http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog Travels of the Pantengliopoli Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:21:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday I had the honor of performing the wedding ceremony for our friends Andy and Mica. The service was held on the beach near Blue Ridge, north of Golden Gardens. The small wedding party walked down the train tracks to a locked set of steps. Undeterred, ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=581 [caption id="attachment_579" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Self portrait in the \"AirTEP\" short-haul platform, a new rescue tool that Snohomish County is trying out."][/caption] It's tough being so far from the family sometimes, since it's so easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day stuff that keeps us all busy. Happy Father's Day ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=578 It's remarkable how long the "little things" take. It's been a couple of weeks since Keith finished up and we're slowly chipping away at the detail work that we saved for ourselves. Tiling the backsplash -- the last big project -- is finally done. We still need ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=569 Apparently it's much easier to maintain daily updates when someone else is doing all the work. Here are photos of the latest, to include finished floors, new fridge, new dishwasher and some potential paint color choices. [caption id="attachment_561" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Fridge, microwave, dishwasher down to the right."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_562" align="alignnone" width="500" ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=559 Today was a day of small projects and touch-up details. Having finished all the major pieces yesterday, Keith cut baseboard, tweaked cabinet doors, hooked up the final plumbing and electrical connections, etc. Basically, we have a completely functional kitchen now, with only a few exceptions. Knowing that the Greek ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=543 Keith finished up at 7:30, 12 hours after he got here. He worked his butt off today. The list that remains is awfully short. Oven and cooktop -- done. Hood -- done. Cabinets -- done. Sink et al -- done. It's just about ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=535 Not the whole shebang, of course, but some bigger pictures since everything's starting to come together. Doors are all on, handles are on, the counter is darn purty. There's one more cabinet to install and the appliances should be going in on Monday -- Tuesday at the latest. ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=528 Today was an odd one. With countertops on the way, Keith was here early to get as many cabinet doors finished as possible before the counters arrived and took over the kitchen. When I went to work I knew I wouldn't get to see it until late tonight, ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=521 Upper cabinetry is in and we continue to add new bits and pieces to the future kitchen-state. Anastasia decided to replace the dispenser for our Insta-hot (which will be making a return in Kitchen 2.0) with a different style. Maybe we'll show a picture of that when we get it. ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=515 There wasn't a ton of new work done in the kitchen today, but the base cabinets are pretty much done and the countertop subcontractor was here to take his measurements. He left with a pile of cardboard cutouts in the shape of our new kitchen. So today we have a ... http://www.pantengliopolis.com/blog/?p=506