Category Archives: Home & Garden

Hosted Pot Luck for VGN

I regret that we did not take pictures of more attendees, but the house was pretty packed! We had a lot of folks stream through and made a lot of great connections!

Most of these are on a Saturday, but we would not have wanted it to be on the twentieth anniversary of 9-11, so we opted for Sunday, September 12.

When the organizer of the Vallejo Gay Network asked to pick a theme, we thought of DIVAS, of course! Every corner of the house I try to keep as an homage to Barbra Streisand, naturally.

Garage Upgrade

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The ceiling was painted so no more blotchy white stripes and brown patches!
A side door with lots of natural light was installed!
Side door to the garage from outside!
New bright numbers added since the numbers were previously attached to the old wood door.

Gazebo and Outer Side Yard Fence Builds

The cemented side yard is now ready for some major upgrades, including the fence and the amazing gazebo that will cover the forthcoming hot tub and more! My friend Hugh Harrell is a great handyman. He assembled the entire gazebo with very little assistance from us. You rock Hugh!

We also had the makeshift privacy fence that we put up with fake grass as soon as we moved in converted into a wood fence that matches our perimeter fence. We kept the full functionality of the gate too. It looks so great with the gazebo and so the entire side yard feels much more functional, private, and consistent.

Virtual Tour – The After

Since we couldn’t have a traditional housewarming, this is what Covid will allow us to do for now.