On Being Old--3 Before Remodeling Starts

The past year zipped by too quickly. A yer ago I worried about crossing over the bridge. Well, we filled the time with varied activities. No more depression—no more thinking about being old. So I want to tell you what went on this year. Most likely the events will not be linear. I only want to share the memories with you…in whatever order they pop into my head.


A couple of months ago we decided to remodel our kitchen. Our neighbor had a contractor doing some work for them. It turned out that we used this same contractor six years ago to do some work for us. We called Mark at Dimark to discuss our plans. He was elated to work on our kitchen. He told us he’d been salivating for six years for the opportunity to get his hands on our kitchen.

After a couple of weeks of discussions, Rosemary and I started to pick things out. New appliances—I couldn’t believe how many different types and styles of stoves our made; how many different granites for countertops [is there really that many stone quarries?]; how many different types of tiles; and on it went.

Countertops to cabinets to floors…why not new doors…let’s break through this wall…how about a new chandelier…and so on. Finally last week Mark said, “We start demolition on 06Oct—‘D’ Day.

Here is how we look today. Check back later. Will keep you informed of our progress.

Ciao