July 1, 2005

gentle cooling breezes

We have central air now.

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July 4, 2005

seen on a walk

We saw a neat planter on a fence the other day. The camera phone came in handy for recording this good idea.

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July 6, 2005

the last shingles for a while

Almost one year after we started, we've finally finished pulling off the awful shingles that covered most of the house.

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July 9, 2005

a big freakin' spider

We found our first black widow of the year yesterday, and she was huge.

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July 10, 2005

commercial sites

There are 2 big condo projects underway within walking distance, each involving the restoration of a large and interesting building.

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July 15, 2005

busted camera

I was recharging the batteries for the camera a few days ago and one of the batteries made a popping sound and began to leak black juice.

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July 19, 2005

fixing termite damage

We finally fixed the termite damage that has vexed us for so long.

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siding!

After the termite repair, we replaced the siding that had been pulled down.

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July 20, 2005

the neighbors

Just for the record, these are not our neighbors.

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July 22, 2005

a newer house near by

Our neighborhood is an old one and parts of it have really suffered from neglect. This is changing, though.

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July 24, 2005

a small vacation

It is stupid hot here these days days and we've been working so hard recently that we rewarded ourselves with a vacation to a hotel downtown that has a roof-top pool.

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July 27, 2005

hot as $@#!

It's 82 degrees at 1:30 in the morning. Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to hit around 103, and that doesn't even account for the heat index.

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