Springtime in the Rockies
This morning, briefly, the air had the sweet smells of fresh rain with clear morning air. Soon thereafter “Springtime in …
Category Archives: Building a House
Washer and Dryer Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning at 9 am my spouse is meeting our contractor and they are getting our washer and dryer from …
If You Take the Paper Up It Will Look Like a New House
We are very close now. I have spent most of the day for several days now working on long-term financing …
The Dreaded Coffe Stain Redaux
This is my 399th entry since July of 2012. Of all of the stories the most hits are to The …
All Locked Up
Today the last of our door hardware arrived. We now have levers and locks for every door. In the February …
Counter Intuitive
A couple of months ago one of the sales people where we get building materials was helping me figure out …
Ready to Finish Cabinets
The past three days have been consumed by painting and staining cabinets. I had no idea there were so many …
Lying in the Bottom of the Boxes
At the house yesterday and today we got the “wet area flooring” meaning we now have plank vinyl in our …
We Have Our Very Own Slough
It is mud season. We had a driveway last fall. We have no driveway now. We have, what the people …
Remembering to Think of Things We Don’t Know to Think About
One of the truly difficult things in the world is to remember to think about what you don’t know to …
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