Monthly Archives: August 2019

August 31, 2019

There are a few more pictures on Flickr. Joe and his crew won’t be back until Tuesday, but they hope to make good progress on the wall next week. If I understand it correctly, it will be about six more … Continue reading →

Andy and I aren’t quite that old yet. We started going together in 1962 and got married in 1964. Last night was our wedding anniversary, so we went up to the land for a picnic and so I could see … Continue reading →

Joe and his crew didn’t come up Monday, but yesterday they started building the heat-storing back wall. They worked two hours after their normal quitting time so made good progress. First they laid the insulating blocks to keep heat from … Continue reading →

Do you have any squawkers in your life? August 27, 2019

A few weeks ago our County Council declared August to be Bear Month: WHEREAS: [We are] blessed with an abundance of wildlife, and healthy wildlife populations have a positive impact on [us] – our community is notably home to the … Continue reading →

Do you have any special places you hang out with friends? I cheerfully admit, most of my hanging out nowadays — except for with Andy, Kaitlin and Torben — is on the internet. Hurray for blogging! August 25, 2019

How did you feel about going back to school? I looked forward to it when I was a kid, but now I love not being restrained by classes, or having to go to work. August 24, 2019

Yesterday the crew finished getting ready for pouring the concrete today, and inspector came up and signed off on what they have done so far. Here are some pictures. Today they poured the concrete: There are more pictures on Flickr. … Continue reading →

There are two more pictures on Flickr. If all goes well the inspector will come up today and they will pour the concrete into the walls tomorrow. Who knows what will happen next week! August 22, 2019