Yesterday, James was nice enough to go out with me in wind chill of 0 degree weather to the Wareham Home Depot.
This was a stop on the way to Target, so he could cash in his Christmas gift card.
I’ve been looking for drawer and cabinet pulls for the kitchen and finally settled on this one 
This simple change improves and updates the look of the kitchen, and the graphite finish almost matches the hinges, thus saving a ton of work.
I talked myself into a splurge on new oak floor registers for the living room and kitchen. The old metal ones were in terrible shape and needed to be replaced.
To be done:
Touch up paint in living room and stairway pulldown
Refinish end table in living room, bureau and nightstand in bedroom
Decide on paint colors for bathroom, kitchen and bedroom
Repair ceiling in bedroom
Good winter projects, and since I can’t work outside, it’s a boost to the morale to improve conditions inside. I’ve neglected this house for 8 years. I’ll be 64 next March, the age at which both my mother and adoptive father passed away: no small incentive to enjoy the present rather than counting on the future.