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We Wear Grass Skirts in Winter
or, I’ll Huff, and I’ll Puff, and I’ll Blow Your House Down Winter is here, and frankly, we were late in being ready for it. However, now we’re in good shape. Better than good. The plumbing and pipes have been … Continue reading
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An Existential Housing Crisis
Oh, hell. I don’t know. I wish I were one of those people who just sees something and says, “That looks good. I’ll take it.” But I’m not. I’m someone who looks at all the options, and honestly, for me, … Continue reading
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A for Effort
Ask and ye shall receive. In fact, Friends, I do have the floorplan for that I-Hop looking A-frame house that I like so much. (Should we start calling it The Pancake House?) Here ’tis. Wheels are slowly turning. (Won’t this … Continue reading
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A House Without Walls
We’re crazy. We like novelty. We are lovers of originality. Curiosities. Art. We want an A-frame house. An impractical, odd-looking, Alpined-out, pokey-pointy, I-Hop looking A-frame house. We’re on more solid ground this year, and we’re starting to think – in a … Continue reading
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It’s Not the Little Things
It’s the big ones. This Summer, anyway. The little things are getting done, bit by bit. I’ve been hauling more rocks (a little at a time, in the more hospitable temperatures of nearly-night) to get the rock walls done. The … Continue reading
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Poulet Palace Renovation Day
And I do mean day! I took down last year’s old wooden Franken-pen, which had been cobbled together over the seasons. Started as a fence, gained a ramshackle roof, ended up covered on one side because it was so ugly. … Continue reading
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Fortunes of Time
We went over to Lake Placid tonight, and had dinner out, thank you very much. As things on the financial front have leveled out a bit, we felt that the least we could do for ourselves was go out to … Continue reading
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The End in Sight
End of the long practice few weeks is just about over – I’m going in to do a run through with the instrumental soloists this afternoon. (If you missed that part of the story, I’ve been learning pages and pages … Continue reading
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Creative Vegetablazation
For myself, Spring means that I can start seeds indoors and go outside without a heavy coat. 30s/40s. My Spring is more of a state of mind. A prelude to Summer. Therefore, even in the frozen North, I will be celebrating … Continue reading
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Cottage Conceptions
For those that are coming to the story late, I asked all my blog friends and readers to send me their idea of an awesome cottage. (I’m thinking of building on my own.) Readers here at The Pines are a … Continue reading
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