We are officially into the cleanup phase of house remodel…

by | Jun 15, 2020 | Journal

And with Scott’s help—we managed to get the weight of the marine tank canopy reduced by about 90% which means easy off-on. Feeding is still an adventure—I have to get a short ladder and climb up to drop food in, but that’s not too bad. OTOH,...

Finishing up the house remodel

by | Jun 14, 2020 | Journal

We’re starting on a new phase—cleanup. We’ve lived like campers for nearly 3 years, embarrassed even to open the door to callers, because the living room is awash in boxes and every room in the house is ‘temporarily’ stocked with stuff...

Windstorm and hawthorne hulls. OMG.

by | Jun 1, 2020 | Journal

I pulled about 10 lbs of them out of the pond filter, and spent an hour power-washing them out of the fiber filter mat. Glug! They’re all over the drive and patio, not to mention everything else. Hawthorne is one of the prettiest blooming trees, the Maxfield...