archive for July, 2006
July 2, 2006
this is a safety cover
We had to finish a few details left behind from our barter with the elctricians; now we just need to arrange for and pass an inspection…
July 3, 2006
the first siding of the season
This summer WE WILL get the house painted. Having finished pulling shingles, we now have to fix some of the aged siding.
July 5, 2006
a bit of quick metal glider rehab
A while back, I grabbed an old glider that someone had discarded at the dump. With a quick spraypaint makeover, it is ok again (though it doesn’t glide, really).
July 7, 2006
what is this plant? (#2)
We’ve been in an epic battle with this weed all summer and we do not know what to call it.
July 8, 2006
pink is the new ghetto brick
We’ve put up 2 pink patches on the recently beautified section of the back wall of the house so that we can start nailing down the color for the house Read more >
July 11, 2006
plus/minus one cat
Soon after we got the house, a litter of kittens was born in the crawlspace. Being fixed and fed, a few have stuck around and even attracted other wayward cats. We seem to have a new one this summer…
July 17, 2006
a large pink wall
After finally being able to find the right shade of pink, we put the first coat on the partially-resided back wall of the house.
July 21, 2006
either an opossum or a small monkey has been in our house
It is sort of like that joke that goes, “how do you know when an elephant has been in your refrigerator?”
July 23, 2006
rain
We were supposed to start working around the corner from last week’s wall, but the weather isn’t cooperating. We did manage to get some of the siding pulled and replaced in a few dry hours, but not nearly what was on the schedule.
July 26, 2006
a grubby hallway is reborn
Like a grittier version of one of those makeover shows, we’ve been spending time beautifying some of the spaces in the house that we won’t be able to really get to for a while.
July 29, 2006
on buying siding
We’ve been buying siding one pickup load at a time, and this is ok.
July 31, 2006
actually it was a raccoon
The dog barked suspiciously. Going downstairs to investigate revealed a distinctly raccoon ass disappearing up into part of the unfinished wall…
