Category Archives: Living Fully
Roof and Road Work
The roof is getting closer to being done. It still needs more flashing, on the east and west ends. It also needs two more lightning rods and the ridge cap. They also fixed up the road this weekend: … Continue reading
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Choices
These pictures were taken last May. We had gone down to a big home improvement store looking for tile for our entryway and bathroom. At first the choices seemed overwhelming, but then the salesman explained that a lot … Continue reading
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Lightning Protection
My husband bought a surge protector for some of his equipment up on the land. When he came home he said, “Guess how much lightning protection coverage there is?” I looked at the box and noticed that it … Continue reading
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Wiring
The main things that happened this week were continuing to wire the house and solar system and drilling some holes to ventilate the insulation in the roof. This first picture shows the hole Eric, the electrician, cut to give himself … Continue reading
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Quite a Year
June 26, 2011 June 26, 2011 The above pictures of last year’s Las Conchas fire were taken from our porch down here. The following two pictures show our trees going up in flame as Andy escaped the fire. … Continue reading
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Software and More Pictures
I’ve been having a great time the past couple of weeks learning some new software programs. A couple of them have steep learning curves and are great mental exercise. I tend to be happiest when I’m learning new things. I’ve … Continue reading
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College
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. … Continue reading
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
Last weekend they hauled some big rocks and a lot of dirt from the big culvert: And a tiny bit of light was shining in from the far end (circled in white in the photo): This … Continue reading
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Books
Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. —Kathleen Norris Have you read any good books lately? I’ve been reading/listening to a lot of them. Some … Continue reading
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Meditation
Wilf. Activity-Oriented Meditation Techniques: With this type of meditation, you engage in a repetitive activity, or one where you can get ‘in the zone’ and experience ‘flow.’ Again, this quiets the mind, and allows your brain to shift. Activities … Continue reading
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