Didn’t post yesterday, because I dumped half a glass of water on my laptop, and I had to let it dry. And Marsh forgot her spare laptop, which we found…
Rehabbin’ Cabin
…when there will be no more gross rotten filthy demolition debris to sweep up and tote to a dumpster. But that was not this day. Friday ended with the second…
This is a three-day report. It is the end of Day Four with the manlift. Here are some progress shots: Top of the stairway BEFORE: AFTER: Outside view of…
The week started with a bang — the equipment rental truck arrived at 9:30 instead of the promised noon, and dropped off the manlift, also known by many other names,…
April 14, 2014 April 17, 2014 April 17, 2014 July 3, 2014 July 3, 2014 July 3, 2014 Squirrel-poop, ho! Jason et al. quit for the long weekend leaving us…
The project progress (Jason’s part of it) is sinusoidal. He approaches a side of the house — or a portion of a side that can reasonably be treated as a…
You would think it would have been THAT kind of day. And it was a big day: Jason there with both his helpers, Kyle and Reid; the electrician back with…
POP QUIZ Where is the source of the water damage on this side of the house? If you answered “somewhere up along the chimney” give yourself a pat on the…
It doesn’t look like IFTTT includes Google Plus… wtf. Anyway… this should automatically share to facebook, and then automatically tweet @verbalobe. But while I’m here I’ll make a real update.…
My father and architect John Johansen around 1985 (?), Michigan “Xanadu” on the shore of Lake Superior, nearing completion My dad and I were talking about weatherproofing, and he related…