Gradon's blog
New Apartment! or How To Be Happy With Less
By Gradon
I recently moved into a new apartment. It is a one bedroom unit on the third floor of an old Victorian home in the Ashmont Hill section of Dorchester, a "burrough" of Boston. Built in the 1880's, the single family home was broken into apartments during the Depression. The apartment maintains many period details, including a clawfoot tub and incredible woodwork throughout. Here are some photos of the place before I moved in: So far I have just the bare minimums: a table and chairs in the kitchen; a futon, coffee table, desk and chair, and small TV in the living... »MORE
Gradon's cheery bathroom
By Gradon
When we initially moved in (last April), we both loved the apartment. Plenty of room (well, the boys' room could be bigger), decent quality, and a good price. The bathroom is huge. But the color. Not that I don't like blue (in fact, it's my favorite color), but just this shade of blue. No, it will never do, said the girlfriend. As we got situated, we must have just gotten comfortable with the color, because nothing was ever done. Until this week. This past Monday, my girlfriend went to New York for a big, 3-day conference. While she was away,... »MORE
Holiday Decorating 2007
By Gradon
Alright, I've been on Curbly for a few weeks, and I think it's about time I post something. Being lazy (as well as running my own blog), I've decided to use the holidays as an excuse to blog it up. Christmas ornaments and decorations seem to get more beautiful by the year. This year, the availability of gorgeous items spans the economic range, from the Tord Boontje series of Christmas dinnerware and accessories ($10.99-24.99) at Target, to this amazing Sterling silver globe ornament ($110) from Neiman Marcus. Alicia (my girlfriend) and I settled between those two extremes for our tree,... »MORE
