tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40375484930756597542024-03-04T23:26:38.910-05:00The Dread HouseAs The Stench Fades...Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-16949139984174633562010-06-12T22:52:00.002-04:002010-06-12T23:04:59.221-04:00Happy Green RoomIf the room in that last photo looked unfamiliar, it's because I recently repainted one of the bedrooms and put in some more of that faux-wood flooring. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqVBkycnO1OanbYn868hyfr6rQJfdDjxTAoqB4e21YUwlL9Tuaxm6lFva6ZaUnnc890V2steOcZzOGJghzKBVb0mkmY8d4Z-uKzV-2v58qERfq35iwS-E0-c7Oc6sO1mEmFzxG8MS08Y/s1600/0526birdcorner.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqVBkycnO1OanbYn868hyfr6rQJfdDjxTAoqB4e21YUwlL9Tuaxm6lFva6ZaUnnc890V2steOcZzOGJghzKBVb0mkmY8d4Z-uKzV-2v58qERfq35iwS-E0-c7Oc6sO1mEmFzxG8MS08Y/s320/0526birdcorner.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482086301159136882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Natural light. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwDXn56ytknU7h8dpi-QM2Q3jPOfuLg8MaFwsJdaEiNsBnIt6WtuU6jOakHCbRB6tYckvixZsdscHyibkrqRGD6Jems_yXdY1bq0n2MwQlU-x2Qyq1wvm89TbYW7eGxhYHmqEmZ9zJfA/s1600/birdroom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwDXn56ytknU7h8dpi-QM2Q3jPOfuLg8MaFwsJdaEiNsBnIt6WtuU6jOakHCbRB6tYckvixZsdscHyibkrqRGD6Jems_yXdY1bq0n2MwQlU-x2Qyq1wvm89TbYW7eGxhYHmqEmZ9zJfA/s320/birdroom.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482086312182746946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Artificial light. (And FLOOR!)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is my favorite room to spend time in now. I find the wall colors so relaxing - I painted the accent wall a nice, warm olive green, and the other three a soft sage. </div></div>Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-35836532811599622192010-06-12T22:35:00.003-04:002010-06-12T22:49:16.688-04:00Yard Sale SCORE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_MY1mNvGYUzFeFscFQbgPM9fl1NCLdxK8nsFlct2tNEsRfa1s6b60YDR8PYnBYwu_7XVmyYDYGQ0N3-JCgRBU7kD-wIuxWtcW_HalNvUCEe1tYPMEadvZPDZ05gsdKRSAMrPjxnYgkY/s1600/IMG_2422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_MY1mNvGYUzFeFscFQbgPM9fl1NCLdxK8nsFlct2tNEsRfa1s6b60YDR8PYnBYwu_7XVmyYDYGQ0N3-JCgRBU7kD-wIuxWtcW_HalNvUCEe1tYPMEadvZPDZ05gsdKRSAMrPjxnYgkY/s320/IMG_2422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482081915129349986" /></a><br /><br />Stopped by the library this afternoon, and this vanity caught my eye when we passed by a yard sale on the way out. We ended up getting it, along with a matching four drawer bureau. (Not pictured, as it's in the garage awaiting stripping and re-finishing. The vanity will have the same future, but I had immediate need for it inside.)<br /><br />Underneath that horrible paint, they're nice, solid cherry pieces from the mid-20th century.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-76151339111586736382010-03-26T16:29:00.000-04:002010-03-26T16:29:23.438-04:00Bradbury & Bradbury | Art Deco Wallpaper | Volute Wallpaper in Platinum<a href="http://www.bradbury.com/vtw_720_platinum.html">Bradbury & Bradbury | Art Deco Wallpaper | Volute Wallpaper in Platinum</a><br /><br />Loving this one, too.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-36725919806354290072010-03-26T16:20:00.000-04:002010-03-26T16:20:27.484-04:00Bradbury & Bradbury | Atomic Age | Googieland<a href="http://www.bradbury.com/5w_goo_710.html">Bradbury & Bradbury | Atomic Age | Googieland</a><br /><br />This is almost exactly the sort of wallpaper I've been trying to find for the pink bathroom.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-70323180852318822732009-11-08T03:44:00.003-05:002009-11-08T04:03:49.081-05:00Halfway BedroomishYou probably don't remember the last time I <a href="http://thedreadhouse.blogspot.com/2007/07/two-painted-rooms-two.html">wrote about the master bedroom</a>. It looked like this before we moved in: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElBEdR4dTKBTQ7I8bud6RPHmBVACYUDpYVtOVBM1qpWC2_rzlVNORV78lWEtgHC-IHX4gZNT6e7gEZx_QTGkFzx7ppo0VhrA_NOc9dXNSrKXvDbiaG-Ady5Ov95zaLsSOXkoutrTnGXI/s1600-h/IMG_2129small.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElBEdR4dTKBTQ7I8bud6RPHmBVACYUDpYVtOVBM1qpWC2_rzlVNORV78lWEtgHC-IHX4gZNT6e7gEZx_QTGkFzx7ppo0VhrA_NOc9dXNSrKXvDbiaG-Ady5Ov95zaLsSOXkoutrTnGXI/s320/IMG_2129small.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401654276317962146" /></a><br /><br />. . . <span style="font-weight:bold;">D:</span><br /><br /><br />Now it looks like this: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgbD_H9FTsWa5NcAKV8cMMQahA3O9U1rB9OfPfKmXe2IJalAYKpOYaM-DtCojihcBdz8u40ZB-GRUoIqNUp2y7Z0RTP8M1bysCuoDGsXno62BrUTvFzaiHk46AHZNDUwZ9HfK3pQ0io0/s1600-h/IMG_1505small.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgbD_H9FTsWa5NcAKV8cMMQahA3O9U1rB9OfPfKmXe2IJalAYKpOYaM-DtCojihcBdz8u40ZB-GRUoIqNUp2y7Z0RTP8M1bysCuoDGsXno62BrUTvFzaiHk46AHZNDUwZ9HfK3pQ0io0/s320/IMG_1505small.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401651779678833122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZInXVb9oZWfsh6oEy2LjE78WAK8tTcantdqRjBZB-sNxzksFYJpEMfbDMHuQ59tYOMKHsJBS9V4PymcBqNpVQrLvRrv6g1aWZjXCbAGsaaUdHA-AJeUOqWUAunRyEfXVj1uNUJpIeSU/s1600-h/IMG_1486small.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZInXVb9oZWfsh6oEy2LjE78WAK8tTcantdqRjBZB-sNxzksFYJpEMfbDMHuQ59tYOMKHsJBS9V4PymcBqNpVQrLvRrv6g1aWZjXCbAGsaaUdHA-AJeUOqWUAunRyEfXVj1uNUJpIeSU/s320/IMG_1486small.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401651781327617858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROiybFc3_cn2581qSmjMjzE-67VP4_885bylwjeEISeN7VyOPNqfxVs-W5g-exzcyooHzopReQE253d73DlAcFPRAT_VOHNykrIksALykyG4FM92fFvae6nDYN54f8Hz1fEJoB1lax20/s1600-h/IMG_1499small.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROiybFc3_cn2581qSmjMjzE-67VP4_885bylwjeEISeN7VyOPNqfxVs-W5g-exzcyooHzopReQE253d73DlAcFPRAT_VOHNykrIksALykyG4FM92fFvae6nDYN54f8Hz1fEJoB1lax20/s320/IMG_1499small.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401651783362340658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It even has . . . <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJveM4EOhkIEY2q8FoOQqeEkkfM09ryPTP7HooOKJF6ohG1StItBEAFofRilkpZweIJ_8OtIKE6FsyedSDTVXgjNBICAKNW1KtaShDJy5hko5I4VMVLakrfvb93VaVjs7xnhtEn-lf_48/s1600-h/IMG_1458small.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJveM4EOhkIEY2q8FoOQqeEkkfM09ryPTP7HooOKJF6ohG1StItBEAFofRilkpZweIJ_8OtIKE6FsyedSDTVXgjNBICAKNW1KtaShDJy5hko5I4VMVLakrfvb93VaVjs7xnhtEn-lf_48/s320/IMG_1458small.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401651775835487266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />. . . a FLOOR.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-45590284777392911012009-08-17T17:02:00.006-04:002009-08-17T17:52:02.737-04:00Hey, Emory!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVGTqOsSUkg79aCcljexRM9KEquOPDijgcYCLtpqkFBvWDWDH0uRFSQlUCJObcwWYjyu_PwydwdPox729b8Mtklu-r9ur0WXecTMacBHR1g3rp14s6fD95yiob6mXEAr9hLgTxebOUGA/s1600-h/kitchenfloor-emory01.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVGTqOsSUkg79aCcljexRM9KEquOPDijgcYCLtpqkFBvWDWDH0uRFSQlUCJObcwWYjyu_PwydwdPox729b8Mtklu-r9ur0WXecTMacBHR1g3rp14s6fD95yiob6mXEAr9hLgTxebOUGA/s320/kitchenfloor-emory01.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371041727133021682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yes?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">What's that you're lying on?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This? This is my favorite wrestling rug!</span><br /><br />No, not that. That strange, shiny, floor-like material underneath the rug.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G8jXEWqSXoyelwOlmt2Cyy_ynKRAAGAcSZLBvaiOVxeFrPK7QnVlih6BoOiX_yOZZvo6n4o1S106O3NApXXphDKp1xDgqLq03cgeJBrEIqeOhOxKpI8Oy5pa_bGP7kw3roy5AGrZZDY/s1600-h/kitchenfloor02.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5G8jXEWqSXoyelwOlmt2Cyy_ynKRAAGAcSZLBvaiOVxeFrPK7QnVlih6BoOiX_yOZZvo6n4o1S106O3NApXXphDKp1xDgqLq03cgeJBrEIqeOhOxKpI8Oy5pa_bGP7kw3roy5AGrZZDY/s320/kitchenfloor02.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371041724560425682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ov1IOncoRQ9Zvog6r1IhOXVOxtqb74Oe4q8TFGI-MzwSaOffoIS7PuPUhA8QDaNMd0vpmsTqZMYxTxzUWn3p923pjGWGBnjifQrKDckBBmX_gYX75z9wztJh-EtrygN2RdSWtrNlDpM/s1600-h/kitchenfloor03.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ov1IOncoRQ9Zvog6r1IhOXVOxtqb74Oe4q8TFGI-MzwSaOffoIS7PuPUhA8QDaNMd0vpmsTqZMYxTxzUWn3p923pjGWGBnjifQrKDckBBmX_gYX75z9wztJh-EtrygN2RdSWtrNlDpM/s320/kitchenfloor03.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371041716246739202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Gee, I don't know. I've never seen a 'floor' before . . .</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL1YAv5lODYgkWvlMm2wic72YDcPvEK9-pC8bE401xjijaGcsbB7YUezv0KxXKP4HNS-BIovy9YI6fV2uewrWwOP3iBKnrB4ec5mhUk-cIceXAfIw7zTAMnM7vGscIvKmqhrapDExYL8/s1600-h/kitchenflooremory02.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL1YAv5lODYgkWvlMm2wic72YDcPvEK9-pC8bE401xjijaGcsbB7YUezv0KxXKP4HNS-BIovy9YI6fV2uewrWwOP3iBKnrB4ec5mhUk-cIceXAfIw7zTAMnM7vGscIvKmqhrapDExYL8/s320/kitchenflooremory02.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371045764040127282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">. . . and it's not nearly as interesting as my rug.</span><br /><br /><br />Ah, well. Emory might not be excited, but I am! The Dread House kitchen - one of the dreadest rooms of all - has a floor, albeit a temporary one.