The Pantry Revisited
Before the dust even settled from the great furnace replacement, we had to start putting the house back in order. The first step: put everything…
Category: Update
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 2
Beneath most of the house is a crawlspace with a poured concrete floor. There are three access points to get under the house–in the guest…
Best of 2019
A bit later than usual, but here’s last year’s “best of” video. And I really am working on posts. So. many. posts.
In the middle of things
As I continue readying posts and playing catch-up, I made some changes to how permalink works, so I’m busy reviewing the 200+ posts published since…
More goats
(This was originally posted to stega’s FB page, but since it’s a continuation of the last post, I figured it’s worth adding here.) Things with…
Good Fences
This post should really be titled “not being asshats makes for good neighbors.” In May 2018, we got new neighbors at the property to our…
An odd video of the north garden
While cleaning up some stuff on our YouTube channel (that’s right, we actually have a channel), I came across this odd video I posted in…
Stega’s First Vacation
Way back in March 2018, I took my first vacation since we bought Purgatory. I went off on my own to Little Cayman for a…
So Many Websites
Back in the day, there was just one website, purgatory.org. It was just my personal site with a bunch of other domains rolling into it.…
Another Instagram Feed
In addition to my regular Instagram account and feed, the boys now have their very own! I’m posting one or two images each day, including some old…
If you ever visit Purgatory…
…you can assist putting this together. It’s 1000 pieces, and some of the corks repeat. And yes, Stega is back from vacation and posting will…
Stega Is On Vacation
That’s right, I’m off on a 2+ week diving holiday, followed by a week visiting family on Longboat Key. This will explain the lack of…
Winter Tree Work
In Fall 2017, we asked a new arborist, California Tree Solutions, to see to some of the trees here. They did a good job, and…
Samsung Technical Support: OMFG it’s worse that I could ever imagine.
So the last post was about our new oven, and after it went live, I decided to finally try again to tackle the annoying issue…
The North Garden Now-ish
It’s now been over a year since the garden area outside my office was “finished.” Sure, I’ve added a few more bottle bushes and birdfeeders,…
Last Night’s Storm Damage
We had a rather bad winter storm on February 1, 2019. The winds howled through the night, and we awoke to find a lot of…
Best of 2018 Video
A lot of images and videos haven’t been posted, so this is a really a trailer for what will be appearing on the Purgatory Auto…
We have wind
It’s winter here, and while I’ve spent the last few days readying posts for the website, today I recorded this little clip to help illustrate…
More Trail Cam Tests
We set up another trail cam at the end of our driveway. After a week of testing, I pulled the card; here’s a video of…
First Post of 2019
We’re ringing in the New Year with some new additions to our digital presence–namely, a new Twitch Channel test to share a glimpse into the…
Gate Power (again)
As mentioned in past posts, the main gate at Purgatory has been problematic. Several years ago a tree fell and snapped the line feeding the…
More Expanded Impact
It’s been over a year since we organized a neighborhood cleanup effort to remove a bunch of garbage illegally dumped on the side of the…
Resealing
While busy cleaning up the debris in July of last year, the driveway got resealed. This was a free one-off by the folks who paved…
Revamping and Repotting
According to the Doc and the original plans of the house, there were built-in planters on each side of the front door in the entry…
Owlet Video
In the summer of last year, we had barn owls nest and raise seven offspring in the stables. We took some still images and set…
So much cleanup
Summer is finally winding down here, and as things cool off, I’ve been taking time to ever-so-slowly go through heaps of digital assets that have…
June 2018 Aerial Shots
Below: not our animal pens, and since these were taken, the pens are almost all gone! Yay for having new neighbors!
Studio Windows In and Stucco Done!
The new windows for the studio building finally arrived and were installed in early November of last year. Once they were in place, a team…
Administration Issues
As mentioned in earlier posts, in living here for over three years, we have had to combat a couple of nagging issues, and it’s been…