Plastic is bad, mmmkay?
We took a break from furnace replacement projects to address an annoying outdoor issue. We have these incredibly lovely old street lights that reside on…
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The Pantry Revisited
Before the dust even settled from the great furnace replacement, we had to start putting the house back in order. The first step: put everything…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 7 (Dénouement)
After a full seven days of very hard work, the Ventwerx crew were finally done with demolishing our old furnaces and getting our new Fujitsu…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 6 (The Small Gotchas and the Studio)
In addition to the uncovered drainpipe mentioned previously, there were two small gotchas. Originally the Ventwerx guy thought they’d be able to install both inverters/fan…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 5 (Opening the Walls and Making Piles)
While the crew under the house continued to remove the old ductwork, a couple of other Ventwerx guys got to work opening up the walls…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 4 (What Was Left)
Once everything was out from under the house, we were left with a few relics. The return and supply ducts at the crawl space look…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 3 (Demolition)
There was a lot of upheaval when we replaced our furnaces, as we the crew was here for over a week, and furniture had to…
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 2
Beneath most of the house is a crawlspace with a poured concrete floor. There are three access points to get under the house–in the guest…
Best of 2019
A bit later than usual, but here’s last year’s “best of” video. And I really am working on posts. So. many. posts.
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 1
In May 2018, we started the very large project of decommissioning our twin diesel furnaces. Even though we had nursed them through two winters, cleaned…
Nesting Birds
This post a few weeks ago covered the story of 10 nesting boxes installed at Purgatory over a year ago. Last summer nary a bird…
In the middle of things
As I continue readying posts and playing catch-up, I made some changes to how permalink works, so I’m busy reviewing the 200+ posts published since…
More goats
(This was originally posted to stega’s FB page, but since it’s a continuation of the last post, I figured it’s worth adding here.) Things with…
Good Fences
This post should really be titled “not being asshats makes for good neighbors.” In May 2018, we got new neighbors at the property to our…
Sunday Panorama for 9/15/19
Taken March 28, 2016.
Birdhouses of Purgatory
Finally, a story I’ve been wanting to tell for ages, but forced myself to get through the backlog of other stuff first. One of the…
Sunday Panorama for 9/8/19
Taken March 4, 2016.
An odd video of the north garden
While cleaning up some stuff on our YouTube channel (that’s right, we actually have a channel), I came across this odd video I posted in…
Stega took yet another trip
At the end of April 2018, I traveled east yet again, though this time there was no diving involved. Instead I spent a week visiting…
Spring is the time for nesting
Back from my vacation, I was delighted to move back into my office. I wrote about the new wall colors last November, even though the…
Sunday Panorama for 9/1/19
This image was taken in January of 2016. Thus the old wall and deck were still in place.
Island Vacation: Stega Out and About
While on vacation, I spent several hours every day underwater. The routine was A) wake up; B) eat breakfast; C) get on the boat; D)…
Stega Went Diving
While on Little Cayman, I was not about to take my big rig (a Canon Mark IV) 100 feet underwater, so I used two other…
Stega’s First Vacation
Way back in March 2018, I took my first vacation since we bought Purgatory. I went off on my own to Little Cayman for a…
Sunday Panorama 8/25/19
This image was taken in October of 2015. The old wall and deck were still in place.
Finally, new posts coming…but first, a couch!
It’s been a busy few months at Purgatory, but I’ve been writing new posts this week as I sift through the huge backlog of pictures,…
So Many Websites
Back in the day, there was just one website, purgatory.org. It was just my personal site with a bunch of other domains rolling into it.…
Another Instagram Feed
In addition to my regular Instagram account and feed, the boys now have their very own! I’m posting one or two images each day, including some old…
If you ever visit Purgatory…
…you can assist putting this together. It’s 1000 pieces, and some of the corks repeat. And yes, Stega is back from vacation and posting will…
Stega Is On Vacation
That’s right, I’m off on a 2+ week diving holiday, followed by a week visiting family on Longboat Key. This will explain the lack of…
Lost Wall Videos, Part 2
As part of the digital tidying-up project, I’ve been plodding along the last few weeks. I sat down at my computer and sifted through a…