Kitchen, Cat and Piano Tuning

 Kitchen Remodeling in the kitchen has resumed.

Susan got a late start but went to work today on the next wallpapering project. This is the west wall in the kitchen. It will be wallpapered with the same design that I showed you behind the Piano Bar.

My job will be to move that electrical outlet in the lower left of the picture. It needs to be raised to 38 inches above the floor. That will give us access to plug in the coffee pot in that area.

All our counter material is in at Cabinet Pro but we have come across an issue that we did not anticipate.

We are placing two bonus cabinets on either side of the heating radiator on the west wall. We have been using the above pictured set up since we first came up with this idea. That counter top you see is the old shelf that ran the length of the old island. 

Perhaps you noticed that it is separating in the area above the radiator. I called Jess to ask if that was going to be a problem with the new counter. They were unable to give me a good answer but admitted it will separate in a few years.

I know it’s too late to change our plans because the counter material was special ordered and is here now. But I asked them to give a quote on quartz or marble or something stone that will withstand the heat.

We are going to go and talk to them tomorrow and it is possible we will be able to get a stone counter top. I’ll let you know.

I got the piano tuned today for the first time in probably six years. The guy said it sounded pretty good for a 100 year old piano. A piano tuning in 2024 costs $160.00.

We have also been spending a large amount of money on Delilah…the cat.

She’s not eating or drinking a lot and her cat box is not showing much activity. We’ve had her to the vet, who sent us for an ultra sound at the Pet Emergency Clinic who sent us to the Valley Pet Emergency Clinic for an evaluation and hydration. We’re into her for about a thousand right now.

We still don’t really know what’s going on other than there might be a kidney stone.

We’re taking her to the vet tomorrow for an X-ray and another $200 into the cat fund.