<br /><br />M is very fiscally responsible and likes to do things on a cash-only basis as much as possible, so the permanent hardwood floors (along with a new heating system that has to be put in at the same time) are still on some distant horizon. And I just couldn't take it anymore: that dark, stained concrete that mocked all attempts to clean it, that rough, snaggy surface that assaulted the eyes as much as it assaulted bare feet, and worst of all, that mysterious black stain that extended four feet across the kitchen floor. So I decided I had to do something that would make it livable for me, a very visual person, until that someday comes. The answer: those oft-decried peel and stick tiles. Yes, I've replaced the black stain on the floor with a black stain on my soul. But the kitchen, at least, is now a bright, pleasant place to be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6AT7rBlQA9psoIx5P-OWCBk5UPyIOWJFOeyfmFk_arI_WRSY8dDTjT0cAanctuvPgwo7RqzRzmyDdsogMIjLSakEckrXz5_yVFgh29-6yUv3mLRSMw8qvJpHhi1c9jt9fV1SGCXyz0I/s1600-h/kitchenfloor04.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6AT7rBlQA9psoIx5P-OWCBk5UPyIOWJFOeyfmFk_arI_WRSY8dDTjT0cAanctuvPgwo7RqzRzmyDdsogMIjLSakEckrXz5_yVFgh29-6yUv3mLRSMw8qvJpHhi1c9jt9fV1SGCXyz0I/s320/kitchenfloor04.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371041708975326082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Apologies if the contrast/brightness is off in the pictures. My laptop died and the desktop monitor has serious display issues.) </span>Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-33168390023147597052009-07-23T22:17:00.003-04:002009-07-23T22:31:35.389-04:00New Address!Note: I've changed the URL for the blog. The new and improved address is http://thedreadhouse.blogspot.com/. Makes more sense, doesn't it? Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-22963943977568679272009-05-13T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-13T17:01:26.423-04:00I hate this house. Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-34411886306457161822009-02-14T16:10:00.004-05:002009-02-14T16:49:08.499-05:00Well, we haven't posted in a while but not for lack of incidents. Mostly it's because my day job has taken all my time and energy so the only things going on have been the things going wrong.<br /><br />We've had plumbing that wouldn't drain - even after running the auger through it, and feeding it digestive microbes for a week; the oven went into overdrive, wherein the only way to stop it on it's quest to reach the surface temperature of the sun was cutting the power at the breaker.<br /><br />I'm in the process of working out what to plant this year, after last year's experiments. The ollas worked well for the small areas they covered, so I'll probably be getting many more of those as I convert the patches of grass to garden.<br /><br />It's been very cold this winter, so thankfully we got the first phase of the attic insulation in before the cold arrived. We still have about two thirds of the attic to cover, but while the cotton insulation is <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> much easier to work with than the fiberglass, it's also more expensive, so that's going to have to be done in stages.<br /><br />Here we have the original insulation, as it extends under the attic "floor" (the boards around the trapdoor), I think it is as old as the house...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyBSOWiPMwqhstk92GcMg_w9vxwlnQNq4LE85Lk56VLIIT3ZybQZRSRZYg0H5Z_jNU8t7Tzoj_jXx9f4reoQbJL2O8O60ATN2H7nQEuGqNa_65UfRyuZqTGzKHS0kJBCXx_eNmgj3-qbD/s1600-h/IMG_6822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyBSOWiPMwqhstk92GcMg_w9vxwlnQNq4LE85Lk56VLIIT3ZybQZRSRZYg0H5Z_jNU8t7Tzoj_jXx9f4reoQbJL2O8O60ATN2H7nQEuGqNa_65UfRyuZqTGzKHS0kJBCXx_eNmgj3-qbD/s200/IMG_6822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302766029674946706" border="0" /></a><br />... that's actually one of the deeper areas. We're supposed to have R38 in this area - I'm not sure what thin, dirty fiberglass-and-mouse-dropping, insulation counts as, but that's not it.<br /><br />The insulation arrives...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PTDfxnWyPtQIX4UtL0eww9LxHIvz9OTnAwKeFMrAKF5Al-zP9gGLCBKxpfRT4O9ttnclcnc1XwuLP5A6fwxCqrs3P1oyOruAuWASQHZduKQ-o0F9omomPw0fn-ev0JIpPg_oJ_OmnweU/s1600-h/IMG_6782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PTDfxnWyPtQIX4UtL0eww9LxHIvz9OTnAwKeFMrAKF5Al-zP9gGLCBKxpfRT4O9ttnclcnc1XwuLP5A6fwxCqrs3P1oyOruAuWASQHZduKQ-o0F9omomPw0fn-ev0JIpPg_oJ_OmnweU/s200/IMG_6782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302766023088314434" border="0" /></a><br />... there were nine of these blocks, each containing eight pieces. The trapdoor was big enough to carry two up at a time. It took a while to get them all up into the attic. There's some irony in the recycled denim, ecofriendly insulation coming in non-recyclable plastic wraps.<br /><br />Several hours of lifting later, we have a pile in the attic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVlR3767TV_6t66dPCx9HZQ6ztng8EnD2_0tP0d2lpdqVxlIHXEE2OKoZZkjPnYosNjSaiyluL8Bd2fIIFRxbApeQsdAKE4ou4-bgoWbIUIxEmECGrgxv6amx1sVX8TvS26kpCYSOCGfK/s1600-h/IMG_6820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVlR3767TV_6t66dPCx9HZQ6ztng8EnD2_0tP0d2lpdqVxlIHXEE2OKoZZkjPnYosNjSaiyluL8Bd2fIIFRxbApeQsdAKE4ou4-bgoWbIUIxEmECGrgxv6amx1sVX8TvS26kpCYSOCGfK/s200/IMG_6820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302766030026395602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Installing the new insulation wasn't bad. Removing the dirty old stuff first was a lot less fun. Almost to the point where I was seriously considering paying someone else to do it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8OklyErxMqBsUpaocBDCHrgbfB4hqjjMFKDaBWarUe_N8yvhtLHHXZ-O8vDBvRG-dtDH-PlmjXQuHPMkcQGwVbSZU0T9fKgj_ayoRa5gMJ3OaxTnFFQ5b-grto3wtBKRGrJet2lV7387/s1600-h/IMG_6952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8OklyErxMqBsUpaocBDCHrgbfB4hqjjMFKDaBWarUe_N8yvhtLHHXZ-O8vDBvRG-dtDH-PlmjXQuHPMkcQGwVbSZU0T9fKgj_ayoRa5gMJ3OaxTnFFQ5b-grto3wtBKRGrJet2lV7387/s200/IMG_6952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302766026174013410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Those three little strips were two hours of hot, unpleasant work, in a face mask and long sleeves to keep the fiberglass dust out. Next time I do it while it's grey and cold out - the attic gets warm even in late autumn if there's any sun.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-58821754341920468202008-09-10T16:44:00.006-04:002008-09-10T17:22:18.973-04:00Linen Closet MakeoverA small but satisfying project.<br /><br />The linen closet, like the rest of the closets in the house, was wallpapered with an ancient used-to-be-taupe patterned paper. Why anyone would wallpaper closets is beyond me, but there they were. The bedroom closets were stripped via hours of work with spray bottles of vinegar and scrapers.<br /><br />Not so the hallway closet. The thought of spending hours in a narrow 2x2 space, inhaling vinegar and spiders was too torturous. Thus, fully aware of my crime against proper home-improvement technique, I painted over the wallpaper.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Before:</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuMVMtkIxqU9cIyc9ei4d0BizaeDYzEwjLLlYVnku9gjGZ676v1xFOa0vF95mf90sObEC1TAWOCTNUqD1E7dUd3xxGATMDUukRDPao0U1I2AoLN98K7tFzufTmZzhaKGsTqWvBfwXrw4/s1600-h/closet-before01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuMVMtkIxqU9cIyc9ei4d0BizaeDYzEwjLLlYVnku9gjGZ676v1xFOa0vF95mf90sObEC1TAWOCTNUqD1E7dUd3xxGATMDUukRDPao0U1I2AoLN98K7tFzufTmZzhaKGsTqWvBfwXrw4/s320/closet-before01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244499145429209234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GAM1OH5zCcz7bXSFhVI1THB_825e3TpX1mCs1nmAyyo6hs1J03Yt9Eh2e_Lj_WnDNEn9JVFirsy_YhIFLpn39RRt_RItblWyKYxZ3jyeWEeQX9Gaokvzb2W37dPnZS1t_7PkQDlWh1g/s1600-h/closet-before03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GAM1OH5zCcz7bXSFhVI1THB_825e3TpX1mCs1nmAyyo6hs1J03Yt9Eh2e_Lj_WnDNEn9JVFirsy_YhIFLpn39RRt_RItblWyKYxZ3jyeWEeQX9Gaokvzb2W37dPnZS1t_7PkQDlWh1g/s320/closet-before03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244505090690119074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">After:</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPG58ueyzeZ05qmeDIRIrprLmev5w_vahAq6D28IeOz-QJeaZRDx5olbgV7EBpre7P8MP0_SnU52CX3nhlulszo7GapTa5NP9vnxXD9nSI17lhYQQInTwY-GYd2Mi239CDzvtVVN-AL8/s1600-h/closet-after01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPG58ueyzeZ05qmeDIRIrprLmev5w_vahAq6D28IeOz-QJeaZRDx5olbgV7EBpre7P8MP0_SnU52CX3nhlulszo7GapTa5NP9vnxXD9nSI17lhYQQInTwY-GYd2Mi239CDzvtVVN-AL8/s320/closet-after01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244499150523356002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9vHLMWPDtznQE65A8uEG-d2tFxDA_QoJ1vlcGVPv5C4rAetO7dksea082swMXDdMYjtyL49iPvjyoPKCxk-xDo9wGPTKkopuHXTSw86RqwzZZSCvni9Wf4neOYh4Qmy5u3JNT2byXfU/s1600-h/closet-after02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9vHLMWPDtznQE65A8uEG-d2tFxDA_QoJ1vlcGVPv5C4rAetO7dksea082swMXDdMYjtyL49iPvjyoPKCxk-xDo9wGPTKkopuHXTSw86RqwzZZSCvni9Wf4neOYh4Qmy5u3JNT2byXfU/s320/closet-after02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244499155400644994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The color is 'May Apple', and the shelves (not present in photos) are presently being given a new coat of white.