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Our New Free Four-Holer

September 11, 2017

When I was 16 I calculated that I had lived about an equal number of days with “in-houses” as I …

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The Construction Leftovers Are Gone

September 13, 2014

The last of the construction leftovers left in a white pickup truck today. We traded the space in our garage …

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Memories of Fall

September 12, 2014

Today, as I was musing on our first fall here in the 1970s, I went outside and rescued my fall …

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Three Cheers for Pickled Beets

August 6, 2014

Tonight we had 100 percent success on our canned pickled beets. Every one of the jars sealed. It was a …

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Putting Things Together

June 30, 2014

We have gotten really good at putting things that come in flat boxes together. A lot of the furniture and …

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The Cords of Relationships

June 6, 2014

Cords have become my nemesis as I am working on the floors. The floors themselves are gaining on Moby Dick …

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Sander Wrangling

June 4, 2014

I am still on my knees doing floors. Last night I hit the wall. It was both literally and figuratively.I …

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Dirt

May 31, 2014

Dirt. We have dirt. We have a lot of dirt. We have piles and piles and piles of dirt. I …

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How to Go From a Very Good Dishwasher to an Awesome Diswasher to a Totally Awsome Dishwasher

May 12, 2014

Over the past few days I have learned how to trade up from a very good dishwasher to a awesome …

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May 6, 2014

Today was a strange day split between work from my old professional life and plumbing. As an academic researcher part …

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