Sunday, January 13, 2008

Our Evil Twins

Yesterday we met our evil twins. (Or perhaps we're their evil twins... ?) They're a young couple without kids but with three cats. I think my cat is enough of a handful to count as three. And they're buying a Willie down the street from ours, with eerily similar design choices. Same ebony cabinets in the kitchen with a glass tile backsplash. Similar living room wiring set-up, with a spot already designated for a projector and conduit to take care of the TV in the meantime.

Speaking of evil, the black glass windows on the non-functioning dormer have gone in. I've never noticed that similar windows on other houses are not clear glass - it just looks like a very dark attic. Likely the only reason we now can tell they're different is because we know they are.



Also, cladding on our window seat bump-out has been completed. All that remains on the exterior are a few pieces of trim, roofing, and some paint!



The other houses on our block are progressing nicely, with the exception of the two affordable homes. We're hoping work starts on them soon so we don't wind up moving in immediately adjacent to a construction site. Also, it would be nice to know who our next door neighbor will be!

4 comments:

Ian Varley said...

Cool stuff. It's amazing how fas these go up!

Hey, are you guys going to the school board meetings this week? I was at the neighborhood assn. meeting today and they're trying to really get folks to show up, even if they don't have kids (we don't), to show support.

aaron the aaron said...

Who's the evil twins? Do I know them?

Elizabeth said...

Aaron, I assume you know them - you know everyone, right? We didn't exactly ask their permission to blog about them... they just caught us in their house, admiring their cabinets and checking out their washer-dryer connections. So, out of respect for their privacy, I'll let them remain anonymous here!

As for the school board meetings, Timothy is going to try to be there for at least one. I'm going on a business trip and will be unable to attend either.

Anonymous said...

Dear Timothy,

Elizabeth's mother is not weird. I don't know what gave you that idea. I have known her for over 57 years and she has always seemed prim and proper to me.

Wilma's Imaginary Friend George