steve replies

wow!  that was unexpectedly quick.  i wrote to steve borgerson, rockland trust vp/rm, just before i left work at midnight, and he replied shortly after he logged in this morning.   steve gave some great pointers, one being that the magic credit score for a few financing programs is 720.  looks like i may be talking to mr. borgerson in the near future.

i had to ask

the house again.

a co-worker of mine left her sunday standard times under the desk, between the pc tower and the recycle bin.  work was really slow, so i pulled it and started reading it.  i get to the last section and there's this ad for rockland trust bank...a black lady buys a home and the loan officer who helped her is standing behind her in the new-to-her living room.  turns out to be one of those old-school ads where the loan officer's name is actually mentioned - steve borgerson.  of course i looked him up.  he's all over the place - linked in, facebook, et c.  and, of course, i emailed him about my plight.  he's the vice president, for crying out loud.

i'll let you know how it goes.

my queendom for a house

if i haven't already stated it, i would like to buy a house.  well, i think i've found THE house.  and guess what?  i'm not ready.  how sad is that?  what's even worse is i'm already remodeling.

this oven bank needs to be installed:

of course, the kitchen will be updated with ikea *everything* because the wolf galaxy is just a bit beyond my orbit.








and this seating banquette would be perfect for a small cottage:

doesn't the floor look edible?  like a chocolate fondant.













then i'll need to reno the bath for a walk-in shower, something like so:

i saw this bathroom as part of a home rehab for an elderly woman (including banquette and oven bank above).  problem with this, for me, is that i want this floor tile in my kitchen.  just can't decide if it's going on the counter or the backsplash.  looks so honeylicious.  bzzbzzbz.


here are some ideas i have for the front door:

i hope i can get the shingles to weather nicely like these nantucket homes.  also leaning toward the clapboard front.  choices, choices.  but we must keep it simple.

what else before i go?  oh!  the patio.  have a look-see:

hmm.

now where can i find some quahog shells for the driveway...?