Sunday Panorama
A Sunday panorama of the foyer.
Author: stega
Sunday Panorama
A Sunday panorama inside Midge.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
A few new trees
A handful of new trees, starting with two from a seller who named his trees after Flintstones characters.
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
Reupholstering my old $25 thrift-store armchair and making an ottoman to go with it.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Critter Cams
Why I’m sticking with Bushnell trail cams, and footage of the skunks using their new steps.
Other Critters
Our larger visitors, including Frank the Skunk and the wee staircase Agent Smith built for him.
Predators, Prey and the Occasional Electrification
Gopher snakes, rattlesnakes, lizards, vultures and more of the predators and prey that live here.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Feral “Fun”
Our efforts to TNR the feral cats, and a perfect record of releasing skunks without getting sprayed.
Divesting
Getting rid of the things the previous owners left behind that didn’t end up in one of our 20-plus dumpsters.
Rain Machines
Smart irrigation controllers synced to our weather station.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Stega’s Aborted Vacation
My March 2020 diving trip to Little Cayman, cut short a few days in by the pandemic.
Neighbors, Drainage, AirBnB and Guns, Part 2
Living up here, part 2: a neighboring house turned into an AirBnB party venue, and what happened the night of February 21, 2021.
Neighbors, Drainage, AirBnB and Guns, Part 1
Living up here, part 1: a map of the neighbors, and a drainage problem that’s carving a canyon in the hillside.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Extra Foyer Bits: “Custom” Shelves
Round shelves for the foyer, painted to match.
Extra Great Room Bits: Fun with Mirrors
Round mirrors and planters complete the look around the metal tree in the great room.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Birds and Windows
With over 100 windows, keeping birds from hitting them has been an ongoing effort, and now the deer have started.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
Septic Day (just a cleaning)
Our six-year-old septic tank gets its first cleanout. Just regular maintenance, something the previous owners obviously didn’t care to do.
The Extra Door
Dealing with the extra swing door in the kitchen.
More blooms of purgatory
Flowers bloom here no matter the time of year.
Sunday Panorama
A capture from our new time-lapse camera on its spot atop the ladder to the great room roof.
Sunday Panorama
This week’s Sunday panorama from around Purgatory.
“New” Desk
My father’s childhood desk gets some TLC from Agent Smith’s dad.