About Us

Sonoma County, California
We are two teachers in love who took on an enormous renovation project over three years ago. In the words of the inspector, "This house has been abused." When we're not educating young minds or working on our place, we are busy with many other interests. Dominic could blog with authority on the following topics: zombie infestations, home-brewing, origami, medieval recreation, and surfing. As for me, my blogging repertoire could include these topics: breastfeeding, guitar for the musically disinclined, bellydancing, and the quest for the perfect matzah ball. This is our story.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

There's Just Not Enough Sage






Suddenly we were homeowners, but our home was uninhabitable. Honestly, it was difficult (and potentially harmful to one’s health) to even go inside our home for a brief visit in its current state. So many things needed to be changed, most of all the feng shui/mojo/vibe or whatever else you might call it. I burned some sage for purification (we are, after all, in Northern California, and I figured it couldn’t hurt) and also for stench coverage. Dominic thought it was funny that I put a rose on the counter and wiped down surfaces that would soon be demolished, but it was psychologically helpful. We were grateful that the many friends and family members who visited our “project” those first few days never told us that we were nuts to our faces – we figured they said it to each other in the car on their way home, which didn’t bother us one bit.

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