Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
August 2020
Blue Room Refresh, Part 2
Blue room refresh: Agent Smith assembles the Murphy bed while I’m away.
Midge and the SCU Lightning Complex
Midge, our 2007 Earthroamer, comes in handy as the SCU Lightning Complex fires burn around us.
Blue Room Refresh, Part 1
Blue room refresh: deciding on a Murphy bed.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Leakage
The pool was leaking after the remodel, and Adams found and fixed a cracked pipe while I was away.
Another Vacation for Stega
Sixteen days diving on Little Cayman, plus a week in Florida with my parents.
Linens and Things
Reorganizing the linen hallway cabinets, a luxury of storage.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Long Lines
Tracing and staking the power line and water main on the hillside, mostly for our own records.
Another Bit of Electricity
Switches in my office for the courtyard lights, a big quality-of-life improvement.
Lick the Cookie
Agent Smith demonstrates his “lick the cookie” patent.
Contest Restart
Our apatosaurus from Carrie Fisher’s estate still needs a name, so the naming contest is back.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Battery Backup: Hosed
Battery backup: the power wall displaced the hose reel post, so Agent Smith built a better one.
Battery Backup: The Install
Battery backup: the Tesla Powerwall install, and an early lesson about running on battery.
Battery Backup: Understanding the Pieces
Battery backup: why we chose a power wall over a big diesel generator.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.