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-9423579173979669532008-05-25T13:52:00.009-04:002008-06-14T18:50:27.565-04:00GardenWe haven't posted much recently as we haven't been getting much done on the house. The yard is the only thing that's been making any progress. Little by little we're getting pieces of it converted into garden. This is very slow going, especially at the back, as the top couple of inches of soil is full of ... things*. Which means we can't just plow under the whole yard and start from scratch.<br /><br /><hr /><br />Some of the things we get from filtering the top couple of inches (through a garden sieve, by hand, this is why it's taking a while):<ul><li>Bits of plastic</li><li>Rocks (of varying sizes)</li><li>Pieces of fiberglass insulation</li><li>Pieces of glass</li><li>Nails</li><li>Children's toys</li><li>A bungie cord</li><li>A patch of tarmac</li><li>Wire</li><li>A twelve foot long piece of two-inch pvc pipe, not connected to anything.</li><li>bits of wood (painted)</li><li>Japanese beetle grubs:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaQTs_TNzZRCyCp5UMnaQrh4InyZjJjRbcs-8XwYO-qubvpaae2Eugx62WvCpULgv8V-kJLiRTDGppD1hvIX5UXavvOWXpHtc1ICJuzecIQx3dQRFrgk2Ga71eG1cI_kSt8AUNs2EQQar/s1600-h/IMG_4701_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaQTs_TNzZRCyCp5UMnaQrh4InyZjJjRbcs-8XwYO-qubvpaae2Eugx62WvCpULgv8V-kJLiRTDGppD1hvIX5UXavvOWXpHtc1ICJuzecIQx3dQRFrgk2Ga71eG1cI_kSt8AUNs2EQQar/s200/IMG_4701_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204378228863581730" border="0" /></a></li></ul><br /><br /><hr /><br />The "raised" vegetable bed is actually level with the original surface, but four inches above the level we excavated down to in order to clean the soil. The sides of the bed are constructed from material from the demolition.<br /><br />Initial frame, with a layer of not-quite-compost from the pile (mostly half decayed leaves) to at least have some organic material in the mix.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkWFfCrx1HfhfFP0Ic6GstL1i-rxLBAl6-2iRrCwe5pOzlZ8aAua3a5OScQNRuPcoth7Uh4UeUHriiWXlQonI7Pve1OcS4SHHMkfqEugi5FT0JAjxwZY8WQhfnNUY1TOFBq1EN01SRlTk/s1600-h/IMG_4698_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkWFfCrx1HfhfFP0Ic6GstL1i-rxLBAl6-2iRrCwe5pOzlZ8aAua3a5OScQNRuPcoth7Uh4UeUHriiWXlQonI7Pve1OcS4SHHMkfqEugi5FT0JAjxwZY8WQhfnNUY1TOFBq1EN01SRlTk/s200/IMG_4698_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204378224568614418" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Filled with filtered soil from the hole, using rocks we pulled out as spacers:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJiHA49q60oHpPHTFNAIumkLsDePwjOzYI0fJdpfy2F-Gg3_LaWyzna7VIHJnkknDJOzplAQdWqj3r3U4Tj0g_k9SvyhxfnidOqvCs5tWQXBIbzx9bKkDMtg09GoLuNo_FKBgjv-TzKFB/s1600-h/IMG_4702_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJiHA49q60oHpPHTFNAIumkLsDePwjOzYI0fJdpfy2F-Gg3_LaWyzna7VIHJnkknDJOzplAQdWqj3r3U4Tj0g_k9SvyhxfnidOqvCs5tWQXBIbzx9bKkDMtg09GoLuNo_FKBgjv-TzKFB/s200/IMG_4702_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204378233158549042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Putting the peas in. You can see the neck of the <a href="http://www.peddlerswagon.com/c-43-irrigation.aspx">Olla</a> we got from <a href="http://www.pathtofreedom/">these folk</a> - it's basically an unglazed pot that you fill with water. The water seeps out through the pot, watering the plants from underneath - which promotes better roots and avoids leaf rot from watering the plants from the top.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHuRxlXt5ZUdiWk-oPz5ZGKnoZwkYUGfmwy4AfN0hH1EyiZcPTixl2BDzBc_Qk3Y-t-RmVLPBVMwgWEzqS00O-iWq27pv_2Z2FUzHv2yFrbcUL7RwcVnE_9tic42MSnF8p2_4OYIGCgRk/s1600-h/IMG_4704_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHuRxlXt5ZUdiWk-oPz5ZGKnoZwkYUGfmwy4AfN0hH1EyiZcPTixl2BDzBc_Qk3Y-t-RmVLPBVMwgWEzqS00O-iWq27pv_2Z2FUzHv2yFrbcUL7RwcVnE_9tic42MSnF8p2_4OYIGCgRk/s200/IMG_4704_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204378233158549058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The peas, two weeks later:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO2i4dn0WDoePxaGPAzFz6HzJJW8EgBwHj9x8tXWYpA49ci4ANJtbiovoX41R969h4dyz6bATyZXvZdeVutqhTXGPR37ubRIQGWUDdPaznmv59-3HkrLS2xTNgoM4616YPe12LTK6l_Gy/s1600-h/IMG_4711_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO2i4dn0WDoePxaGPAzFz6HzJJW8EgBwHj9x8tXWYpA49ci4ANJtbiovoX41R969h4dyz6bATyZXvZdeVutqhTXGPR37ubRIQGWUDdPaznmv59-3HkrLS2xTNgoM4616YPe12LTK6l_Gy/s200/IMG_4711_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204378233158549074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At which point they got eaten by rabbits. So we added some, unsightly but effective, rabbit netting to foil the cute critters:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bOheLOD08UA4E2lnzDoxm-M2ZXHLst1q4fFjhaSX0QrQ-rHr2g4iJmlex1yKW_A05a6go0WyR-TL4xjS33f70WR3lOP6QPdOzOpUUu2Z99-2dZiNg8o8VMcN8H3mDedgC9f-XpG8MIUj/s1600-h/IMG_4829_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bOheLOD08UA4E2lnzDoxm-M2ZXHLst1q4fFjhaSX0QrQ-rHr2g4iJmlex1yKW_A05a6go0WyR-TL4xjS33f70WR3lOP6QPdOzOpUUu2Z99-2dZiNg8o8VMcN8H3mDedgC9f-XpG8MIUj/s200/IMG_4829_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204379671972593314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then we dug up the next patch, didn't have time or energy to make another raised bed, so planted potatoes in the dug patch:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmGpXNqrNPder3vTFkuJoqDsVf6beZLPLYyOITD1w6X1ooSWA8xA3Gs1ghhoX918_8BC6g3VInXTA4UDHj2WICi-GFXYyFFB9He-pzWBlwG4Y50Cs21qt39nkQZ1RJHtrf6LynDOIz3yA/s1600-h/IMG_5049_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmGpXNqrNPder3vTFkuJoqDsVf6beZLPLYyOITD1w6X1ooSWA8xA3Gs1ghhoX918_8BC6g3VInXTA4UDHj2WICi-GFXYyFFB9He-pzWBlwG4Y50Cs21qt39nkQZ1RJHtrf6LynDOIz3yA/s200/IMG_5049_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204380230318341842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The peppers refused to sprout, but we had successful seedlings of cauliflower and brocolli, so those went out a couple of weeks later:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Li6zfVncc4Is9Pr6A6eOqRfmJem9_w1m0bOpHv94lw5Zrqb19zvaPs_HZ-Thj3Ei7KISex-kF9c-TvFFf7ATylAhHsprILvYw0wTmNFH2NYq_DtdMFc-CtcyN4kPaDkTMu5vJ_qoGIVT/s1600-h/IMG_5048_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Li6zfVncc4Is9Pr6A6eOqRfmJem9_w1m0bOpHv94lw5Zrqb19zvaPs_HZ-Thj3Ei7KISex-kF9c-TvFFf7ATylAhHsprILvYw0wTmNFH2NYq_DtdMFc-CtcyN4kPaDkTMu5vJ_qoGIVT/s200/IMG_5048_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204380230318341826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The beds by the kitchen window aren't doing so well so far. The best growing item at this point is a parsnip top we rescued from the compost pile (where it was happily growing). Here they are back in March:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6RAUJsln11qBXrdshH2Vn1yMfA8crpqZOVNeIKygc01uq6bzbLlD0Fqu_oaCEAQBm3D2_3tpujviRRrwEPygKqcUJri9uPMArQ2lCDJhDnqMZXLSAViN34mEENSSaMoA7Vr6O-6wi5u-/s1600-h/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; display: block; text-align: center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6RAUJsln11qBXrdshH2Vn1yMfA8crpqZOVNeIKygc01uq6bzbLlD0Fqu_oaCEAQBm3D2_3tpujviRRrwEPygKqcUJri9uPMArQ2lCDJhDnqMZXLSAViN34mEENSSaMoA7Vr6O-6wi5u-/s200/IMG_4553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204375574573792770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And today, still droopy and brown:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKiVkRKDiFGhmyU2vcztPwC99fup0Sbobd4BW-6aYrOtfqs3ZAtL3flp6EOO6lZ6RNyczOgjE_2FV5ORvdUU1y2lZZH0rVAxfTqD_3hmen3myAJ4q1GQEHhBTRNy3i-uqOQiOQn2FEEjx/s1600-h/IMG_5054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKiVkRKDiFGhmyU2vcztPwC99fup0Sbobd4BW-6aYrOtfqs3ZAtL3flp6EOO6lZ6RNyczOgjE_2FV5ORvdUU1y2lZZH0rVAxfTqD_3hmen3myAJ4q1GQEHhBTRNy3i-uqOQiOQn2FEEjx/s200/IMG_5054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204391075110764274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Except the mint, of course, which is still trying to take over the garden:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QdezpquJdCV4L_Z9OEs6KWEwKa53wpFqWh_ij1__TCHD9bPsFrP56On3cIYoPzAzLxjm1ahOgOQ73p0iZwc3nY-Tz7Q_ojT6CPXvxi8oznqFKuRb4XW2Vej5jgt_8bSQ_ws0rjC50Jim/s1600-h/IMG_5055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QdezpquJdCV4L_Z9OEs6KWEwKa53wpFqWh_ij1__TCHD9bPsFrP56On3cIYoPzAzLxjm1ahOgOQ73p0iZwc3nY-Tz7Q_ojT6CPXvxi8oznqFKuRb4XW2Vej5jgt_8bSQ_ws0rjC50Jim/s200/IMG_5055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204391079405731586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By midsummer, we might actually have compost. The huge pile of leaves, etc. from last autumn is finally heating up (in part due to being tossed every other week - that's hard work with around 200 cubit feet of wet leaves), and cooking down into (notifcably smaller) compost:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTclBmqSrGPVfubeiMFsD8lq3yhPCO-AHEpu3_9kb1fDwahyphenhyphenXp4YzvR6sKK111GUKAv44eVgpFCEUsrJfn60STOYUk4SE1hw6uIMxwALKOYhgJQu20ntn4jE1N1HQhbUu_BZCQ5yulVp6/s1600-h/IMG_5058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTclBmqSrGPVfubeiMFsD8lq3yhPCO-AHEpu3_9kb1fDwahyphenhyphenXp4YzvR6sKK111GUKAv44eVgpFCEUsrJfn60STOYUk4SE1hw6uIMxwALKOYhgJQu20ntn4jE1N1HQhbUu_BZCQ5yulVp6/s200/IMG_5058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204391087995666194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The cherry tree behind the house bloomed spectacularly, at which point we discovered it was a grafted tree (which explains some of its mutant form), so we have a white side and a pink weeping side.