Author Archives: tinyacre

progress is made!

There have been several things keeping me preoccupied this last month or so. However, progress has been made. The wooden frame bases for the hoop greenhouse are being set in and if not for the 9 inches of snow overnight, … Continue reading

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the smoking gun

Well actually its a smoking stovepipe and thank goodness its smoking out of the right end, the top. Now the rearrangement of various and sundry in the red shed so as to provide room to put up the vapor barrier … Continue reading

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one-off

Today, I got a phone call and some one-off work doing leaf blowing. Needless to say nothing much will get done today. However, the good news is that yesterday the lumber for the hoop green house bases arrived and we … Continue reading

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squaring more circles…

Today, I pursued several means of cutting and placing the metal sheeting over the hole in the wall where the stovepipe will go in the red shed. Primarily, much of my time in all of these projects is in finding … Continue reading

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rain and other welcome nastiness

Well so far we have had 3 days of damp, fog, and general weather nastiness. This is all very timely, expected, and welcome. Winters where I live consist of this type of weather and our region depends on it. All … Continue reading

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up and running again

The desktop is up and running again, thanks to a clearance item hard drive at Wal-Mart. I am still running updates and such, but so far so good. This weekend will be a quiet one as the house is being … Continue reading

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pieces, coming together & falling apart

First off: my comp is down, good ol’ hard drive failure it seems. So for now most posts will be made from an iPod Touch. A bit of a pain, but better than nothing. Posts will be notable for their … Continue reading

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squaring the circle

Yesterday I spent the day attempting to install the small woodstove in the red work shed. There was already a hole cut in the wall so I simply needed to clean that up and start the installation. But first I … Continue reading

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cleaning up and out

I spent most of the morning worrying about my lack of income, lack of job, etc. Then I set about getting to work. The small red shed that already stands on the property had become quite cluttered and in an … Continue reading

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shims, strings, and carpenter things

Today, a longtime friend was in town teaching at a dulcimer festival. He has been teaching dulcimer now for quite a few years. His intelligence, wit, and willingness to hear others, in spite of frustrations they may cause, have always … Continue reading

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