Category Archives: House

On the street where we live

Quelle surprising

Posted on July 18, 2003 by Marchbanks

I promised L that I would finish laying the new peel-and-stick tiles in the north entry today. Continue reading →

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All right

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Marchbanks

I got the tiles down in the entry, except for four that will take some scroll-saw work to fit around door frames and such. Continue reading →

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And in honor of Hurricane Claudette

Posted on July 15, 2003 by Marchbanks

I just installed the downspout that will carry most of the runoff from the north-side guttering we put up last week. Continue reading →

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Where do they GET these ideas?

Posted on July 14, 2003 by Marchbanks

A few minutes ago I found L standing over the lavatory, running the hand mixer from the kitchen through a tray of drywall mud.  She claims it’s the best way she’s yet discovered to get lumps out of the mud. … Continue reading →

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Another house project progresses

Posted on July 10, 2003 by Marchbanks

I got to make a fine horrible noise a couple of times when I used the Skilsaw. Continue reading →

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I got some!

Posted on April 13, 2003 by Marchbanks

Some African blue basil, that is. Continue reading →

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Friday Five: I’d Buy a Big House Where We Both Could Live

Posted on April 5, 2003 by Marchbanks

If price had been a first consideration, we would be living in some just-built, faceless subdivision with a lower mortgage payment. Continue reading →

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Cleaning up on a Sunday afternoon

Posted on March 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

Before I could get it shut down or loose, something inside the chainsaw’s gearbox went “clank.” Continue reading →

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NOT the preferred way to wake up

Posted on March 9, 2003 by Marchbanks

It turned out a squirrel had electrocuted itself on the air switch up the power distribution pole. Continue reading →

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Ewww . . . nasty . . . .

Posted on January 11, 2003 by Marchbanks

This afternoon I dragged all the storage boxes out from under our bed, crawled underneath with a counter brush, and swept. Continue reading →

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