No matter how much wishing and wanting you might do, remodeling projects take longer than the best laid plans. Looks like another night at the Best Western for the three of us.
Tom Philpott has another good read up at Grist. This weeks “Victual Reality” hits home. I am trying to make as many changes in [...]

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The night was spent at the Best Western around the corner and in all probability tonight will be also. At home this morning to pick up a couple of things and before running off to work I thought I’d at least read my email. Hopefully, today will see enough progress for another nights stay to [...]

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We are starting an update of our bathroom today. I went in to this project with some misgivings. Today’s start has not made these misgivings go away.
Realize please, our house predates electricity and most probably indoor plumbing. So needless to say the house only has one bathroom. It was probably updated last some time in [...]

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As a youngster growing up on the Gulf coast I naturally became a bit of a rockhound. Makes sense doesn’t it? What with no natural rock formations being available within a hundred miles of where I lived.
I think the rocks that first caught my eye, and are still my favorite, were the granite blocks hauled [...]

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