Monthly Archives: May 2015

Blasting movie, site work and getting ready for the house foundation

Posted on May 31, 2015 by nfohl

In this prior post, you can see the site work prep for blasting of the rock ledge in order to prep it for the coming foundation – a rounded dome of hard rock with a 140 holes drilled into it … Continue reading →

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Magna Carta – 800 years on and its impact

Posted on May 31, 2015 by nfohl

Interesting article here on The Magna Carta – it’s 8 century anniversary this year, its impact and suggestions of what it means.  I think it is interesting and intrinsic about The Magna Carta that, while the article does not mention … Continue reading →

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Hand mowing in Carlisle

Posted on May 25, 2015 by nfohl

Invasive plants were coming back after being cleared by John Bakewell of Carlisle Arboriculture.  So I decided to take over my dad’s scythe with the brush blade to clear stuff on the other side of the silt barriers (since it … Continue reading →

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Happy Memorial day and photos of blasting prep

Posted on May 24, 2015 by nfohl

Beautiful day here in Carlisle today – cool (60’s) and windy.  Did some mowing, some roof rack prep on the cars, bought a dump sticker for my car, got gas for the tractor and dropped by Bedford Road to see … Continue reading →

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Rowing shells and Gneiss updates

Posted on May 17, 2015 by nfohl

Today, Sunday, we went over to the building site with brooms and a bucket for splashing water around – to try and make the rock Gneiss a bit more camera friendly.  Along the driveway we achieved great success – everywhere … Continue reading →

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Travel dates June 2015

Posted on May 17, 2015 by nfohl

Hi everyone – I will be travelling to and from Boston/SFO on the following dates.  I have a work event on the weekend while in SFO – department picnic on Sunday June 7th at Quarry Lake in Fremont. Boston to … Continue reading →

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Marking out the house foundation and rock – LOTS of rock!

Posted on May 17, 2015 by nfohl

The prep stage for any project always seems longest – but it is where a project is made or broken.  This past week or so the foundation was marked out at my house site and then the last of the … Continue reading →

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Carlisle Saw Mill, Pages Brook – historical start

Posted on May 3, 2015 by nfohl

I was reading the excellent Carlisle:  Its History and Heritage by Ruth Chamberlin Wilkins and came across the founding of the mill on my property on Bedford Road, Carlisle.  I have excerpted it below by hand. Product Details (Amazon.com)  Unknown … Continue reading →

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Carlisle Massachusetts, Wilkins Notebooks and old photos

Posted on May 3, 2015 by nfohl

I did a bit of digging for my prior post and when I Google searched for William Koford, I stumbled on the DigitalCommonwealth website.  It is wonderful and pretty well organized considering it appears to be structured via an automated … Continue reading →

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Old photos of the Koford property vs Today

Posted on May 3, 2015 by nfohl

I mentioned in this post here  that my parent’s had found some old photos that Alice Koford had taken and given them in the late 1960’s when they purchased the property on South Street in Carlisle.  The photos were taken … Continue reading →

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