Category Archives: House

On the street where we live

::wheeze huff pant::

Posted on January 15, 2002 by Marchbanks

With the completion of yesterday’s Project, I tackled two more today. Continue reading →

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Another assassination attempt

Posted on January 14, 2002 by Marchbanks

Shelling out these little-bitty hard-shelled Bridges natives takes absolutely forever. Continue reading →

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The estimated harvest

Posted on November 29, 2001 by Marchbanks

In the last six weeks, I’ve picked up somewhere in the neighborhood of twelve thousand pecans in my yard. Continue reading →

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The harvest is astonishing

Posted on November 17, 2001 by Marchbanks

The storms were something else, with tornadoes bouncing all over the area, marble-sized hail, rain squalls, and flash flooding. Continue reading →

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Pecan harvesting

Posted on November 15, 2001 by Marchbanks

Harvesting has turned into a six-way battle between the crows, the grackles, the blue jays, the mourning doves, the squirrels, and me. Continue reading →

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Just in time

Posted on September 3, 2001 by Marchbanks

I need to re-caulk all the seams; they leaked like the proverbial sieve. Continue reading →

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Thoughts upon a neck on fire

Posted on September 2, 2001 by Marchbanks

The most important piece is directly in front of the door, where the water has been soaking the door and windowsills into sponginess. Continue reading →

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It rained and it rained and it rained

Posted on August 30, 2001 by Marchbanks

Hanging gutters while it’s raining simply isn’t feasible. Continue reading →

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Better than I thought

Posted on August 27, 2001 by Marchbanks

It looks as though I’m on the right track with fixing the roof; last night the drip was very, very slow, as opposed to the near-stream it’s been before now. Continue reading →

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It’s not fixed

Posted on August 26, 2001 by Marchbanks

There’s a drip coming down at the usual place around the ductwork, although at the moment it is slower than it was during the last rainstorm. Continue reading →

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