Gathering Confidence
Today the last of the construction equipment departed and the last of the plumbing was installed. We still have things …
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Floors, Day 3, a Very Good Day
After the heart-stopping floor actions of the past two days everything floor fell into place today. The upstairs of the …
The Wind Book-ends Our Lives
I meant to take a photo so that we could memorialize pulling up the paper on the floors at the …
Dirt
Dirt. We have dirt. We have a lot of dirt. We have piles and piles and piles of dirt. I …
A Dumb Waiter and a Dog
We installed a dumb waiter in this new house of ours thinking of safety as we age. We strongly prefer …
Excavating Our New Life
Today moving to the end of this post-wildfire life reconstruction project was brought home. The excavator showed up and started …
Waiting for a House we Have
We are so close now we can feel it in the air. We are so tired now that it is …
Dancing With the Ones You Brung
“You gotta dance with the one who brung ya.” In polite society, probably. In building, better not. No matter what …
Tile Four and Two Drawers
Today was a disjointed day. It began when I woke up about 30 minutes after getting a text I did …
How to Go From a Very Good Dishwasher to an Awesome Diswasher to a Totally Awsome Dishwasher
Over the past few days I have learned how to trade up from a very good dishwasher to a awesome …
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