. Home at last. Many happy returns expected to Casa V+F.

NWA parachuted-dropped a series of large cardboard boxes into the blue skies over Westside late last week. Specially-trained, G-force-tolerant squirrel pilots wearing brown coveralls and crashproof helmets rode down with the packages, pulling lanyards and guywires, adjusting to minor fluctuations in windspeed, and finally landing gently in the snowdrifts on Jen's back deck. Touchdown. Jen ordered a breakfast nook from the Skymall catalog, and here it is:


Some assembly was required, but this was ably accomplished in next to no time by Jen and SteveO. Those squirrels booked it for the nearest Best Western lounge as soon as their little claws hit the ground. The nook fits perfectly. It is cozy. It beckons us for tea. It invites us to sit on its sturdy planks and discuss life's absurdities, like farmhouse breakfast nooks dropping out of the sky.

Four rubber washers are the only things that remain between us and the first test run of the newly-installed washing machine. Stay tuned.