When you buy an older home, there is a good chance that you will have a case or two of “the uglies”. Our home, while it had been well taken care of, and even had new carpeting and paint on all the walls, is no exception to the uglies. And of course, our job has been to eradicate all of them, one by one, and replace them with things we love.
Which brings me to current ugly that needs to be dealt with. The kitchen light.
It’s an old 80′s box style fluorescent lighting fixture, with a yellow oak box. Luckily, most of the time it’s barely noticed, but lately it’s not just being ugly on the outside. It’s being ugly on the inside too! There is something wrong with it. It won’t turn on right away, at times taking up to 5 mins or more to get going. And we have replaced the bulbs too (of course). So, we think it might be more than time to get a new fixture.
What kind of lighting do you like in kitchens? We are leaning towards pot lights, or maybe even some sort of awesome track lighting, but just aren’t sure. Have any of you replaced an old box style light before? Any tips?
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Back in the first part of June, we had family from out of town come to visit. It was so much fun, even if the weather felt more like winter than summer! On one of the days we went to The Homestead. The men golfed, while the women swam indoors, played shuffle board (or rather, tried), and explored the crater a bit. I hadn’t been there since I was about 3 or so, which was way too long! The one thing I remember most about The Homestead is the garden, and it didn’t seem to me to have changed much at all. Click images to see full size.
The crater is one of the most unique things about the resort. You can scuba dive in it, or you can just go for a float. We didn’t do either, but we did go inside and look up at the sky through the crater. The other crazy thing is, the water is coming from a hot spring, so it’s always 90-94 degrees! There are a lot of hot springs in the area, but it’s pretty awesome nonetheless.
I can’t believe it was the first time we had gone, especially because we are “founders club members” there. That means free golf and swimming for life. You would think we would go all the time! Of course, I don’t really golf, but my husband does.
After the day at The Homestead we stopped off at a local greasy spoon for dinner. I had fish and chips which were very good, and we shared a root beer float. Of course the best part was spending time together as family and friends.
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