Category Archives: Construction progress

Art is now being installed at the new house

Posted on July 22, 2017 by nfohl

Today my Dad and I finished the construction and installation of the custom art hanging hardware for the awesomely awesome Forbidden Planet canvas art hanging that Tom McGillvray gave me as gift several years ago when we were still roommates … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in Carlisle, 2016

Posted on November 25, 2016 by nfohl

Thanksgiving here in Carlisle was fun and relaxed.   My parent’s and I enjoyed a wonderful turkey, succotash, potatoes and cranberry sauce dinner that my Mother prepared in splendid fashion – verrrry good! Today (Friday after) is a bit cold … Continue reading →

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Celebratory Dinner at the Colonial Inn in Concord

Posted on November 20, 2016 by nfohl

Now that the Town has issued my Occupancy Permit, it was time last night (Saturday) for a celebratory dinner.  My Mom, Dad and I went over last night to the Colonial Inn and had drinks and dinner in the tap … Continue reading →

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Picture heavy post after missing a week of posts

Posted on November 14, 2016 by nfohl

I was wrapped up last weekend in doing work trying to continue momentum for my occupancy permit and I never got around to posting anything. All permits are complete, except for the occupancy permit. The Carlisle Fire Chief has requested … Continue reading →

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Prepping for fall and house update

Posted on October 16, 2016 by nfohl

Fall is definitely coming.  While not every day, we are getting more and more frost in the morning.  But the lawn is still growing due to the recent round of rain, most notably the very, very mild brush we had … Continue reading →

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Ah junk mail, how I love thee, let me count the ways…

Posted on September 10, 2016 by nfohl

Grin – Mailbox and street number out on Bedford Road is complete.  Paul found a stone engraver who was able to add my house number to the existing granite post at the end of the common driveway (My parent’s and … Continue reading →

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Home machine works – computer nook work surface

Posted on August 21, 2016 by nfohl

My computer work area is off the main hallway to the back of the house and I am planning on it having a wall to wall birch plywood surface.  To make it sufficiently stiff, I am going to reinforce it … Continue reading →

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337 Bedford Road – House number is up!

Posted on August 21, 2016 by nfohl

Thanks to Moda Industria the house number is up!  You may have seen my prior post about the house number – sorry if that was confusing as I used a generic picture of the STYLE of house number I was … Continue reading →

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Big August ’16 photo update on the house progress – Post 3 – Interior

Posted on August 14, 2016 by nfohl

Not a ton to show here compared to the site work but I thought it was differentiated enough to show in a separate post enjoy

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Big August ’16 photo update on the house progress – Post 2 – comparisons!

Posted on August 14, 2016 by nfohl

I realized I have so much stuff to post, that it was awkward to try and put everything into a single post.  I am going to break it into three posts.  This one is comparisons on progress and the next … Continue reading →

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