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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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The Hole
I’ve never gotten a decent photo of the hole-full-of-rocks where the house used to be. Don’t know why it never occured to me to take one out of the window from in the RV. It won’t be there much longer … Continue reading
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Starting ‘Em Early in the Adirondacks
It snowed this morning. A little. I don’t mind. It was melted and gone by afternoon, and I still went outside to do early Spring things. I shoveled some extra crushed stone I had sitting around into the wheelbarrow and … 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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The Pines Wines
Hey, guys! Thanks for reminding to update about the homemade wine! If you’re not savvy, look down a few posts. The video is really rather entertaining. You guys actually reminded me to go back and taste it! I had put … Continue reading
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Throw Another Log on the Fire
See that photo? Know what it is? It’s the sweet sight of success. That, ladies and gentlemen, is my first woodstove fire, viewed through a removable cook lid. My woodstove is installed, up to code, double-wall insulated, and fired up. … Continue reading
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The Tea Kettle Method
I had a little adventure on Saturday. The water line froze. Went out to turn on the pump to top off the tank this morning. Frozen. Now, to my credit, the line from the well to the RV is warm … Continue reading
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Dear Diary
Busy day here, and that’s an opportunity. I thought it might be fun to present the day’s news in a slightly different format. Today I’m totally “Dear Diarying.” Only you’re the diary. And I’m hoping that it might be vaguely … Continue reading
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Hobbits Live Here
We’re still in the middle of The Race to Winter here, handling heating and water issues, and getting the house as-gone-as-possible. Awesome working weather – 30s and mild. Yesterday’s project was “the front.” We still had 10′ piles of old … Continue reading
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Git ‘er Done
Never mind being a dilettante homesteader … hell, we’re doing well just keeping ourselves alive. Folks, if the chickens get let out at a reasonable hour and the dog doesn’t have to cross his legs, it’s a good day around … Continue reading
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