Our house is closing in on its sixth anniversary this fall and we’ve been very happy with it overall. This month we needed to replace the first exterior items–the outside lights. The old style is pictured on the left; the new ones on the right.

The other house excitement this week: hornets in the soffit over the garage. There are a few new pictures of the house in the photos section, including shots of the freshly stained deck and the dining room that now houses the table from my grandparents where I grew up eating holiday dinners…DK