Sealing and Lighting the Studio
The studio saga nears its end: sealing up the space and adding lights and a pretty yellow rug.
Author: stega
The Views Up Here, January 4, 2019
The views from Purgatory, January 4, 2019.
Fast Kitchen Makeovers, Part 3
Fast kitchen makeovers: a simple shelf and coat hooks by the kitchen’s swing door.
Fast Kitchen Makeovers, Part 2
Fast kitchen makeovers: brightening up the brown kitchen without spending a small fortune.
Fast Kitchen Makeovers, Part 1
Fast kitchen makeovers: replacing the Hampton Bay fans’ chunky remotes with proper wall switches.
Keeping Me Company
Tenar and Thy are constant companions, and my old homemade PVC play stand finally finds its place in my office.
We have wind
Winter wind at Purgatory, with gusts pushing 80 km/h.
More Trail Cam Tests
A week of trail cam highlights from the end of our driveway. Lots of wildlife, even an owl.
First Post of 2019
Ringing in 2019 with a new Twitch channel, a couple of resolutions and a new round of projects.
Chimes at Purgatory
The tiny windchime the previous owners left behind inspired more chimes around Purgatory.
Strange Noises
Some of the amusing noises our house makes.
The North Garden Takes Shape
Spreading topsoil with Giggles as the North Garden takes shape.
Finishing Touches in the North Office
Sanding and repainting my office’s wooden blinds to match the new rose walls.
Today’s Log
A productive few weeks: the teak floors refinished, the crawl space re-insulated and the house exterior painted.
Office Recoloring
Repainting my office in two shades of rose, done while I was on vacation.
Up in the Air (video)
Winter mornings at Purgatory often look and sound like this.
Gate Power (again)
A fallen tree, a bird’s nest in the breaker panel and new wiring finally get reliable power to the front gate.
More Expanded Impact
No Dumping and Private Road signs go up along our road, a year after the neighborhood cleanup.
Bathtub Gardening
Gathering the old bathtubs the horses once drank from and placing them in the future North Garden.
Bonus Post: Bird Herding
The laundry basket and the new remote-control truck, our tools for herding the boys.
Upstairs in the Studio
The studio renovation continues upstairs, with new colors and motorized blinds for the high windows.
Everyone needs a green Ferrari
A short video of Dino, our little green Ferrari tractor. And yep, he’s a diesel.
The Clouds and the Pool (video)
A time-lapse of the pool draining for the 2017 resurfacing, with lovely clouds.
New Panoramas
Panoramas taken in September 2017.
End of an era
Our little blue remote-control truck, used for herding the boys since 1999, retires to a shelf in the guest room.
Resealing
Our paving crew resealed the driveway for free, after the water main fiasco.
Summer Cleanup
Our last major cleanup event: two more dumpsters of the previous owners’ debris, and a crew of four getting a lot done.
Revamping and Repotting
New Lechuza trough planters for the original planters by the front door.
Owlet Video
A time-lapse of the seven barn owls raised in the stables last summer.
Finishing the Kitchen Chairs
New cushions, new glides and fresh paint for the metal kitchen chairs.
June 2017 Walkthrough!
A walkthrough video shot in June 2017, finally narrated and posted.
So much cleanup
Slowly working through a year’s worth of drone footage, time-lapses and photos, so more posts are coming.