Monthly Archives: August 2012

We’ll Just Have to See

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jean

They’ve now installed all of the HardiBoard siding on the walls and are finishing the caulking. They will still need to do the chimney and the columns. Andy asked Joe when he thought the house might be done and Joe … Continue reading →

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Fun and Surprises

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Jean

Kaitlin, Torben, Sammy and Montana arrived Wednesday evening and left this morning. Ordinarily they would have arrived Tuesday evening and left yesterday, but they decided this way we could have a day up at the land to ourselves–no workmen. It … Continue reading →

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Company

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jean

We were hoping that the workmen would have started the painting by the time Kaitlin, Torben and grandpuppies came yesterday evening, but Joe had to help with another job so things went more slowly this past week. By the time … Continue reading →

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Do You Think They're Big Enough?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Jean

  Kaitlin, Torben, Sammy and Montana are coming for a visit this week. (In the above picture Sammy is the larger golden dog, Montana the smaller black one.) In honor of the occasion I ordered some bones, around 17″ long. … Continue reading →

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Do You Think They’re Big Enough?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Jean

  Kaitlin, Torben, Sammy and Montana are coming for a visit this week. (In the above picture Sammy is the larger golden dog, Montana the smaller black one.) In honor of the occasion I ordered some bones, around 17″ long. … Continue reading →

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Siding and Attic Stairs

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Jean

They now have the pre-primed siding on the south side of the house:   And on the north side:     They’ve also installed the attic stairs:   So things are still moving along up there. How was your week? … Continue reading →

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Snobbishness

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Jean

  My favorite two fonts among the ones that came with my computer are Arial and Comic Sans. I started using Arial instead of Times New Roman years ago because I find it to be be cleaner and easier to … Continue reading →

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Colors

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Jean

  For better or worse we’ve picked out a color scheme for the cabin, shown on the bottom board of the picture. It will be Antique copper (the light brown) for most of the walls and columns, Barbados sand (the … Continue reading →

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New Eyes

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Jean

  The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. —Marcel Proust Do you ever see the world with new eyes? I tend to. Whenever we have to face up to buying a new … Continue reading →

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More Changes

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jean

We now have our windows, two of our doors and most of the (white) insulation around the outside of the house. We thought we knew how we wanted it painted, but we now think the color we picked for the … Continue reading →

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