When we had the tile installers in to provide cost estimates, we asked about the bathroom subfloor. Since travertine is heavy, we wanted to ...

This weekend we went tile shopping. We had previously seen travertine that we liked, but we weren't sure we loved it. On Saturday mornin...

Poor Cooper's ego was crushed today! We went out for a walk and there were 3 deer on the front lawn. Copper barked and barked and the de...

The third and fourth walls now have sheetrock! The wood you see is where the shower wall will be - hardiback and tile to be installed by the...

The second bathroom wall now has sheetrock. This was relatively easy, since only half the wall needs sheetrock. The tile installer will inst...

Today's Masthead courtesy of good old Cooper with a nod to Sarah Palin. For those email only subscribers, I have attached the picture. ...

Now that Jeff has finished planning and participating in the inaugural Islanders vs. Mainlanders sporting clays shoot, his focus is back on...

The vanity, linen cabinet, toilet and undermount sink have been delivered. One half of the garage is now full of construction supplies. It t...

Cooper has been with us for two months and we are learning a lot about each other. 1- Cooper loves popcorn. The rustle of a potato chip bag ...

How's about you give me a piece of that popcorn?

I received a pie alert on Wednesday - our Westport family had spotted Trader Joe's piled high apple pie! We made sure to stop by Trader ...

We will be spending Thanksgiving in Wilton this year. Usually we travel to visit family or host dinner, but this year we are staying home al...

The old insulation in the bathroom has been removed and the new insulation installed. A tile installer came to give an estimate on installin...

We went to see Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson in concert at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, CT) last night. I had heard that they put on a good c...

It is apple season - when you go into the grocery store the first thing you see are mounds of apples. Therefore, it is reasonable that thoug...

The plumber was scheduled to come to the house on Thursday, to do various tasks in the bathroom. The night before, Jeff opened the box which...

While I was mixing Cooper's dinner, I heard a noise in the living room. I thought Cooper was playing with a toy, so didn't go invest...

One of our light bulbs blew out the other day and I just got around to changing it tonight. When I pulled it down, it had this neat carniva...

Cooper is all eyes - big beautiful eyes. The picture says it all

The new Andersen window has been installed in the bathroom. Today was a great day to replace the old window - sunny and fairly warm - about ...