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.…
Tag: move
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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.…