No smoking areas in household

This is a gentle reminder about smoking in the household. A sign exactly like the one pictured above has been posted on the fridge. It clearly states which areas are offlimits for smoking.

Keys for laundry facilities cut today

To accommodate the residents of our household, I ventured down to the local hardware store this morning and had several keys cut so that we could all have access to the laundry facilities whenever we desire.

Interior Design | Small Spaces

Laundry facilities

This morning I met with our super, who showed me exactly where the laundry facilities for our dwelling are located.

With access to the small apartment building next door, I walked down to the end of the corridor, through the door, and then down a short flight of stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, there was a door. I used the key the super had given me to open it. Once inside, I hung a right, walked a short distance, and then hung a left where I walked another short distance into the laundry room.

There are six machines in this area, four front-loading washers and two front-loading dryers. For regular wash loads, the cost is $2.00 per machine in quarters and loonies. If your wash is heavily soiled, there is a Supercycle option which adds extra time to the wash cycle and an extra rinse cycle. For this option, it costs $2.25 per machine. The dryers are $1.50 each.

Broken basement window

Prior to moving in an intruder had somehow managed to squeeze through this small basement window. Evidence of his entry was the cracked glass pane on the right and mud tracks on the wall inside. To thwart any future attempts, a bar or mesh of some kind will be installed.

-- Post From My iPhone 3Gs

Spring beautification project

With the promise of warmer weather yet to come, our eyes turn to making the small front lawn a beautiful and comfortable space to enjoy. Flowers, lawn chairs, a water fountain (to cover up that ugly manhole), and trellises to give us some measure of privacy are all part of this beautification project.

-- Post From My iPhone 3Gs

House project 4: Fix back door

When we moved into the new place, we discovered that the mechanism which allows the back door to close slowly was broken. This has been added to the list of projects which need to be addressed and fixed.