Good news for those who love to cook turkey and other comfort foods.  I learn that our existing range hood—installed two years ago—doesn’t suck out kitchen air very fast because it was installed three inches too high, and because it diminishes its power by sucking greasy air through a screen.  So we are advised to try a Vent-a-Hood, which deliciously flings grease centrifugally onto a washable panel and so dispenses with a screen.  I like the concept.  Needless to say, it costs more.

Speaking of costs, I alert everyone that the three bids for building all our cabinets are in.  One is $10,000 higher than the other two, but one of the remaining two can’t use formaldehyde-free plywood for some reason.  More negotiation needed.