May 2018 Aerial
Aerial shots of Purgatory from May 2018.
Category: Update
December 2017 Aerial Shots
Aerial shots of Purgatory from December 2017.
Studio Windows In and Stucco Done!
New windows for the studio, and stucco over the hole left by the previous owners’ RV shower.
Administration Issues
Trying out a game camera to see whether larger wildlife want a fresh water source.
Year in Review
Our 2017 year in review: from the fences, driveway and pool to the studio remodel and a new garden.
2017: another year in review
A 2017 year-in-review video.
Knobbly Bits
Agent Smith rebuilds the broken original drawer pulls in the linen hallway.
More Administrative Stuff
Rescuing old videos of the driveway and the dog kennel from the dead photo stream.
Old Walkthroughs Back Up
Our original 2015 house walkthroughs, re-edited and annotated with what’s changed.
Wall-a-versary
A year ago, we were racing to replace the failed retaining wall.
Expanding Our Impact
Organizing the neighbors to clean up an illegal dump site along our road, after the county didn’t.
Mini-Break
A short break this week, with posts on the neighborhood cleanup, safety ladders, baby owls and a studio flood coming soon.
Excavation Fun
A busted irrigation box and a big open hole behind the garage, sorted out by our gardener.
Let’s not let this happen again…
Heavy rain, a clogged roof drain and our first roof leak, right over the foyer.
Pool Revamp: New Finish
Pool revamp: new coping and a fresh finish go on.
Two-Year Update
Two years in, the original project list updated, plus everything else we’ve done.
Random Drone Footage
Drone footage, with an annoyed green bird toward the end.
Mornings and Mailboxes
Mail thieves made it up the hill, so we and our neighbors now have FortKnox mailboxes.
Again with the kitchen sink
Making better use of the small space next to the kitchen sink with a wall-mounted dish rack and some new tile.
More Storm Damage
More winter storm damage, from sustained 55 mph winds with 70 mph gusts.
Winter Storm Damage
Video of the stable roof, heavily damaged in the winter storms.
Houseaversary (Bonus Post)
Two years since we first found this house, spent learning to drive Giggles the skid steer and moving spoils.
Very slow changes in the garage
Agent Smith slowly makes the garage more useful, including a small, brightly lit work area along the back wall.
Busy, busy, but nothing to see
Busy behind the scenes: cleaning up the website, cutting plugins and trackers, and writing about recent projects.
Tony Arrived This Week
Tony, our new 1990 Hesston 80-75 tractor, arrives, and day one includes a trip to the vet for Happy. He’s fine.
Furnace Filters
New return grills that take proper filters finish up the furnace project.
Pirate Booty!
Treasures from the stable cleanout: table saws, a barber chair and a hoard of solid brass knickknacks under the bird guano.
Gate power
Ditching the wall warts and getting proper power to the front gate.
The lack of updates
Why there have been few updates: Stega has been very ill. Plus, we have a logo!
West Wall Videos Up
Time-lapse videos of the west wall, plus a feral tabby hunting gophers and other Easter eggs.
Plumbing Problems
A leaky sewer line under the house and a pool equipment tap that blew out like a cannon.
More Stable Tales: The tack room and office disaster areas.
Cleaning out the last of the stables, the tack room and the office, under a giant quantity of bird crap.