Stega Went Diving
Underwater on Little Cayman, with stingrays, a lobster and more.
Author: stega
Stega’s First Vacation
My first vacation since we bought Purgatory: three planes to Little Cayman for a week and a half of diving.
Sunday Panorama 8/25/19
A panorama from October 2015, with the old wall and deck still in place.
Finally, new posts coming…but first, a couch!
The blue couch finally finds its spot, in my office, where it actually gets used.
So Many Websites
Purgatory.org, stega.org, networkgirl.org and the rest: tidying up all our websites.
Another Instagram Feed
The boys now have their very own Instagram feed.
If you ever visit Purgatory…
If you ever visit Purgatory, you can help put this 1,000-piece puzzle together.
April 2019 Aerial Photos
Aerial photos of Purgatory from April 2019.
Stega Is On Vacation
Stega is off on a diving holiday, then a week with family on Longboat Key.
Lost Wall Videos, Part 2
A drone video shot just after we finished the Great Wall project.
Finally, a Contest!
Our dinosaur still doesn’t have a name, so we’re holding a naming contest.
Lost Wall Videos, Part 1
A lost video from the middle of the Great Wall project, now narrated and posted.
Little Stegas Arrive in the Mail
Small stegosaurus figures arrive in the mail.
Snakes on a Driveway
Coming home to a gopher snake blocking the driveway. Snakes are our friends, since they eat rodents.
Winter Tree Work
California Tree Solutions takes on our trees, including pollarding the mulberries.
And On the 15th Day, There Were Gutters
After 50-odd years without them, the house finally has gutters, made on site by Commercial Gutter.
Fog
In San Francisco they call their fog Karl. Here, we call it Phineas.
Yet More New Fencing
Replacing the white wooden fence along the main gate and road with simple wire fencing.
Samsung Technical Support: OMFG it’s worse that I could ever imagine.
Trying to get Samsung technical support to fix our new oven’s clock. It’s worse than I could ever imagine.
And Again With the Kitchen Appliances
The microwave/oven combo died, so we have a new Samsung, and yet another example of the previous owners’ electrical genius.
Blooms of Purgatory
Flowers from around Purgatory, and a bouquet from my parents dried for the great room.
The North Garden Now-ish
The North Garden a year later, with a new bench and our still-unnamed dinosaur.
Filling in the North Garden
Planting the North Garden outside my office, where the deck over the septic tank used to be.
The Views Up Here: January 11, 2019
The views from Purgatory, January 11, 2019.
Exterior Repairs Prior to…Gutters!
Our painter fixes the fascia and trim so the house is ready for gutters.
Replacing the Second Water Heater
The second water heater gets replaced, and now we’d like to move it somewhere more useful.
Our own amusement park of sorts
The visitors who came to Purgatory over the last year to try the machinery, swim in the pool and admire the views.
The Views Up Here: Jan 7, 2019
The views from Purgatory, January 7, 2019.
Last Night’s Storm Damage
A bad winter storm mangled ornaments, toppled the boys’ outdoor cage and knocked over one of our streetlights.
Last Studio Details: Blinds and Curtains
Motorized blinds and heavy drapes go up, and the studio project is finally done.
Studio Painting
Painting the studio a soft yellow and bright orange.
Best of 2018 Video
A best-of-2018 video, really a trailer for posts coming in the months ahead.