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1666: The Devil is in the Details…
After not seeing a usable set of French doors in months I have found 2 sets in week. The first set are aluminum framed which is probably practical for the exposed side of the cabin where they would fit, and they are slightly narrower so they will fit easily in the gap. The gap in…
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Laws of Subtraction…
Not being able to see the forest for the trees is not always a metaphor. I could literally not see the forest that surrounds the cabin because there were trees (and junk) in the way. There was a definite claustrophobia to the property that kept it dark and damp and even foreboding at times. Unhealthy…
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It Seems Longer…
In a week from now it will be one year since I started working in earnest on the farm. Before that it was mostly just rearranging rusty deckchairs on a tree covered titanic. It meant that maybe a I was getting a day of work done, which was mostly making sure the weeds didn’t get…
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Spoon Theory II
The measuring your ability to do things by how many spoons it will cost you is now a common idiom, but I think it needs an update to include the exchange rate for spoons spent on loved one’s and friends vs. spoons spent on bureaucracy. The same task for a friend vs for a job…
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Blaming Nonexistent Tools…
Small jobs that I don’t have the correct tools for are the worst, because I know I could do the damn job in 5 minutes with the right doohickey. However when I turn up at the hardware store asking for a doohickey they just laugh at me. I’m two weeks behind on building a bathroom…
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There’s Your Problem…
I went out to the farm today, and yes that after yesterday that definitely falls into the what the hell were you thinking category, but it was sort of unplanned. After dropping Thing1 at work, Thing2 and I went and grabbed a takeaway coffee, and possibly pastries (there was definitely pastries). Then with snacks and…
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A Little Shelf Love…
I’m being shelfish today and doing some shelf indulgent organizing. The CDs that rarely/ever get listened to are going in some boxes. I’m not getting rid of them yet, but they are going into storage until I decide what to do with them. Since embracing the music streaming apps I rarely use them anymore, and…
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Kitchen Tidy Part 1.5…
Sorry for the delay, I’ve been a tad frazzled. My doctor put me on steroids and some other medications that have completely fried my ability to focus on anything for more than five minutes. I won’t use the word manic, but let’s just say confused enthusiasm has been ruling the roost. *see also pretty serious…
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I Bought a New Mug…
Actually it’s four new mugs, and now my kitchen looks like this: Friday night I was online shopping to distract myself from cascading life issues. Usually I just fill a shopping cart with precious shiny things, and then never hit buy. But I was particularly enamored by some jade green coffee mugs, and they were…
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Desk Cleanse…
A cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind. I’ve got no idea if that is true, but if my mind is anything like my desk there is definitely a problem. After trying to work in a space that looks more like somewhere you would purchase a mogwai than an office, Im ready for…
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