It has been a rough couple of months, but we finally have a house near Hartford, Connecticut and I am furiously making it into a home (hence why I have been so quiet). I am committed to making it as green as possible – to LEED/California school air quality standards – which poses many challenges, as does trying to paint with two and half year old and canine helpers. If stories continue at this pace I’ll have plenty of material for a second blog on green renovations.
If I can get internet up and running in our new home (I struggle with the choice of insufferable bureaucracy or extortion pricing, neither of them prompt) then I have a lot to share with you including: a review of the new book Traveling with Kids by Leslie Forsberg and Michelle Duffy, a preview of my New England Summer, a guide to visiting San Francisco from a resident turned visitor, and more.
Off to the hardware store for a wire brush and then to meet with an electrician.
I can’t wait to read all those things..and good luck with finishing up the settling in phase.
Making a home green, and staying on budget, is not an easy task – good luck! We just put in our new rainbarrel, one small step toward more eco-friendly watering for our garden!