Thursday, January 1: Let's Rent Out the House
Let the 2026 edition of Skipping Town begin. And let us begin with a renovation. Before Molly, Jeremy, and Luca left today, Jeremy helped Andrew move all the furniture out of the family room. This was no small task: two couches, a massively heavy bureau, a large farmhouse table, a leather armchair. Once they left, Andrew did the rest: a glass coffee table (with Greta's help), lamps. Mom and Dad came over in the afternoon to help us with the next phase: moving out all of the plants and all of the contents of every kitchen cupboard. It took a few hours, but we did it. We have relocated our kitchen and family room entirely to the basement. The plants are now collected in various areas, and I hope they survive this time away from their favorite windows. Andrew and I spent the rest of the day organizing, putting away, storing, arranging. The end result is actually quite cozy and functional. The farmhouse table is in the Long Room, a perfect spot for playing games by the fire. The large...