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10U67qEDDaP3tydihY-bJKTmukcT9ZHTlxPQ1r9grhIElBWQxJrsXjdqhcWyAxUpkDVc0S6qHzc4KlE8_cKVVCOjKYu0igw1iTn5JauQosIuPh6yz4qYiyiryenIcWd8HY0vS8-Ta_dGh/s1600-h/IMG_4730_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10U67qEDDaP3tydihY-bJKTmukcT9ZHTlxPQ1r9grhIElBWQxJrsXjdqhcWyAxUpkDVc0S6qHzc4KlE8_cKVVCOjKYu0igw1iTn5JauQosIuPh6yz4qYiyiryenIcWd8HY0vS8-Ta_dGh/s200/IMG_4730_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204379663382658658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQQ-dx3-t9V4kNJ2sM5z18fgLSGKfOGEIWVrOukB8IFhEQdm4EdOQdedTWZOO6HmYNYWecvSd4cJqMEYf0nRVr0Y9eOgHietRbhuE-4oABBOjurjlLz0xroqsq_eoxzGQkOaVP5NlFgm4/s1600-h/IMG_4807_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQQ-dx3-t9V4kNJ2sM5z18fgLSGKfOGEIWVrOukB8IFhEQdm4EdOQdedTWZOO6HmYNYWecvSd4cJqMEYf0nRVr0Y9eOgHietRbhuE-4oABBOjurjlLz0xroqsq_eoxzGQkOaVP5NlFgm4/s200/IMG_4807_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204379667677625986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The rose bush beside the house is once more trying to eat the house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pMhl_rWj6nvA2ijPNGqpYA80KlklloIE1xwULF5Q2enQCDr7Em911sdGqu6_Eahyphenhyphen_zX30kSw3AJXxM9Yzboktp-z8tKwQTM8H22kglhSw8vN5vQVHy6l8gE1WPlGq6ENN-0g_mrXsixm/s1600-h/IMG_5052_1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pMhl_rWj6nvA2ijPNGqpYA80KlklloIE1xwULF5Q2enQCDr7Em911sdGqu6_Eahyphenhyphen_zX30kSw3AJXxM9Yzboktp-z8tKwQTM8H22kglhSw8vN5vQVHy6l8gE1WPlGq6ENN-0g_mrXsixm/s200/IMG_5052_1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204380234613309154" border="0" /></a>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-33200510399560830242008-03-14T01:00:00.004-04:002008-03-14T01:22:03.672-04:00A New AdditionAn exciting new addition to the family was welcomed to The Dread House today. Our little bundle of joy was introduced to the household this evening -- red, wiggling, slimy, and ravenous.<br /><br />Introducing...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Bag O' Worms! </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGjFtmbBBbQfClaKSWouTeIj0EPFUwhk1eGRZI0uvPtCugmtqiiB4hSgULZXRYWOTWgM_xT14q3-7DikqnCKzH4gHWmPoAjdYz6eklmPq4KfS4lG9Hf-_DU8oeQjR6bnTyeERoDH0Sww/s1600-h/wormbin00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGjFtmbBBbQfClaKSWouTeIj0EPFUwhk1eGRZI0uvPtCugmtqiiB4hSgULZXRYWOTWgM_xT14q3-7DikqnCKzH4gHWmPoAjdYz6eklmPq4KfS4lG9Hf-_DU8oeQjR6bnTyeERoDH0Sww/s320/wormbin00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458969774268034" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Yes, 1000 <b>red wigglers</b> arrived at the house today! We assembled their home -- the appropriately titled Can O' Worms -- prepared the bedding, and freed the worms from their transport bag and box.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Placing the bedding (coconut fiber) in the bin:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8k7K-AilxN9qxpHEHBW2oqZ3rStKplF6r-PW3fi6oyVmimuLHxtzNaBeQe5PQT-v8zXOcpOhTD9bXz0Jm1gfQ-ujV1ys8POONPCD9vzNr4Cw4JO7uL2ZRA3jDi-GlKGJ2PGhHS6Icok/s1600-h/wormbin01-bedding.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8k7K-AilxN9qxpHEHBW2oqZ3rStKplF6r-PW3fi6oyVmimuLHxtzNaBeQe5PQT-v8zXOcpOhTD9bXz0Jm1gfQ-ujV1ys8POONPCD9vzNr4Cw4JO7uL2ZRA3jDi-GlKGJ2PGhHS6Icok/s320/wormbin01-bedding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458969774268050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bag O' Worms!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-G5naf8OnD9qt4WJWpaWW9b5VBZ4O6gRAtZvhm8oiLG3bak1txwqnm8g7dUB_I8wTVAmt5NiJJfZPm8GSsgokn3O7UV1DLTyKclprFxLjD1cRdnQLo_eTn1JbCD1vS3cSOlhDL7Tstc/s1600-h/wormbin03-innabag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-G5naf8OnD9qt4WJWpaWW9b5VBZ4O6gRAtZvhm8oiLG3bak1txwqnm8g7dUB_I8wTVAmt5NiJJfZPm8GSsgokn3O7UV1DLTyKclprFxLjD1cRdnQLo_eTn1JbCD1vS3cSOlhDL7Tstc/s320/wormbin03-innabag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458974069235362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pile O' Worms!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuSXsUQIsAGyeKpSs7Tjwbsy_In5uMTdtursgj-nQQFON4wDFEiur0tjJoCxu2YdW42a4-IDTOck4MSeVxdPhnayPKYenrBVbcf1vx19aoc4Yq2HfjZsJL7L-BKzSHQ5lmG7MabOdtw0/s1600-h/wormbin04-pile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuSXsUQIsAGyeKpSs7Tjwbsy_In5uMTdtursgj-nQQFON4wDFEiur0tjJoCxu2YdW42a4-IDTOck4MSeVxdPhnayPKYenrBVbcf1vx19aoc4Yq2HfjZsJL7L-BKzSHQ5lmG7MabOdtw0/s320/wormbin04-pile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458974069235378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Exciting worm close-up!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIzpqwam0E41xavUsqXhXVLp9D-3OGK5o09jMjn2SSpo3thGIoT-_g4YKYeUhS0qf_yYubw4R2bMWZAS4wIU6WDY9UD0Ksa4itAaVznOL0wwCPSpkDg_GdE823F4JjD7Xpr-WZtUK_g0/s1600-h/wormbin05-upclose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIzpqwam0E41xavUsqXhXVLp9D-3OGK5o09jMjn2SSpo3thGIoT-_g4YKYeUhS0qf_yYubw4R2bMWZAS4wIU6WDY9UD0Ksa4itAaVznOL0wwCPSpkDg_GdE823F4JjD7Xpr-WZtUK_g0/s320/wormbin05-upclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177458978364202690" border="0" /></a><br />Our worms are currently engaged in what is known as "worm run". Meaning, of course, they're all trying to escape frantically from the bin...to what destination, we don't know. It's supposed to take about a week for them to settle in; in the meantime, it's possible we'll have a few casualties as they escape from the bin and either dry up or get eaten by the cat, whose food bowl is near the worm bin. Tragic!<br /><br />As the system reaches maturity, which will take up to 12 months, we can expect our worms to increase in number until they reach 10,000-15,000. Hopefully, they'll enjoy our food scraps!Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-14114138108583345882008-02-10T21:44:00.001-05:002008-02-10T21:53:59.659-05:00New Roof: The cause!The female PO stated that the reason the extension went on the front of the house was they were tired of clearing out the huge pile of leaves that gathered there in the autumn. The extension was the cause of the leak (see previous entry about demolishing it).<br /><br />So I was dreaming of this huge pile of leaves for the compost pile all gathering themselves without any effort.<br /><br />You can imagine my disappointment when <span style="font-style:italic;">this</span> is what we got:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdR7fNjf6PoVzjputSYeWGphyphenhypheng_rPZ-rLfYcw0feXv5vJV3DB2ZYZLUpf-Z6eIIuHt3GQBYm_XoZ1WDU31qpJ81JewqsFgTQ0Suj1sXjnOW8j3Hl-X2AgaTwawtKI3IEwyAuHL3t8ivga5/s1600-h/IMG_4360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdR7fNjf6PoVzjputSYeWGphyphenhypheng_rPZ-rLfYcw0feXv5vJV3DB2ZYZLUpf-Z6eIIuHt3GQBYm_XoZ1WDU31qpJ81JewqsFgTQ0Suj1sXjnOW8j3Hl-X2AgaTwawtKI3IEwyAuHL3t8ivga5/s200/IMG_4360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165548261985293906" /></a><br /><br />Yes. That's the entire pile. Everything that gathered on the porch.<br /><br />That is the reason for the entire roof replacement!Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-23830050492728382162008-02-10T19:39:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:55:22.007-05:00New Roof: Day 1The crack of dawn (7:46, December 27th):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_drRvnt0elaaQjSk6NQx0Uhq1BtiqhX0X6xyK8Fdj1fDGilxiq215yKuHdPPNEmHbphWx7SNyMiSjF59KbEfOxvLKuQEw_dYoQ9dVPZb_qBw4t8plWFfA0Az9QoYHHZNCpVk_yzferctt/s1600-h/IMG_4210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_drRvnt0elaaQjSk6NQx0Uhq1BtiqhX0X6xyK8Fdj1fDGilxiq215yKuHdPPNEmHbphWx7SNyMiSjF59KbEfOxvLKuQEw_dYoQ9dVPZb_qBw4t8plWFfA0Az9QoYHHZNCpVk_yzferctt/s200/IMG_4210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165510891474850674" /></a><br /><br /><br />Unloading the tiles:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMSb9Y2uVS_I2a8QStPauv8ukWlCUzlUJPPGlU44M9j5_tOI1rBARBmGBxV0iymi06XDLhzBbG7AL5TguyKhyphenhyphenWVOkd3qk-2YIYjXvbMcS3d8ZocJR9odky-voQ_eK0-tkhkYuXcepR8K/s1600-h/IMG_4211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMSb9Y2uVS_I2a8QStPauv8ukWlCUzlUJPPGlU44M9j5_tOI1rBARBmGBxV0iymi06XDLhzBbG7AL5TguyKhyphenhyphenWVOkd3qk-2YIYjXvbMcS3d8ZocJR9odky-voQ_eK0-tkhkYuXcepR8K/s200/IMG_4211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165510900064785282" /></a><br />Getting that truck into the driveway was interesting. The driveway is one car wide all the way to the curb. The road is only just over two lanes wide. That they managed to only flatten about a square foot at the end of the driveway is quite impressive, but took a while.<br /><br />Up to the roof<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1stPZY0yzEwA6VoaVBpbUtADK_IAr5bU6GasK16wXfX9pQCAwC5hOImhJh6BezJGtppZYdN6SaNPYjzuSa60yAHiplPyyjL0_cPV1hUEeYcDqdXMqPHJUwLQf26Q4MzE_9B39UBxmxMy/s1600-h/IMG_4212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1stPZY0yzEwA6VoaVBpbUtADK_IAr5bU6GasK16wXfX9pQCAwC5hOImhJh6BezJGtppZYdN6SaNPYjzuSa60yAHiplPyyjL0_cPV1hUEeYcDqdXMqPHJUwLQf26Q4MzE_9B39UBxmxMy/s200/IMG_4212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165510904359752594" /></a><br /><br />at which point the constant cold drizzle caused them to call off for the day as it wasn't safe for them to be on the roof and they'd be letting the rain in.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-38438257511113157462008-02-10T19:16:00.001-05:002008-02-10T21:56:34.398-05:00New Roof: Day 2, Part 17:48 am, waiting for the roofers to arrive, you can see the mess of the old roof in front of the piles of tiles on the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwzS8JEOeXIIVhlupUGzZ5czqxiIS8EEblChVOrwqmR6CcadDmaeSZVrWSEGo8owlXDoqC24P4ma-UxVCbamTYJNjP29eBOGxbTFOJM4elraYe-fArPOG9xlnN7jK4vLMGVi2aK9YexmA/s1600-h/IMG_4213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwzS8JEOeXIIVhlupUGzZ5czqxiIS8EEblChVOrwqmR6CcadDmaeSZVrWSEGo8owlXDoqC24P4ma-UxVCbamTYJNjP29eBOGxbTFOJM4elraYe-fArPOG9xlnN7jK4vLMGVi2aK9YexmA/s200/IMG_4213.