Sometimes this question is the adult rendition of “Are we there, yet?” Last time I wrote anything I (rather hopefully) said that the trimwork in the office was being done. That project remains unfinished, but I remain hopeful that it is bumped up into the early springtime. In the sidebar are several other projects that […]
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Have We Done Very Much?
Handyman -too busy to write
As you can see from the projects list on the sidebar, Handyman has been busy with some really big projects – and some not on the list. He wallpapered the den area with the seagrass look paper I picked out (from Lowes). He can describe the process for you- it was the first time we […]
Resuming Power Resuming Work
Most everyone has heard about Ohio’s “Hurricane” experience by now. We just got our power back on a day ago, and are scrambling to bring everything back in order. We are among the fortunate: there are still thousands struggling without their electricity. Like us, some are without running water since they have wells that need […]
Little By Little the House Is Built
It is the little things, like Folksy Lady says, that add up. Handyman might not feel much is accomplished, but he has made so much progress on this place in the past few years that it really is amazing. And so much nicer for us all. We stopped at Lowes after our Labor Day hike […]
Getting My Groove or Where’s That Router When You Need It?
We’ve been on vacation in more ways than one- it sure is hard to get back in the groove sometimes. We need vacations , but they tend to mess up the flow of plans and work. I suppose they’re meant to… so maybe we just take too long a stretch of work periods to take […]
Some more tasks completed…
Well, this week I have accomplished the following: 1. Got the old chain saw out and pruned some tree branches.2. Re-tilled one garden and helped wife create raised beds for veggies. (This is hard work!!!)3. Kids & I removed sod and some dirt from an area we are planning to put pavers on in the […]
