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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 will have some interior shots Below is what the property looked like when I was ...
I am slightly behind because I unexpectedly ended up working last Sunday and didn’t have time to put up a post. I am gulping down coffee this morning because we had an absolute cracking large thunderstorm last night. Lots of thunderbolts – I am pretty sure that at least one fell nearby because the was ...
Today (Sunday 7/31/16) is cool and rainy – steady light rain. A definite change of pace from a very dry June and July. The grass here at my parent’s place is definitely looking California at the moment – dry and burnt golden. Yesterday was quite a bit warmer and humid, though not scorching hot. I ...
A very decrepit and quite unbelievably still alive butter nut tree along my parent’ driveway blew down yesterday evening. I noticed it while cutting back the pernicious Bitter Sweet vines up near the street. Also – my dad and I noticed a very large widow maker blocking half of South Street up near Heald Road ...
I am having coffee on Sunday 7/24/16 at 6:30am while I write this and it is a very mild 60 degrees on the porch. Yesterday was very hot and I believe set a new record – something like 94 and humid. We had an absolutely cracking rain storm zoom through around dinner time proceed ...
Hello all and happy 4th of July! I am enjoying a mellow holiday weekend in Carlisle. The weather is very nice (low eighties with a fair amount of wind so it is very pleasant outside). It has been dry this spring so it actually feels like August. I and my parent’s are still shaking off ...
I am feeling quite a bit better this weekend than last weekend – though I still have a bit of a chest cough from having the flu at the beginning of the month. So forward ! I met Paul and his son Tim at the house yesterday and we took care a lot of final ...
I just booked my next flight to San Francisco Friday, Jul 8 2016 BOS – SFO Flight 1355 – depart @ 10:15am. Arrive at SFO 1:45pm RETURNING FLIGHT 352 DATE Sat, 07/16/2016 SFO-9:15 AM BOS 6:05 PM ...
Good morning – A couple of days till the summer solstice and summer is definitely here. I was down and out last weekend due to the flu – so this is a bit of a catch up post, I didn’t feel very creative last week! Things are moving into the home stretch at the house ...
More mid century stuff – I needed a number for my house, so I ordered from a company I found as an advertiser in Atomic Ranch magazine that specializes in Mid Century modern styling. I ordered my number (337) in cut stainless steel like the photo below but with the background plate in Capri Blue ...