Electric Blankets, a Stick or Two of Lumber a Bit of Subflooring and a Scratch of Roof
As a human, one of the true great pleasures is easing into a warm bed on a cold night. As …
Category Archives: Everyday Activity
A Day with Sophie, “Snow Nose” the Dog
Since the wee hours of Friday morning and this Sunday morning we have gotten more snow than we did last …
A New-to-Us Subaru
We got our first Subaru in 1985. It was a white Subaru Brat Truck. We got our second Subaru in …
USB 1, 2 and 3
The first personal computer arrived in our house in 1986 and operated on DOS with a “floppy disk.” We used …
The Most Amazing Potty Ever
Today the builder, the architect and I sat at a big table and talked about what stuff we needed and …
I Want a Chicken Leg
Before the fire, we had a running story on Polyvore.com about my gardening and Sophie wanting a chicken leg. It …
I Got a Hairbrush Today
I got a hairbrush today. I had not been able to do it for some psychological reason. When we left …
You Don’t Want Your House Built With Statistics
Today was a day of numbers. I fussed with insulation R-values in the morning and window glazing U-values in the …
It Had to Happen: The Dreaded Coffee Stain
The new replacement stuff is not new. It is stained. This morning we were enjoying a cup of coffee in …
Fire Math, aka We Need a Vacation
Dealing with all this fire stuff is wearing us out. It is endless. Just when you feel like something is …
Building One Home 