The monthly meeting of the Ladies Who Lunch was called to order at 11:30 today in the party room at the Chicago Lofts. Present were Kathleen Rolfsrud and M'liss Switzer.
Laboring three floors below was Kathleen's husband, putting the finishing touches on the $59 marble floor, about to be inspected by the two pals upstairs.
The ladies had chosen take out items from the Mid-town Global Market downstairs, carried the boxes to the 14th floor, and relaxed in the solitude of the comfortable glass room, admiring the view of downtown, wrapped today in a soft blanket of fog. They bused their own trays.
Eventually the pair made their way downstairs, just as the last coat of polyurethane dried. They enthusiastically approved the new fake marble floor, pumping Stan with oohs and ahhs. A decision was made on the spot to extend the project into the media room. And why not, at these prices?
Then the duo indulged Stan by posing for a photo behind the bars of the antique door we dragged here from Tucson and mounted in the hallway. It blends nicely with the new floor, don't you think?
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Later tonight, our good neighbors from the 11th floor, Melissa and Jeff, dropped in to see the work. Jeff took a closer look to see if there was really tile on the floor, wondering who would foolishly lug 3-foot square chunks of stone upstairs. Stan was delighted by his deception.
Jeff and Melissa helped Danny get the heat straightened out the other day... the fancy chip-driven controller is beyond the ability of most homeowners. Ours was still in the air-condition mode, and try as he might, Danny couldn't get the room above 65. Thank goodness for good neighbors. Jeff studied the cook book and now it's toasty. Jeff and Melissa are coming to our house in Shakopee for breakfast on Sunday. We look forward to continuing our conversation with this interesting young couple.
