Monthly Archives: September 2012
Patience and Persistence
Last weekend I found more folders with missing files, but I figured I could retrieve them and tag them with keywords in a day or two of work. Yeah, sure. Instead I suddenly developed two computer problems Monday … Continue reading
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Moving Right Along
They’ve been painting the columns and crosspieces and started finishing the chimney. The chimney looks a bit funny from a distance now, but it should provide for our stovepipe and all of our vents: Andy has temporarily … Continue reading
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Better Late Than Never
Cabin site, 9/15/11. Andy, Steve and Joe laying out site for the shed, 9/15/11. Shed and partially finished cabin, 9/22/12. We were hoping to have a heated shed for Andy last winter, but we didn’t get the … Continue reading
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Done by Thanksgiving?
They’re working hard on the outside so they can finish it before it starts to freeze up there. And Peter is finishing the venting in the equipment room so they can finish the chimney. They claim … Continue reading
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Changes
One of Beate and Tim’s trees on 9/16/11. A year later, 9/12/12. The elk rubbed their antlers on it. Another of Beate and Tim’s trees on 9/16/11 A year later, 9/12/12. Notice how it has grown. … Continue reading
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Walls and Mysteries of the Universe
We now have walls and the place looks and feels a lot different. They have now filled in the cracks and have masked the things that shouldn’t be painted. The current plan is to let the “mud” (for filling in … Continue reading
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Winter is A-Coming
Three guys were up there yesterday (Saturday) to stucco the bottoms of the north and south walls to protect the polystyrene footing forms from chompers and chewers (most of the stucco will buried in dirt after the … Continue reading
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For Better or For Worse
For better or for worse the exterior cabin colors have been set. We still like the bittersweet chocolate, but we would have preferred the antique copper (the dark tan) to be more like our sample, less red and a … Continue reading
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New Playground
For years I’ve worked at my computer standing up. I had a folding table set up on a box and for the most part it worked just fine. Things got a bit crowded when I bought my graphics tablet, but … Continue reading
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