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Rainy January Sunday

It is rather warm today (low 40’s) and raining rather hard.  This is a good thing since it is erasing the ice that has been coating our driveway since Christmas.  Long term, I would like to see snow so that … Continue reading

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Happy New Year. 2016 opens with snow and ice

Good morning all. I was down and out for several days with a cold, starting with Christmas.  We got a snow/ice storm with some freezing rain as a follow on and it got sufficiently heavy that when I felt better … Continue reading

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Happy Week before Christmas!

I have been on the road for the last three weeks and didn’t really have the time or energy to make an update – so this one will be a bit on the rambling side. I was able to get … Continue reading

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Getting ready for winter in Carlisle

This past week has been very mild in Carlisle, though it rained most of the day on Saturday.  Today my dad and I took care of some stuff that needed doing We cleaned out the wood shed in preparation for … Continue reading

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Guest Artisan at Carlisle Artisans: Nancy Fohl

A little bragging here – my Mom was invited to show and sell her quilting at the local art co-operative in the center of Carlisle – the Carlisle Artisans Their shop is very small but the stuff they have is … Continue reading

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Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – turning feelings and thoughts into ideas on paper

Please see the prior post here for the answer to the question – Why build a mid century modern house in the early 21st century At this point in my process, I had the land, the permits (thanks to the … Continue reading

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Some construction photos

Very short post this week Roofing materials are onsite – Everlast metal – and are going up.  The siding is going up too and the colors, layout and species of wood are really starting to pop. Plus some random, Cow, … Continue reading

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Fall 2015 in Carlisle – a short construction update and other things

Fall has started to arrive in Carlisle and it is a misty Saturday here.  Things are continuing to move apace at the job site.  As you can see below in the pictures, things have moved forward quite quickly during the … Continue reading

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A new post – testing the revived subscription function

This is a test post that hopefully will be swept up in the 4:00am automatic sweep for posts in the last 24 hours fingers crossed!

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Santa Rosa Fohls visit Carlisle

Meghan, Jeff, Mason and cowpoke Owen got in late Monday night and yesterday was their first full day in Carlisle.  Very, very hot and humid yesterday and today will be worse before the predicted afternoon thunderstorms arrive – the 70+ … Continue reading

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