Scrunch's Attic

That title sounds like a kid's show on PBS, doesn't it?

Last weekend, carpentry work was the LAST thing on my agenda. L(Scrunch), had other plans, however. He was complaining that he had a lovely stairway, installed in the garage, that led to bare rafters. L had hoped that we could have had time to sheet and insulate the attic portion of the ceiling. He had been dreaming of an easily accessible area to store our Christmas decorations after the holidays.

Sooooo, we once again strapped on our toolbelts, charged up the drilldrivers, unfolded the ladders, made a trip to Menards, and completed our last carpentry project of the year (hopefully).

L is ecstatic, which makes me happy. "Scrunch's Attic" was well worth one more weekend of back-breaking labor. Unfortunately, this means that we have to complete our winterization projects TODAY...in the cold, gray, blustery, snow-spitting Minnesota weather!


My apologies to my readers if our summer's projects have bored you. I have several, faraway friends and family members, who have been following our projects on my blog. These loved ones only comment via email (they don't quite GET blogging). Their reviews have been quite enthusiastic. I have also been contacted, via Google searches, by other DIYers, who have questions about replacing subfloors, insulating, toilet repair, and outdoor painting. I hope I have been of some help to you.

This leads me to make a comment on the true spirit of blogging. My blog has ALWAYS been a commentary on our "boring" lives. This blog shares our day-to-day struggles and accomplishments. We ARE simple people. Life CAN be boring. DEAL WITH IT! There are plenty of blogs out there that are devoted to politics, veganism, atheism, and pornography. Sadly, there are also blogs devoted to "trolling" certain groups of people. These people enjoy "stirring the kettle" by making the lives of kind-hearted people miserable. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS BEHAVIOR on my blog. As a result, I have disabled anonymous commenting. Most people, who have had questions about TS or DIY, have contacted me via email, so this shouldn't be a problem. My apologies to my ONE desireable anonymous commentor, our granddaughter. Sorry Dems, SME will have to set you up with a blogger identity.

One of my readers has been quite vocal, and nasty, about the content of my blog. The last few months, I have been plagued by rude comments about women, lawyers, North Americans, our DIY projects. and BACON(of all things). I deleted the comments that were insulting to my friends. I left the rest of the comments up, in the true spirit of freedom of speech.

My final word on this subject is: If you don't like my blog, don't read it! The blogworld is FULL of many diverse subjects. Find blogs that you enjoy reading; I have!