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165510908654719906" /></a><br /><br />8:03 am, unloading tools as the sun comes up and melts the frost on the ground, and more importantly, the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMYlTE1xxo6Wtmrl0tcw20ENQgaJ7a7cbucV6dqYT5oV_2TLDdSnlOMsa6sFPuJHJAyohpCjP-g6RnIGqk60J7FKADQyY_AbLjPlBTRHcgxEGOaSNj8o6I2HQxlmhpK2fKWyRQAPGFg9O/s1600-h/IMG_4214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMYlTE1xxo6Wtmrl0tcw20ENQgaJ7a7cbucV6dqYT5oV_2TLDdSnlOMsa6sFPuJHJAyohpCjP-g6RnIGqk60J7FKADQyY_AbLjPlBTRHcgxEGOaSNj8o6I2HQxlmhpK2fKWyRQAPGFg9O/s200/IMG_4214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165510917244654514" /></a><br /><br />8:13 am, and it's already getting difficult to get outside the front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK7awXKgrkN1QPja0UKOVZRRcOcXbkQ75ZsARLxDffoP4ZA6e214r9aJQh7dcbSNNdE7PE3iHH27X5zTkDbPO_eSN6WlLT36ZvUaohA1ww-kVmOjP-ZgAkIwFtUF-mwjBEP2HTOTdqWSu/s1600-h/IMG_4215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK7awXKgrkN1QPja0UKOVZRRcOcXbkQ75ZsARLxDffoP4ZA6e214r9aJQh7dcbSNNdE7PE3iHH27X5zTkDbPO_eSN6WlLT36ZvUaohA1ww-kVmOjP-ZgAkIwFtUF-mwjBEP2HTOTdqWSu/s200/IMG_4215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165512948764185538" /></a><br /><br />"Oh my god! It's full of stars!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_1EmmxfAYM1k/R6-WqanFE9I/AAAAAAAAAFA/QoXMSOH05DQ/s1600-h/IMG_4216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_1EmmxfAYM1k/R6-WqanFE9I/AAAAAAAAAFA/QoXMSOH05DQ/s200/IMG_4216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165512953059152850" /></a><br />(actually that's the underside of the roof, with all the little nail holes, not a giant obelisk orbiting Jupiter).<br /><br />8:18, stripping off the roof, the sun is just getting above the treeline<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7slZ1AScKVug3Y6hPXdwfUnunoUfTvsRIalW3SnF4vaSZOM2FpWsPg1cIm4PriKVVhhVqe9k_UZLRG2OPry1qGRZz91q8Vb3Y67LFBDU8qdOOvcM-Qxyt5PqpLvJNxRFN3WGmwl1XyRNJ/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7slZ1AScKVug3Y6hPXdwfUnunoUfTvsRIalW3SnF4vaSZOM2FpWsPg1cIm4PriKVVhhVqe9k_UZLRG2OPry1qGRZz91q8Vb3Y67LFBDU8qdOOvcM-Qxyt5PqpLvJNxRFN3WGmwl1XyRNJ/s200/IMG_4217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165512965944054770" /></a><br /><br />8:21, the sunpipe domes sitting on top of their boxes:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xT6tF2oYrKeYJfaSGpV2lBGiqBu4iOEwLqSylM-9BUIKcmGAQhWyzvXefNGd58SlwubRmKGf4Qasp8uy93mPlUHyGofe_d9n8DohYTW_hD1wd66OdBuLKaBw6Na8t8sxTdOx1UelZDJT/s1600-h/IMG_4218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xT6tF2oYrKeYJfaSGpV2lBGiqBu4iOEwLqSylM-9BUIKcmGAQhWyzvXefNGd58SlwubRmKGf4Qasp8uy93mPlUHyGofe_d9n8DohYTW_hD1wd66OdBuLKaBw6Na8t8sxTdOx1UelZDJT/s200/IMG_4218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165512970239022082" /></a><br />Why are these out in the back yard when it's going to be hours before they are ready for them? Because the garage door was rapidly disappearing behind the pile of roofing tiles.<br /><br />8:39: The front side of the roof is almost clear and they are starting on the back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0vzQTkUHlwx2DOtx1NV9yPjYzLS_40IzihqzYoa_5HXnck-Fo6L2reaae8yOi2Ep0vlpdRnhqvb-QgrcRaisHQaIC5kMV7im2c08f6QcFAYcqOFNkIZoH8Iur99DBKMaIAhPqXuQ8zZu/s1600-h/IMG_4219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0vzQTkUHlwx2DOtx1NV9yPjYzLS_40IzihqzYoa_5HXnck-Fo6L2reaae8yOi2Ep0vlpdRnhqvb-QgrcRaisHQaIC5kMV7im2c08f6QcFAYcqOFNkIZoH8Iur99DBKMaIAhPqXuQ8zZu/s200/IMG_4219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165514430527902754" /></a><br /><br />9:17: As they started on the back, I climbed up the mound outside the front door to survey the damage to the roof. Can you spot where the leak was?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtX5rmjVpFoGPrucDVYrupfpbb0kmaH2PcNlUFQ9Xr7w2wV3A-Xn-m13H8QONLLTxPiJTUnKVO2I886PYg1WdN5mB_UmQ66fDe5Q_kzVQLyPmcVE5nxWhw4Me-sA_33e_sCPRZ4N27iPc/s1600-h/IMG_4220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtX5rmjVpFoGPrucDVYrupfpbb0kmaH2PcNlUFQ9Xr7w2wV3A-Xn-m13H8QONLLTxPiJTUnKVO2I886PYg1WdN5mB_UmQ66fDe5Q_kzVQLyPmcVE5nxWhw4Me-sA_33e_sCPRZ4N27iPc/s200/IMG_4220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165514439117837362" /></a><br />About a third of the way up the roof, near the top of this image, there's a triangular day spot. That's not a shadow, that's a hole. One of the roofers but the scraper blade through the roof it was that rotten.<br /><br />9:18: The mound I was standing on to take the previous shot. You could just about get in the front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih06pBqqAqY4l59IkQ4HPBmb4TuUCoN14EoxnEA20jGMgnsTlgeQDar0zBEsBcGRS3EFv-HTEv5NXkOGdtBaDDuhgFJjRDmYxgnVfbTDIeHOJ-EUyrmeerShPLoQHH8qiE-PVPCLr0dNY_/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih06pBqqAqY4l59IkQ4HPBmb4TuUCoN14EoxnEA20jGMgnsTlgeQDar0zBEsBcGRS3EFv-HTEv5NXkOGdtBaDDuhgFJjRDmYxgnVfbTDIeHOJ-EUyrmeerShPLoQHH8qiE-PVPCLr0dNY_/s200/IMG_4223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165516075500377202" /></a><br /><br />9:18: The front of the house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LPVDKXbdmTFe7rd7uoWR2T7oelpw1KwlmGAgnrXLzuCVUBLNPeUDYHoxnCLAq_6vsL1iw2OT4cU_n1dHy-d4D5KgtVmsIFkqpVhth1fCbf9VrgFhepRfnrv3BW8YyiGg9COH-wMVHc3M/s1600-h/IMG_4224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LPVDKXbdmTFe7rd7uoWR2T7oelpw1KwlmGAgnrXLzuCVUBLNPeUDYHoxnCLAq_6vsL1iw2OT4cU_n1dHy-d4D5KgtVmsIFkqpVhth1fCbf9VrgFhepRfnrv3BW8YyiGg9COH-wMVHc3M/s200/IMG_4224.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165516084090311810" /></a><br /><br />9:19: The back side is completely clear<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzvHmR-5ePzoTLnIEleFEvduvpS_ugNnbpq9m_N3kaWH-Y0g3dkBUTtvoSJNqwH4AWjz2prAxr2J0n0MVwwcMFuhfE7fUD1HiQb69V1Lmcg0NMx9l2iu2_ccYPir_0KTsDyl2sen7bWxh/s1600-h/IMG_4225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzvHmR-5ePzoTLnIEleFEvduvpS_ugNnbpq9m_N3kaWH-Y0g3dkBUTtvoSJNqwH4AWjz2prAxr2J0n0MVwwcMFuhfE7fUD1HiQb69V1Lmcg0NMx9l2iu2_ccYPir_0KTsDyl2sen7bWxh/s200/IMG_4225.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165516088385279122" /></a><br /><br />9:20: Just part of the far side to go<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2cqwva6s_WC0PN0Fum5eo2IV9Hi6GtcpkIYUdzxGbpR-yX563PK0GbQQ1o7nwwzVcyFiwreMe6uEks3N5f5zOfL4lq5jmd1SEs2Wfxe29jMwr2GDzxk_kjeAmaa_RCVpNDpdJoAF8-dy/s1600-h/IMG_4226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2cqwva6s_WC0PN0Fum5eo2IV9Hi6GtcpkIYUdzxGbpR-yX563PK0GbQQ1o7nwwzVcyFiwreMe6uEks3N5f5zOfL4lq5jmd1SEs2Wfxe29jMwr2GDzxk_kjeAmaa_RCVpNDpdJoAF8-dy/s200/IMG_4226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165516096975213730" /></a>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-2948627919715597602008-02-10T19:14:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:57:20.054-05:00New Roof: Day 2, Part 29:29: The light shines through... illuminating the mess under the roofing boards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MVCrlKuOtxRHxSraoytBkBbIb24dB1_gaEaHTj6RSLY7ppRrWMBXv1bJfqPnhWyH_KqrlQjq2tKZmbYqU5B6vOFvuQDPyWdG_CWN4-6WAYz0vhaxQ7O_yGTuLAGDWQmENRk55nmQUROH/s1600-h/IMG_4227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MVCrlKuOtxRHxSraoytBkBbIb24dB1_gaEaHTj6RSLY7ppRrWMBXv1bJfqPnhWyH_KqrlQjq2tKZmbYqU5B6vOFvuQDPyWdG_CWN4-6WAYz0vhaxQ7O_yGTuLAGDWQmENRk55nmQUROH/s200/IMG_4227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165523617462949042" /></a><br /><br />9:29: The somewhat tidy attic in the dim light from the window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFNW6BswuKv0OQpUA2DSBp7W6KKAoGFm-Rqe2OpEEv-YzP445EAFATagC1CTsPyB1ocZG1woJpcDSX4YHgiawIpjcyNKy2VOQZEOlhww-r8KIjit2b5odZBKVgcloETrx2JH88-IGfp7d/s1600-h/IMG_4230.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFNW6BswuKv0OQpUA2DSBp7W6KKAoGFm-Rqe2OpEEv-YzP445EAFATagC1CTsPyB1ocZG1woJpcDSX4YHgiawIpjcyNKy2VOQZEOlhww-r8KIjit2b5odZBKVgcloETrx2JH88-IGfp7d/s200/IMG_4230.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165523651822687426" /></a><br /><br />9:34: Taking one of the rotten boards out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf6QwIqgsU2tSY2ub81EkkTS_VtKQdArqBpt-tByxJVIu1FMGaQYw7PUPMhhBzcUPtmK6CdihaZZJ5SaKTX0t_YqZQIkOjtOGdgKO_f8eeNt-WdYhayAxJOMKuZ0QUmjgMI03K6vAWqh2/s1600-h/IMG_4233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf6QwIqgsU2tSY2ub81EkkTS_VtKQdArqBpt-tByxJVIu1FMGaQYw7PUPMhhBzcUPtmK6CdihaZZJ5SaKTX0t_YqZQIkOjtOGdgKO_f8eeNt-WdYhayAxJOMKuZ0QUmjgMI03K6vAWqh2/s200/IMG_4233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165523660412622034" /></a><br /><br />9:46: The underside of the above board.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_w2qVP6fMLTEPfgOl0DTAJprmtCxsROTW3LkbYgcug8_kKpxwPvSoCGQQYBHkc5_L6dDwM55laNp41jDar0ZCzkWm9JRikE7vMl5kPxuGHekZvE3ti863FMAdvI1GWfneUrPiPiefDXR/s1600-h/IMG_4234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_w2qVP6fMLTEPfgOl0DTAJprmtCxsROTW3LkbYgcug8_kKpxwPvSoCGQQYBHkc5_L6dDwM55laNp41jDar0ZCzkWm9JRikE7vMl5kPxuGHekZvE3ti863FMAdvI1GWfneUrPiPiefDXR/s200/IMG_4234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165523664707589346" /></a><br /><br />9:50: Surveying the damage<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMbLks5xWsjLetExRvm-I4HM3p02PIiRJjElRl-sfTXpVM86ECt6EFivmCd9njNj3iN9vRaLiVOe92CIKn0nhbqoOpl8B3Ih-wXBtvqbFgDoivdkccsO_DcJi7l1na0ynrgumm3SedIDc/s1600-h/IMG_4235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMbLks5xWsjLetExRvm-I4HM3p02PIiRJjElRl-sfTXpVM86ECt6EFivmCd9njNj3iN9vRaLiVOe92CIKn0nhbqoOpl8B3Ih-wXBtvqbFgDoivdkccsO_DcJi7l1na0ynrgumm3SedIDc/s200/IMG_4235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165523673297523954" /></a><br />Removing the boards meant I could stick my head out through the roof to look at the damaged area and see how extensive it was. It could have been worse. The beams look bad but were actually fairly solid.