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Category: Live

  • Puppy love

    For the past couple of months, the children have been been waiting very eagerly for today. (I will admit that I was also counting down, but only in a very adult way.) Matthew and I drove out to western Virginia and brought home the newest member of our family.

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    The first Nanking cherry bush has blossomed!


  • When life hands you a pinhole leak in a faucet part with no parts number…

    In other news, lathes are cool and Matthew is awesome at fabrication.

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    Wat.

    Some interesting choices were made by the previous owners.


  • I just wanted to figure out why the dishwasher wasn’t quite working but while looking for a tub to drain it into, I found a leak under the sink. We spent the rest of the day bracing the sink, repairing the cracked granite with epoxy, and cleaning every piece of the dishwasher and plumbing with an old toothbrush.

    Moral of this story: scope creep and plumbing are best friends.

  • Behold the power of scrap lumber and a snow day.

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    The chickens are playing “Don’t Touch the Lava” with the snow.