Monthly Archives: June 2012
Sheathing the Roof
The cabin is still coming along. They are now sheathing the roof and working on the plumbing: We were also impressed by this determined little flower. Definitely a kindred spirit. 🙂 Do you have any kindred spirits in your life? … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure
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Quite a Year
June 26, 2011 June 26, 2011 The above pictures of last year’s Las Conchas fire were taken from our porch down here. The following two pictures show our trees going up in flame as Andy escaped the fire. … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully, Taking Risks
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No Longer a Box
Last Thursday the cabin looked like this: It was essentially a box with the start of some external columns. But now that they’re putting the rafters up it’s starting to look more like a house: A … Continue reading
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Center Roof Beam
This past Thursday I wrote about sheathing the cabin. Friday they installed the center roof beam: They plan to continue working on the roof this week. They also brought up our bathtub and took … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Living Fully
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Sheathing the House, Starting on the Roof
They finished sheathing the ground floor Friday, and surprisingly covered up all the windows and the door in my study. There are only two entrances, for the doors on the living room and entry way: As you can … Continue reading
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Software and More Pictures
I’ve been having a great time the past couple of weeks learning some new software programs. A couple of them have steep learning curves and are great mental exercise. I tend to be happiest when I’m learning new things. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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It’s Happening!
For more pictures click here. Watching the framing go up is always fun because it goes so quickly. Finishing work takes a lot longer. The hope is to get the shell of the house weatherproof before the summer rains, assuming … Continue reading
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College
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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