<br /><br />9:50: A slightly wider shot with more visible damage and a leg to give you a sense of scale.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVR17gr0Ri7gHqr6tptz5OKvemtZtdk6X7XBiQ8ArMvMhPwsj6AAZ3UWIDWIruFCzUT_UKKybw9pW8UXSqrwduHbGFySCyTdi6OwanG3xPBF4YKj_FyWHrGcLLrFz6gPdlfx-tlwM3xyn/s1600-h/IMG_4236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVR17gr0Ri7gHqr6tptz5OKvemtZtdk6X7XBiQ8ArMvMhPwsj6AAZ3UWIDWIruFCzUT_UKKybw9pW8UXSqrwduHbGFySCyTdi6OwanG3xPBF4YKj_FyWHrGcLLrFz6gPdlfx-tlwM3xyn/s200/IMG_4236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165524931722941698" /></a><br />The beams are 16 inches center-to-center.<br /><br />9:50: A detail shot of the damage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZg6Pyug3qpYkaUqVLXAaeA7lOu8I8mSksl0gNhR2Fk9li1W9wOpKJ5o-bYKyLEhmK2ltBqs-bmadGVwPKDesFpRsJJo_9MUk8Smy1FXdiMixB_D2Ubcq2zUEqy4mPKZx9CdKnVdvUbFbP/s1600-h/IMG_4237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZg6Pyug3qpYkaUqVLXAaeA7lOu8I8mSksl0gNhR2Fk9li1W9wOpKJ5o-bYKyLEhmK2ltBqs-bmadGVwPKDesFpRsJJo_9MUk8Smy1FXdiMixB_D2Ubcq2zUEqy4mPKZx9CdKnVdvUbFbP/s200/IMG_4237.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165524936017909010" /></a><br /><br />10:00: Meanwhile, on the back of the ranch:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqXwDg4kyvoMVQV2s6oX-tMmRYzlf1deW16wYhQ3yUvhSCxYdPDm0dO-ojvhWIqtgyP5iHdGMupmrkFekBEqNTh6NIOmJMOCvjAE_QyEXkDop8u1cysSeLIzHxI5-ZsgqKZEoKNjqkzgq/s1600-h/IMG_4238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqXwDg4kyvoMVQV2s6oX-tMmRYzlf1deW16wYhQ3yUvhSCxYdPDm0dO-ojvhWIqtgyP5iHdGMupmrkFekBEqNTh6NIOmJMOCvjAE_QyEXkDop8u1cysSeLIzHxI5-ZsgqKZEoKNjqkzgq/s200/IMG_4238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165524936017909026" /></a><br />The far side of the roof was spared the attentions of the previous owners so was in fine shape. Annoyingly so was the roofing they took off on that side, it just wasn't worth attempting to keep when they were doing the rest. (It had another 2-5 years of lifespan and the roofers wouldn't warrantee any of it if they did a partial job).<br /><br />10:24: Putting in the replacement boards.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHZ7Epf0rMukT7BMhXKf2Z4h2KTES6U71F5IRTADsohqLRJUERpUkoruqEibpq2t1NGAiAEoV9GsKvzg6snezd7zeW5F3uwlSFTe3tHGAt89V5GXFfVHuQB3D-MOVhVY_qxiD-pnzbOSx/s1600-h/IMG_4239.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHZ7Epf0rMukT7BMhXKf2Z4h2KTES6U71F5IRTADsohqLRJUERpUkoruqEibpq2t1NGAiAEoV9GsKvzg6snezd7zeW5F3uwlSFTe3tHGAt89V5GXFfVHuQB3D-MOVhVY_qxiD-pnzbOSx/s200/IMG_4239.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165524944607843634" /></a><br /><br />10:24: The rest of the crew had the front under sheets on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7K6DcA8Z4ZezloRQugOrX-liQfRDtLLTUcqFQ4YuqlgbLH5hm9O_nlNcp6p4dcfpKR-X-f0KS-TT97AZuOBqdWvjBfpsjplN57dcp_VQr2bsuvRYcqMiQQ2HZ8IRrPW340uWIiP8FSjeU/s1600-h/IMG_4240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7K6DcA8Z4ZezloRQugOrX-liQfRDtLLTUcqFQ4YuqlgbLH5hm9O_nlNcp6p4dcfpKR-X-f0KS-TT97AZuOBqdWvjBfpsjplN57dcp_VQr2bsuvRYcqMiQQ2HZ8IRrPW340uWIiP8FSjeU/s200/IMG_4240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165524948902810946" /></a><br />This is the part that actually keeps most of the water out. The lower edge is a different colour as it's an ice shield as well.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-46413926885597540822008-02-10T19:12:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:12:10.331-05:00New Roof: Day 2, Part 310:30: The back seam doesn't look good either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf5QmwFfNvggg8Uu7ljEgvYObnqjM3AFwxbsQ3_dkSnQ0JxPTbLSR-ZgGqYfBpFzHEceFT5oWZTdwSqRW0p9xaOtpESV2iBohSAy8QB_YGA6YhDtTp9h3TyUYnFYjPq3__aHIDuv6YaFE/s1600-h/IMG_4242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf5QmwFfNvggg8Uu7ljEgvYObnqjM3AFwxbsQ3_dkSnQ0JxPTbLSR-ZgGqYfBpFzHEceFT5oWZTdwSqRW0p9xaOtpESV2iBohSAy8QB_YGA6YhDtTp9h3TyUYnFYjPq3__aHIDuv6YaFE/s200/IMG_4242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165529518748013906" /></a><br />This was also not a surprise, it matches up with the water damage in the kitchen ceiling.<br /><br />10:35: So off comes more boarding.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCf2UX7TArni_dPQS_Ri1TPWp42ZbyjuLiFJvrKgYZ4BnggwethpQoziKxgvxn4f3GV3Qm0in6_lJqm6qaBsvt8UA_WKCYnWfnLi7cpHpT5V75SYQpncbOiIgNNUECvxXka5b3-Vw-slJ/s1600-h/IMG_4243.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCf2UX7TArni_dPQS_Ri1TPWp42ZbyjuLiFJvrKgYZ4BnggwethpQoziKxgvxn4f3GV3Qm0in6_lJqm6qaBsvt8UA_WKCYnWfnLi7cpHpT5V75SYQpncbOiIgNNUECvxXka5b3-Vw-slJ/s200/IMG_4243.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165529527337948514" /></a><br />The facia piece is also damaged, but it's not structurally significant and will dry out once the rest is repaired.<br /><br />11:09: With the board on the front replaced, it doesn't take long to get the underlay on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeaNXFzVWxOUJd3Z2e9xbpEw29DhBqWE16Mgpjjrub6qNBG4e8ifTfN2cPhb41YSKDtgz95ZGZjobW_Eh98AHzpQdys5Z9D2ERbGtO-xfxiYIFX7D1n8UdZfEqYPireq2XCvhY5tTV_nK/s1600-h/IMG_4244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeaNXFzVWxOUJd3Z2e9xbpEw29DhBqWE16Mgpjjrub6qNBG4e8ifTfN2cPhb41YSKDtgz95ZGZjobW_Eh98AHzpQdys5Z9D2ERbGtO-xfxiYIFX7D1n8UdZfEqYPireq2XCvhY5tTV_nK/s200/IMG_4244.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165529535927883122" /></a><br />The ice protection goes up the valley too.<br /><br />11:43: Marking off the hole for the larger of the two sunpipes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tJJE7q0FPtjQ3WUPaHabpTKq0kOInlsvf-G3Jhf1uxwmpl4BhL_TBM8LyNXYtxVQmICJs_MWyBVLyQwndSvtWC0xyg44s8cqek1pOwIamLhS-M3UA4_IvMamPBvdYw9khXLanVpMxcBA/s1600-h/IMG_4246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tJJE7q0FPtjQ3WUPaHabpTKq0kOInlsvf-G3Jhf1uxwmpl4BhL_TBM8LyNXYtxVQmICJs_MWyBVLyQwndSvtWC0xyg44s8cqek1pOwIamLhS-M3UA4_IvMamPBvdYw9khXLanVpMxcBA/s200/IMG_4246.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165529540222850434" /></a><br />This pipe was the most problematic item of the whole process. The larger pipe only just fit between the roof beams (14.5 inch clearence, 14 inch tube), and the instructions were just complex and unclear enough to confuse the roofers.<br /><br />1:06pm: Shiny domes for the sunpipes waiting for the roofers to finish their lunch.<br />As they arrived about 15 minutes after I <span style="font-style:italic;">got up</span>, that was fine with me.<br /><br />1:09: The new shingles start going on the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElEJbBMDGqfoSfXrxWPouOw4V40XB3neCM1IPtwz-31WISuBaRqlWpb6I0GPYMqftBRCrAeZqwAX8PwR6-Fy_n0B7oyStuggpzgY5cCgBFbZT_rqyLdYBDola8hxPo3sKN9WDLyMrqHdl/s1600-h/IMG_4248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElEJbBMDGqfoSfXrxWPouOw4V40XB3neCM1IPtwz-31WISuBaRqlWpb6I0GPYMqftBRCrAeZqwAX8PwR6-Fy_n0B7oyStuggpzgY5cCgBFbZT_rqyLdYBDola8hxPo3sKN9WDLyMrqHdl/s200/IMG_4248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165529544517817746" /></a><br />The edges are the tricky bit, once they had the overlap right they were very quick.<br /><br />1:23: Fourteen minutes later, one guy has done about half of that face of the roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4uiPAyZrp0gd3I5BhezYcZPQBmRzjWaBZLGUPZacJa-Qfy6-TyvoD9dclknutOIGppyl-OhgnUEwSozAlt3vwR5D4EJT1KUq9r3hXtkqZ6jSTTkWVAWk5wy_i8Usnkr-qLwjAaiJt_SF/s1600-h/IMG_4249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4uiPAyZrp0gd3I5BhezYcZPQBmRzjWaBZLGUPZacJa-Qfy6-TyvoD9dclknutOIGppyl-OhgnUEwSozAlt3vwR5D4EJT1KUq9r3hXtkqZ6jSTTkWVAWk5wy_i8Usnkr-qLwjAaiJt_SF/s200/IMG_4249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165530738518726050" /></a><br /><br />1:23: and the foreman has done over a third of the front slope whilst still keeping the rest busy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXRcLgigiyuRoG6wfVrTsL6txpUDOM8DogpqAGzFAFRdoDvpuC8XvMI86lpgO1jk_jalKrj3toxQ1_4f14dPijK3iBNLjUfrCl2NU_VVyY-itUZHzkHcCYZXelBtE8_5LJ6rsjWmJFerN/s1600-h/IMG_4250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXRcLgigiyuRoG6wfVrTsL6txpUDOM8DogpqAGzFAFRdoDvpuC8XvMI86lpgO1jk_jalKrj3toxQ1_4f14dPijK3iBNLjUfrCl2NU_VVyY-itUZHzkHcCYZXelBtE8_5LJ6rsjWmJFerN/s200/IMG_4250.