Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas Trees

1977.   2006.   For the past 35 years our tradition was to go up to our land and cut down our tree shortly before Christmas. We clearly couldn’t do that this year, so I bought some lights, garlands and … Continue reading

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Not Quite Yet

  It pays to be paranoid. We thought we had the final approval for the shed so Joe could start insulating it and hook up the propane heater. Andy checked just in case. I’ll spare you the details, but it … Continue reading

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Planning

    They uncovered the house slab Friday and it had only one small crack. Steve hasn’t looked at it yet, but he already warned us that hairline cracks are almost possible to avoid and they’re no problem. He says … Continue reading

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Winter Has Struck!

Our shed. For higher resolution click on picture.   Our well-covered house pad. For higher resolution click on picture.   Joe was originally going up tomorrow to do more work, but they’re predicting more snow with highs around 20° F. … Continue reading

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