Backtracking a Bit for Shed Bits
Backtracking: lights, plumbing and the finishing touches around the shed.
Category: Update
Short Shed Break
A short break from the shed for the winter holidays.
Pretty Pipes
New plumbing for the shed, and goodbye to the leaky Christy box.
We abhor “We Love Paving”
Why we abhor We Love Paving: they skipped part of the driveway and all of the easement and courtyard.
Concrete Demolition
Breaking out the old concrete to make way for the new shed’s pad.
Weird Outdoor Closet Demolition
Agent Smith and Bambi take down the previous owners’ weird, overbuilt outdoor closet.
Almost Caught Up!
Almost caught up: I’m now only about three months behind on posts.
Dinosaur Covers: Did I go too far?
Dinosaur outlet covers for the guest room. Did I go too far?
Historic Visitors
Two people who grew up in our house came back to visit with their families.
Progress Report
Hearing back from the family who grew up here, and the history and progress report I wrote up for their visit.
House History via Obituaries
House history through the obituaries of the family who built it and the architects who designed it.
Midge V2.0
Midge was stolen, so we flew to Colorado to buy and drive home Midge 2.0.
More Notes on Visitors
Visitors before and after the pandemic lockdown, and the projects they helped with.
All the Way from Ohio
A month in Ohio organizing my parents’ basement, and the family pieces I brought back.
Public Service Announcement
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Another Fun Tale
We finally made the burned-out VW across the road disappear, into a dumpster.
Major Leakage
A leak in the main line to the house, and a long garden hose to the rescue.
The Wonky Water Pipe
Getting rid of a weird, still-live water pipe in the water heater closet.
More Auction Finds
More auction finds, including a dozen Roy Ahlgren serigraphs.
One More Studio Innovation
Putting the studio couches on casters, for easy rearranging and VR.
Wine Room Redo
Redoing the wine room in the studio.
The Studio Building Today
The studio building today, and how we use it now.
Mini Addendum
The Mini finds a new home, after a saga and a half.
Hat Rack Tricks
Replacing the cluttered coat rack bench by the north hall door.
New Old Table
An old IKEA table gets stained and stenciled with leaves to match the boys’ trees.
The Feathered Dinosaurs (that eat things they should not)
The boys keep eating things they shouldn’t, like garden shoes and a UPS power cord.
The writing process (failure)
How I write these posts, and why I’m still over a year behind.
More Dumpster Tails
Two dozen dumpsters and counting.
Blank Walls in the Studio No More
Aerial prints and Agent Smith’s retired RC planes fill the studio’s blank walls.
Upgraded Fence
A storm took out the rotting privacy fence by the studio, so it’s replaced with a better one.
Being Creative with a Fireplace
We don’t use the fireplace for fires, so I filled it with plants.
Overgrazing is BAD
Overgrazing is bad: what years of horses did to the land, as seen in Google Earth.