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165530742813693362" /></a><br /><br />1:26: The far side is coming along, and you can see the hole for the bathroom sunpipe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj77iz4IUBhqFc1IiLteFHhE2Q3gadvUMacs1iOygPtU4mUSCOmS8xFrNlWN33meRCOgze4QZ7QZ5XED7crpLLxNuMIxNq_H0gdwMeZv8lWtvLgRWQMMKAytePp4LNx4dCSVxGOFkh10s/s1600-h/IMG_4251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj77iz4IUBhqFc1IiLteFHhE2Q3gadvUMacs1iOygPtU4mUSCOmS8xFrNlWN33meRCOgze4QZ7QZ5XED7crpLLxNuMIxNq_H0gdwMeZv8lWtvLgRWQMMKAytePp4LNx4dCSVxGOFkh10s/s200/IMG_4251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165530755698595266" /></a><br /><br />1:59: In goes the dome for the bathroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2tWDf0GB6tD9jGq0G5JXS3lEsQfhTUwBrnB9TeQF9mOuMrqYteHNDOv-zM0GxZABA7wkZP-PUT8hhqqgUEmkf6d2xesMtkd4Gik-W5EnTtOdPu0jbb3YMECrvGkI5b79nXBCFp2BGhfX/s1600-h/IMG_4252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2tWDf0GB6tD9jGq0G5JXS3lEsQfhTUwBrnB9TeQF9mOuMrqYteHNDOv-zM0GxZABA7wkZP-PUT8hhqqgUEmkf6d2xesMtkd4Gik-W5EnTtOdPu0jbb3YMECrvGkI5b79nXBCFp2BGhfX/s200/IMG_4252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165530759993562578" /></a><br /><br />2:05: The back slope is almost completed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCBZB2Kp_uEaTUmeofdpCtvhnYVq2fs6aicU4hagS6-0gSJSyKAPL97QEzrPfuDwKTtxnG0KFRqmkASL1DCBSsnwR-iiaXbmJLNgprcMNbWgpmMbio2Rnta_zt7zT-hWJINx8KLivcs6C/s1600-h/IMG_4253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCBZB2Kp_uEaTUmeofdpCtvhnYVq2fs6aicU4hagS6-0gSJSyKAPL97QEzrPfuDwKTtxnG0KFRqmkASL1DCBSsnwR-iiaXbmJLNgprcMNbWgpmMbio2Rnta_zt7zT-hWJINx8KLivcs6C/s200/IMG_4253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165530764288529890" /></a><br /><br />3:33: The front is almost done, except for the recalrant dome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgafljO1cGaEXda-Otwk_fvO7oAIAQ9Qbe5insRmu8qSNW5gcLtxCS6kOUumFpAce4I-TEhHiTv9DNRMUBfrPciqw61VTbmoCM_L35HxuTgStHEFfeW9Xy0xbyRlRya0szJQ7dAfkTw4J/s1600-h/IMG_4254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgafljO1cGaEXda-Otwk_fvO7oAIAQ9Qbe5insRmu8qSNW5gcLtxCS6kOUumFpAce4I-TEhHiTv9DNRMUBfrPciqw61VTbmoCM_L35HxuTgStHEFfeW9Xy0xbyRlRya0szJQ7dAfkTw4J/s200/IMG_4254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165532022713947634" /></a><br />The guys at the top of the valley are putting in the last of tiles on the new ridge vent on that side. The guy on the ground was obviously the lowest in the heirarchy - he spent the entire day cleaning up the old roofing material and moving it to the skip. <br /><br />4:27: All done, just cleaning up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5degtSeMFcbQBOrYTMWpv-2aowRB8w8uwbGPnJO79iRnlVMsTbMoPcg6PBy3cQVZY3lC-VA9ZAc6-kzLm3_nsT6HVD1jowxQOYoFGrXfxj0xRzacuW9A1MvpAS_VTTlj1xgq2512iItK7/s1600-h/IMG_4255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5degtSeMFcbQBOrYTMWpv-2aowRB8w8uwbGPnJO79iRnlVMsTbMoPcg6PBy3cQVZY3lC-VA9ZAc6-kzLm3_nsT6HVD1jowxQOYoFGrXfxj0xRzacuW9A1MvpAS_VTTlj1xgq2512iItK7/s200/IMG_4255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165532031303882242" /></a><br /><br />Early morning some time later, the final results:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDBvcia_AOzKzpUT4VVCiNDyugcwIGqZ2uAgzDHHOkXkbPpEIF5OWtXYM0B7TMs9_zeBQZ0OsYwDa9HJUNw_QQnyzfbECDGYchn79Aqj5OQMY6nL0XUJRhAMQEc5jX3HRtJFUbo_Ux44/s1600-h/IMG_4331.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDBvcia_AOzKzpUT4VVCiNDyugcwIGqZ2uAgzDHHOkXkbPpEIF5OWtXYM0B7TMs9_zeBQZ0OsYwDa9HJUNw_QQnyzfbECDGYchn79Aqj5OQMY6nL0XUJRhAMQEc5jX3HRtJFUbo_Ux44/s320/IMG_4331.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165569522309685522" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLLYnYPEY4eO3DrbgHGUMVDHbe8EeUiZlSNHuV-D1vG-6Sl1jMqcQfpOSO_jzIM6fANqT9GbGpPs2yL1IANHVlbm-GfjO_hQzU7BhyMDnNIzRarqssCtU5TqJ4V1QSiTw5WpMrHBUgs3Y/s1600-h/IMG_4332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLLYnYPEY4eO3DrbgHGUMVDHbe8EeUiZlSNHuV-D1vG-6Sl1jMqcQfpOSO_jzIM6fANqT9GbGpPs2yL1IANHVlbm-GfjO_hQzU7BhyMDnNIzRarqssCtU5TqJ4V1QSiTw5WpMrHBUgs3Y/s200/IMG_4332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165532044188784162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII7LzrPoxwqSIUNZzGXk2hso-YDUk6vHZ3RK14MvXZpEVY366WxoVQNdOGe8kCHuVoKVXebCBitwFXo_qi9NTZFwu8F-WCHqmFVskl7tHMdLGD8kxZSLB01C27UtRz-t9s9Agli-qxgSo/s1600-h/IMG_4333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII7LzrPoxwqSIUNZzGXk2hso-YDUk6vHZ3RK14MvXZpEVY366WxoVQNdOGe8kCHuVoKVXebCBitwFXo_qi9NTZFwu8F-WCHqmFVskl7tHMdLGD8kxZSLB01C27UtRz-t9s9Agli-qxgSo/s200/IMG_4333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165532052778718770" /></a><br />... and the new roof makes the back look even worse. Once it's warmer painting that is high on the list of things to do.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-48652172427579246452007-12-22T19:18:00.000-05:002007-12-22T19:23:52.157-05:00SnowOur first snowfall in the house<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVqCFlGgozw4xu4vjXwrWn7G60oOGM79qJGgt9h379faZZSkplGSik1VotaLQx2ZuF5AJYSf1ZeiJHHCjsBQtRwtYuAot9QFKwoPzMvIJmofnEJsUcWPwpUnLbDdc-jwoWUafW1SbrJgg/s1600-h/IMG_4112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVqCFlGgozw4xu4vjXwrWn7G60oOGM79qJGgt9h379faZZSkplGSik1VotaLQx2ZuF5AJYSf1ZeiJHHCjsBQtRwtYuAot9QFKwoPzMvIJmofnEJsUcWPwpUnLbDdc-jwoWUafW1SbrJgg/s200/IMG_4112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146954196541141730" /></a><br /><br /><i><small>(nighttime snow. you can see the large compost bin under construction behind the tree).</small></i><br /><br />The next morning, not long after sunrise. Everything looks pretty with snow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9blfbaFjzVb1MI875mTdqdYERU72rCeoLtsNy05M-pB_4YfMQ9Bg5Zmg9XWZV0WWbjiz8CJzPKYqS9E7t_UPUuvBjYZjCVma7UxKKId02P5I41EKa4Xt-9rZuKmmTkmm3kfhiYM7CIraG/s1600-h/IMG_4115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9blfbaFjzVb1MI875mTdqdYERU72rCeoLtsNy05M-pB_4YfMQ9Bg5Zmg9XWZV0WWbjiz8CJzPKYqS9E7t_UPUuvBjYZjCVma7UxKKId02P5I41EKa4Xt-9rZuKmmTkmm3kfhiYM7CIraG/s200/IMG_4115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146954196541141746" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVSxd158eoFiRYsP1ASVJr0rYED5je2Icsz9hHr72MdKe1-DLWUPHEk9XDNmps5qjZlYj-Q0WFkcuIduxaYDpu86KS_Fyv6Q-CbXRSJjgbvmii_frCXzhqjKtX92J-j3TivAbt5k5i9ye/s1600-h/IMG_4114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVSxd158eoFiRYsP1ASVJr0rYED5je2Icsz9hHr72MdKe1-DLWUPHEk9XDNmps5qjZlYj-Q0WFkcuIduxaYDpu86KS_Fyv6Q-CbXRSJjgbvmii_frCXzhqjKtX92J-j3TivAbt5k5i9ye/s200/IMG_4114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146956837946028834" /></a>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-90880895665053431462007-12-22T19:07:00.001-05:002008-01-09T01:43:50.965-05:00Detritus free gardenThe Township Building Inspector finally signed off on the demolition (the requirement had been to remove the pile from the back yard). So now we have a clear garden ready for planting things in the spring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkU5gRt_kq8mXrMFsHw_wIANy6OoPMgMy2VgyJrP88PoALrEv3XbWmI7EVmr_qdX2sK27ikfFzX6xmHziV5qdNMAcz67ZZUQh7hwGYss_Q7Cve1LRl9ddf1pSiIW5Zi4pntBOiua4_SGF/s1600-h/IMG_4076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkU5gRt_kq8mXrMFsHw_wIANy6OoPMgMy2VgyJrP88PoALrEv3XbWmI7EVmr_qdX2sK27ikfFzX6xmHziV5qdNMAcz67ZZUQh7hwGYss_Q7Cve1LRl9ddf1pSiIW5Zi4pntBOiua4_SGF/s200/IMG_4076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146953861533692610" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETQ0WGN_ik54MhNOl0w0_n-DtPB72qBwt0TDGl1YDQnh0JzAjvfWokAG6dTht-3ucjj5lpkfJhzcV4YUhiTcHb2E4Q1lxvfbL7epeQjoA47VoxDD8dEFRgb4XpVq_lxbs6OOrnH9yNrYD/s1600-h/IMG_4077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETQ0WGN_ik54MhNOl0w0_n-DtPB72qBwt0TDGl1YDQnh0JzAjvfWokAG6dTht-3ucjj5lpkfJhzcV4YUhiTcHb2E4Q1lxvfbL7epeQjoA47VoxDD8dEFRgb4XpVq_lxbs6OOrnH9yNrYD/s200/IMG_4077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146953861533692626" /></a><br /><br /><i><small>(Pictures taken early in the morning whilst S. was still asleep. You can see the start of the leaf pile behind the tree. On the left is the 3x3ft wire compost bin that S. thought might be large enough...).</small></i>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-17259908186550948172007-12-22T18:59:00.000-05:002007-12-22T19:07:55.516-05:00Adventures in PlumbingToday the leak:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-3AaJloGmA8L6ybmt7e518u4jFjM2ewxfRsVCi3-JB4LS17xvLsseoM4X-S_RXBEEheuKnnFlnb7GESBziv0bKaacW6r2F1cm7UHOuTJvaNFzLIwpgS66caBctCaDyNm-OmsJv_mS0gH/s1600-h/IMG_4063.JPG"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-3AaJloGmA8L6ybmt7e518u4jFjM2ewxfRsVCi3-JB4LS17xvLsseoM4X-S_RXBEEheuKnnFlnb7GESBziv0bKaacW6r2F1cm7UHOuTJvaNFzLIwpgS66caBctCaDyNm-OmsJv_mS0gH/s200/IMG_4063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146951357567759010" /><br /></a><br /><br />was back. Apparently, just fixing up the POs hack job:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcowoFjqN6OxKZKZvuyCmNBvzaorMs_AdNMsuv_5_-2DoQGDVKEydAoevyhU9s5YDJ7Cy9nRSko5DzOeJ9X6UmbCP1EwavP96px9UPVaBTtzLoPf8KekbMExa2lwKm_ESPnM6vXuRIbP9/s1600-h/IMG_4208.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcowoFjqN6OxKZKZvuyCmNBvzaorMs_AdNMsuv_5_-2DoQGDVKEydAoevyhU9s5YDJ7Cy9nRSko5DzOeJ9X6UmbCP1EwavP96px9UPVaBTtzLoPf8KekbMExa2lwKm_ESPnM6vXuRIbP9/s200/IMG_4208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146951357567759026" /></a><br /><br />wasn't sufficient. However, having demolished bits of the interiors of the kitchen cupboards last time, this time it was easy to fix using... <i>drumroll</i> ... the right parts! It's amazing how much easier, cleaner, and less leak prone it is when you connect pipes using a joining piece between the fittings rather than chopping them off and using clamps.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088947043248666968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-7166797601727278172007-12-17T04:07:00.000-05:002007-12-17T04:17:37.837-05:00Yay?Some relatively good news, for once. When I was in the kitchen last night, mixing up some bath salts, I heard a hissing noise and noticed dripping water coming from beneath the cabinet where the leak was...the inside of the cabinet was also wet, indicating that the leak might have nothing to do with the heating system, but rather with the water lines going between the sink and dishwasher. <br /><br />M checked it out today (with minimal dismantling of our counters and cabinets) and tightened a few connections...and the leak appears to have stopped! <br /><br />We had some minor annoyance when we drove around later to look at roofs - the roofers gave us the addresses of other houses they'd done so we could look at roof colors - and we ended up in several more post-war planned developments wherein all the street names begin with the same letter. Last time we went out we were in the "R" neighborhood; today we ended up in "Q" and "C". <br /><br />The annoyance entered in when we discovered that not only did the streets begin with the same letter; some of them had the same danged name. So we were looking for two houses on Crystal Place, but we actually ended upon Crystal Drive, looking at the wrong houses (both streets had the same numbering system!). It ended up being too dark after that to see what the roofs on Crystal PLACE looked like.