Sharp Exhale and Expletive
We finally heard back from the county about the pit, and it was a doozy.
Author: stega
Holding our Breath
Holding our breath on the pit, and the county’s planning department.
Recent Wildlife
More trail cam footage of the water pot, mostly the same skunk and opossum every night.
Forgotten Orphaned Images
Orphaned photos that didn’t fit anywhere else.
Plant!
Decorating with houseplants, and finding the help to keep them alive.
All (or at least most) of the Puzzles
Most of the puzzles we’ve done since the last puzzle post.
Check Telephone Line
Strange music on the old phone line, and a new line run across the pasture.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Brass Update
The brass booty from the barn, finally polished up.
End Table Ending (with Lamps!)
The end tables and lamps from my parents’ house, together at last.
More Old Tables Made New
My parents’ mid-century slat tables, refinished.
Prettified Table Lamps
My parents’ old table lamps, cleaned up and rewired.
Time for a Crafty Post
A batch of small craft projects, from a doggy seat cover to a pillow cover.
Courtyard Landscaping, Before and After
The courtyard landscaping, six months on, before and after.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Stage One Landscaping Completed
Stage one of the landscaping is done, with new pavers, plants and irrigation.
Landscaping in Stages
Landscaping in stages: after firing one landscape architect, the house gardens finally get started.
A Bit More Outdoor Art
Steel cranes and rusty geese from an auction, and getting 9-foot cranes home in Barbie.
Another Eagle Landed
Another eagle landed: a John Richen steel wall sculpture for the great room.
Even More Auction Finds
Even more auction finds, including a dresser and a bold armchair.
We Forgot About Manny!
We forgot about Manny, the man-lift we bought in 2019.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Softener Drips
The water softener sprang a few leaks, and the installers fixed them. Incredibly mundane.
There Be Race Cars, Part Seven: The Rustang
There be race cars, part seven: the Rustang, the kids’ LeMons car.
New Trailer
A big enclosed trailer for the race team, fitted out by Agent Smith.
Round Table Tale
A scruffy auction coffee table, sanded and refinished for the great room.
Other People’s Houses
A neighbor’s castoff dollhouse becomes a glass-paned home for all my little knickknacks.
Another use for that fabric…
More of the bird fabric goes to new seat cushions in the great room.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
More Custom Pillows
Round cushions and log pillows for the great room couch, made from leftover bird fabric.
Final Bus Footage
Footage of the Bus’s final journey.
There Be Race Cars, Part Six: The Radical
There be race cars, part six: the Radical, waiting for its turn to go zoom-zoom.