Oh yes… when last we met, this was the imminent to-do list. It has been slaughtered. Demolished. It is an ex-to-do list. It is pining for the to-do list fjords. close up all remaining gaps and fissures (mostly between main house and porch) patch some tyvek and flashing that has deteriorated, letting rain in rerun …
The concrete piers having cured for 5 and 6 days respectively, I put up the permanent support posts in the basement today — but have not yet pulled down the middle post on its jack, pending tying the load-bearing beam through with 10 1/2-inch bolts. (Its three sandwiched 2×6’s are just joined with nails presently.) …
Ouph, what a day. First, we scheduled a midday outing to our storage pods — bad timing. We fritter the morning getting ready, then lose the heart of the day doing the chore, then get home cranky and tired and before we really accomplish much it’s dinner time. Add: 6 cups of wailing cat, 6 …
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Toilet bowl seated on new flange. It’s one of the original toilets from the house, cleaned up. After attaching the tank and hardware. There’s no supply line yet, thus the buckets to refill the tank after flushing. The plumber arrived bright and early (after being absent yesterday) and finished just what was needed to install …
White to move, black to win. In the game of chess that is Us vs. Life, that was our move today: Castling. Consolidating behind a line of defense, temporizing while assessing our strong side and lines of attack, bringing the powerful rook toward the center. I started the morning with this link from Marsh (and …
We seem to be returning to a Zen state, which is a good thing, because Camper Move-In Day isn’t happening now until next Wednesday. But the Zen state is itself occasioned by a gradual narrowing of our focus (on the house project, as we get past all the Camper Set-Up Things), plus the attendant expectation …
Think of the spring, think of the warmth of summer Bringing the harvest before winter’s cold. Everything grows, everything has a season, till it is gathered to the Father’s fold: Every good gift, all that we need and cherish. Comes from the Lord in token of his love We are his hands, stewards of all …
If you’ve joined the show in progress: Marsh and I sold our townhouse in Fairfax County, VA, and bought a foreclosed property in Troy, Maine, for approximately the fair cost of the 5.1 acres. But as they say, you never get something for nothing (that wasn’t our goal, but anyway), and the house turns out …
The day didn’t set out to have a theme but in retrospect it’s obvious. 1. The U-Boxes We made our noon appointment at U-Haul in Augusta, though for unknown reasons they’d been expecting us since 11. At any rate, the four pods were out and accessible in a medium-sized garage bay, interspersed with two or …
The earth spirits are appeased. My parents, affected by my phrase “heedless logger,” donated their live Christmas tree from last season. It is now on The Land, awaiting proper interment. The air spirits are appeased. 8:45 a.m. found me cruising the auto repair shops of Buxton, ME, all both of them, and finding “Mike” at …