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-51258777017376002362007-12-15T02:42:00.000-05:002007-12-15T04:21:27.896-05:00Dreadville DoldrumsI don't know whether to declare this blog on hiatus or not. I certainly haven't felt like writing in it. <br /><br />I don't really feel as thought we've gotten anywhere in the past few months. Mostly, I sleep too late, eat erratically, and spend too much money on my revolving perfume oil collection. Hoorah, depression. <br /><br />Last month we had our furnace serviced...wherein "serviced" actually turned out to mean a nearly 5-figure sum to have the whole bloody thing replaced when the old one (not serviced in years by the P.O.s; what a shock) spewed near-lethal amounts of carbon monoxide when turned on. Oh, and the water heater leaked gas. <br /><br />As the additions have been demolished, we're in contact with the roofers again to have the roof replaced, tentatively scheduled for the end of December. It'll probably snow, hail, rain, and sleet to deter us, though. <br /><br />There's been a mystery water leak in the kitchen ever since the heat was turned on. It seems to be getting worse and, unfortunately, the only way to access the leaky area is to dismantle/destroy/demolish our kitchen counters. Whoop-de-effing-doo. <br /><br />Other news? Hmm.. <br /><br />M's leaf pile in the back yard has grown to gargantuan proportions. We only have three trees, so he's been raiding the neighbor's yards for leaves, up to the point of liberating the leaves from their yard waste recycle bins. We dragged down four large pallets that were for some reason in our attic to corral the leaves, though there are more than will fit. <br /><br />I got bamboo shades for the front door and the dining room window and installed them. Such excitement! <br /><br />I unpacked and/or stowed away the boxes that were still cluttering up the living room. It's nearly box free now, and actually looks like a living space. There's still a whacking great hole in the wall, and we're using one of those cotton tapestry throws as an area rug, but at least it isn't boxville anymore.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-83858875833992313432007-11-16T00:38:00.000-05:002007-11-16T15:02:56.431-05:00VarmintsSome festering toerag stole our ladder! <br /><br />The sad part -- well, other than being robbed by filthy thieves, of course -- is that we don't know when, because we can't remember when last we saw it. This, despite walking past it every day for the past month or so in order to use the front door. Rrgh.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-57245499577714392152007-11-07T22:33:00.000-05:002007-11-07T22:50:33.017-05:00Smashy Smashy - A Pictorial Journey of DestructionUp to the minute updates! ...are not the case on this blog. So, it's been quite a while since the last post. I started this one on 10/11, hoping for the inspiration to make it a bit more detailed...but that hasn't happened. <br /><br />Since our last update, we've demolished both of the previous owner's additions, successfully hung some curtains, and had a near disaster with our furnace. More about the latter two later. In the meantime, here is the skeleton of yon ancient post: <br /><br /><s>Two weekends ago</s> A while ago, M's father came over from Merry Olde England to help us demolish the PO's leaktastic additions. Thanks to my back acting up, I wasn't much help, but they and A got a lot done in a short time. <br /><br />Here's the back addition -- the 17x10 "family room" -- before the destruction. The thing that kills me is that the windows they installed (or, more accurately, built around) in there were the only really nice windows in the entire house. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjInG6TQEJmOd_zOW9oHsRy1-H6rkRZSFxcrGYrLOedqlGFhiGw_VfTmDiXzBpI9KJk287cjoPJZMI_qDOqNUfa_I3dcv2X6lNbnzhZo_J0YQINdnXh2BuMylq5UzFYRfLj2vY8ICgGAg/s1600-h/addition01outside.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjInG6TQEJmOd_zOW9oHsRy1-H6rkRZSFxcrGYrLOedqlGFhiGw_VfTmDiXzBpI9KJk287cjoPJZMI_qDOqNUfa_I3dcv2X6lNbnzhZo_J0YQINdnXh2BuMylq5UzFYRfLj2vY8ICgGAg/s320/addition01outside.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120218683482377922" /></a><br /><br />A shot of the inside, after the wall panels came off. They painted the stucco <b><i>green</i></b> before they put the wall up. Only Satan knows why. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2x7pEl-p6r1YZLD0BHRsdy2jwlQmnP6fYaFD45E6Kn6iqIrcik2cwxZFphXyqbMC9Y8tlwf5nwa9L1Ty91sQFqO3uoib3Es6I_N8HWXBtr7eshDFpbGKKa_gYeVrFGRpdRHBpIsMwXpg/s1600-h/addition02inside.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2x7pEl-p6r1YZLD0BHRsdy2jwlQmnP6fYaFD45E6Kn6iqIrcik2cwxZFphXyqbMC9Y8tlwf5nwa9L1Ty91sQFqO3uoib3Es6I_N8HWXBtr7eshDFpbGKKa_gYeVrFGRpdRHBpIsMwXpg/s320/addition02inside.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120218687777345234" /></a><br /><br />After pulling some of the insulation out of the walls, we discovered where all the ants that would occasionally invade our kitchen were coming from... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJOxXZMXO9TI7gsR4yoYjaFDGyjVa8b1gmzVyHBJyscNHs9yoIPYhQ9vpP4WmToj6ahVjmzctbdGSfEtBsxIOlMt1MbD5AHHxq2AK6AduFcJdU5d_lWVVcwBkhDTdwruxO8ciI3j8CmM/s1600-h/addition03ants.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJOxXZMXO9TI7gsR4yoYjaFDGyjVa8b1gmzVyHBJyscNHs9yoIPYhQ9vpP4WmToj6ahVjmzctbdGSfEtBsxIOlMt1MbD5AHHxq2AK6AduFcJdU5d_lWVVcwBkhDTdwruxO8ciI3j8CmM/s320/addition03ants.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120218696367279842" /></a><br /><br />Our poor, poor roof: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9LJDbpd01Bwx-RzQ1XxfwhjbgkiETPcGPWsEUYxmYk9U04pHNuLKMeG5CR8dD92KN5IJCIRjyhqc96N2P1w7lYCp8irfJ2Yhqy4AOyoN6jlnILTBlJ4ZTLSbOHmZL5ShRzxipskQ_CM/s1600-h/addition04roof.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9LJDbpd01Bwx-RzQ1XxfwhjbgkiETPcGPWsEUYxmYk9U04pHNuLKMeG5CR8dD92KN5IJCIRjyhqc96N2P1w7lYCp8irfJ2Yhqy4AOyoN6jlnILTBlJ4ZTLSbOHmZL5ShRzxipskQ_CM/s320/addition04roof.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120218700662247154" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nearly there... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpelV-R9OJtQkKsyvfmZwNY4R4qH4ORN1PsBKBglCn1uibnugJye3CIq7hGhGD6cG5jdpOYbp6UWfhZimQ4ucUgK3_I2kF0NRqIETbFtF45wlg1T8T-jkIuRQNeABqObppYVu9IoZqMo/s1600-h/addition06notmuchleft.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpelV-R9OJtQkKsyvfmZwNY4R4qH4ORN1PsBKBglCn1uibnugJye3CIq7hGhGD6cG5jdpOYbp6UWfhZimQ4ucUgK3_I2kF0NRqIETbFtF45wlg1T8T-jkIuRQNeABqObppYVu9IoZqMo/s320/addition06notmuchleft.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120218704957214466" /></a><br /><br /><br />A little push, and the wall falls down! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc1m-zP7v04RfrVohLZqQ2nbyXpo5fspp7wHPrR9nc1_Vd9PCqBm0LDObR-HpIBvXsH7Tw3M3THgWJheYoOZu4LHBa_eo6YHR2lBEAE4bNx3YeOxIziVYtXPLod8ZCLWGMc510V0FnIU/s1600-h/addition07falldowngoboom.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc1m-zP7v04RfrVohLZqQ2nbyXpo5fspp7wHPrR9nc1_Vd9PCqBm0LDObR-HpIBvXsH7Tw3M3THgWJheYoOZu4LHBa_eo6YHR2lBEAE4bNx3YeOxIziVYtXPLod8ZCLWGMc510V0FnIU/s320/addition07falldowngoboom.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120219989152435986" /></a><br /><br />Fare thee well, ye spider-ridden, below-grade, flooded, duct-taped, stinky room o' filth! <br /><br />...Well. Not quite. Most of it's still in a pile in our backyard.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037548493075659754.post-10604744362015703942007-10-06T12:08:00.000-04:002007-10-06T15:39:55.872-04:00Pretty Pic SpamFrom the 250 acre park down the road from our house. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQKkpJAVkjB9LOQGfq0c7kwv51MlGngcyYWS03GGUSg72FXNe-7KIsmlTzdrLSQWfzU3CbQQOYDmlJpxi27TtZ9tU0Ub7up_pX66-2RyyLaGSlBYmReq5l6xsina_AXYksCH-Moak1fk/s1600-h/parkpath.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQKkpJAVkjB9LOQGfq0c7kwv51MlGngcyYWS03GGUSg72FXNe-7KIsmlTzdrLSQWfzU3CbQQOYDmlJpxi27TtZ9tU0Ub7up_pX66-2RyyLaGSlBYmReq5l6xsina_AXYksCH-Moak1fk/s320/parkpath.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118258052386590386" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-g_PUMY82jsQreRCvMRIL7k0VVuNXevp0hmGp2FARmGMjOCzquMKh-nh5MRNHsUmCqooAcMwZXdKQGuEsV8o4wJG2w82HVvtzIXO9Od8TQDfEQG2YcPGxbg0d3GC264EvkXKaqUI1XjA/s1600-h/parklake.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-g_PUMY82jsQreRCvMRIL7k0VVuNXevp0hmGp2FARmGMjOCzquMKh-nh5MRNHsUmCqooAcMwZXdKQGuEsV8o4wJG2w82HVvtzIXO9Od8TQDfEQG2YcPGxbg0d3GC264EvkXKaqUI1XjA/s320/parklake.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118256673702088354" /></a><br /><br />Just to prove that our being masochists wasn't the only factor behind the decision to buy this house. We like pain <i>and</i> nature.Suileekahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12733324729125683096noreply@blogger.com0