Category Archives: Living Fully
Roof and Road Work
The roof is getting closer to being done. It still needs more flashing, on the east and west ends. It also needs two more lightning rods and the ridge cap. They also fixed up the road this weekend: … Continue reading
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Choices
These pictures were taken last May. We had gone down to a big home improvement store looking for tile for our entryway and bathroom. At first the choices seemed overwhelming, but then the salesman explained that a lot … Continue reading
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Lightning Protection
My husband bought a surge protector for some of his equipment up on the land. When he came home he said, “Guess how much lightning protection coverage there is?” I looked at the box and noticed that it … Continue reading
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Wiring
The main things that happened this week were continuing to wire the house and solar system and drilling some holes to ventilate the insulation in the roof. This first picture shows the hole Eric, the electrician, cut to give himself … Continue reading
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Kindred Spirits
K guarding her mistress, as she has done all of her adult life: Romping and Rolling in the Rockies. Creative Commons license. K with her brother R: Romping and Rolling in the Rockies. Creative Commons license. Romping and … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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More Progress
Click on the following pictures for better resolution. Putting drywall in ceiling of shed. Putting plywood walls in the shed. Inside of shed ready for heater and final wiring. There were five to eight guys working this … Continue reading
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