If the same tree falls
The same cypress tree fell on the same power line again, and this time it took the line out.
Category: Update
Friday Bonus Post
Spring has the north garden going bonkers, and now it streams 24/7 on our YouTube channel.
Many Leaks
Leaky pool solar valves and a leaking water main valve behind the garage, dug out with Bambi.
Under the House
A video tour of what’s under the house now that the furnace work is done.
The Pantry Revisited
Putting the pantry back together after the furnace work, with the shelves now secured for earthquakes.
Getting Off the Diesel, Part 2
Getting off the diesel: what was under the house, and the Ventwerx crew arrives to start demolition.
Best of 2019
Last year’s “best of” video, a bit later than usual.
In the middle of things
Reviewing the 200-plus posts since we bought this place, and a look back four years.
More goats
A half-dozen of the neighbor’s goats and sheep jumped onto our land from a manure pile, and rounding them up.
Good Fences
Our new eastern neighbors’ livestock and fence problems, and the new fence that’s finally going in.
An odd video of the north garden
An odd time-lapse of the North Garden, with a wrong timestamp and the wrong title card.
Stega’s First Vacation
My first vacation since we bought Purgatory: three planes to Little Cayman for a week and a half of diving.
So Many Websites
Purgatory.org, stega.org, networkgirl.org and the rest: tidying up all our websites.
Another Instagram Feed
The boys now have their very own Instagram feed.
If you ever visit Purgatory…
If you ever visit Purgatory, you can help put this 1,000-piece puzzle together.
April 2019 Aerial Photos
Aerial photos of Purgatory from April 2019.
Stega Is On Vacation
Stega is off on a diving holiday, then a week with family on Longboat Key.
Winter Tree Work
California Tree Solutions takes on our trees, including pollarding the mulberries.
Samsung Technical Support: OMFG it’s worse that I could ever imagine.
Trying to get Samsung technical support to fix our new oven’s clock. It’s worse than I could ever imagine.
The North Garden Now-ish
The North Garden a year later, with a new bench and our still-unnamed dinosaur.
Last Night’s Storm Damage
A bad winter storm mangled ornaments, toppled the boys’ outdoor cage and knocked over one of our streetlights.
Best of 2018 Video
A best-of-2018 video, really a trailer for posts coming in the months ahead.
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.
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.
Resealing
Our paving crew resealed the driveway for free, after the water main fiasco.
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.
So much cleanup
Slowly working through a year’s worth of drone footage, time-lapses and photos, so more posts are coming.
June 2018 Aerial Shots
Aerial shots from June 2018. Not our animal pens, and they’re almost all gone now!