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Vignettes
The UPS lady almost gave me a hug when she got out of her truck the other day. “I *love* your new driveway!” — she settled for a high five, a few minutes of conversation, and then Tim walked the girls...
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So far, it’s like living in a hotel, with vaguely familiar furniture and...
Next time I move*, I don’t think I’m going to buy a bunch of new furniture for the new house at the same time. I do love the new bed, don’t get me wrong — both of us have been having back pains that...
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More vignettes
This post brought to you by my phone, acting as a mobile hotspot! I went to a Verizon office and see what they could do for me, and was able to change two plans with one gig of data each to a single...
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The cat shelves (in progress)
Did I mention the cat shelves Tim is building? One of the things we wanted in a home (because we had this in the other one and didn’t want to go without, it’s so useful) is a cat room — an extra room...
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Has it been a month, already?
Time flies when you’re fixing one thing after another – or when you’re interrupted when fixing one thing in order to hurriedly fix another… As I’m writing this, Tim is in the guest bathroom fixing the...
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The back deck: a pictorial timeline
I know where Tim is coming from when he feels like all he sees are the imperfections; I make things for a living. I get that. But he should be goddamn proud of this deck, because. Because look at it.
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That awkward in-between stage
Our Gainesville house is at that awkward, in-between stage where we’ve moved out, but there’s still some crap sitting around for Tim to take to the dump, and small renovations have begun but nothing...
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Dinner and Raku
Amy and Isaac are days away from having another baby, and Tim’s parents are in town staying with them in order to help out with Ranger Baby when the moment comes. So we had everyone over for dinner...
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Family dinners are the best dinners
Aunt Gay and I share a birthday, and we finally had time to celebrate together last night with a big family dinner and a raku firing. I know I already put these up on Facebook, but I don’t really have...
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Would you spend $30 on a used paintbrush?
I’m, uh, asking for a friend. You see, I used to work in a comic book shop (technically a comic/gaming/science fiction bookstore) and while I had read comics as a child – Archie, Donald Duck, Superman...
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Well, THAT was crazy.
So, Tuesday night, about the time Tim and I were watching our last TV show of the evening, I was like, “Holy crap, what is that NOISE???”…. we paused the TV and listened to the longest rumble of...
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The Bee-pocolypse is over, y’all!
I can not thank the bee community enough for all the offers of help, information, and “I can’t help right now but let me reach out to a friend” action that came our way yesterday. Truly, bee people are...
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Didn’t you used to have a Game Cam?
For the longest time…. I don’t know, six months or so, I had the game cam tied up to look down the driveway. There had been some break-ins around, not very close to us, but it’s a small town… and...
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Good; I can finally stop worrying about that tree
Ever since we moved in, there’s been a large turkey oak tree looming over one corner of my studio. You can kind of see it in the background of this photo; the trunk is pretty much right smack in the...
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I put the irk in work
So, there I am, working on ideas for the next HaldeCrate… (yes, that is a teaser photo) When all of the sudden, we get the potter’s most favorite thing ever! A kiln explosion! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!...
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Maybe finish what you’ve already started, first?
I have… four pairs of socks on the needles right now. And yet I’m contemplating buying more needles, so I can start on another new pair of socks. Maybe dial the startitus back a bit, eh? But then that...
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Every day, every day, every day, every day I write the book
Some days it’s even not raining, and I can write a blog post! I know I’ve been knocking on our internet (or lack of it) lately when really I should be grateful that we have internet out here in the...
View ArticleHey, baby, what’s your style?
One thing you’ve all been watching me do for the last year is make my house my own – mine, instead of ours. I didn’t realize how scanning in all these old photos was going to help me with that. Every...
View ArticleHouse Painting vs Residing: Pros vs Cons
The minute Tim and I moved into this house, I started thinking that I wished it was a different color. I don’t HATE pale yellow, but it sure does show dirt. And I have always had a soft spot for houses...
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Crossing things off my to-do list(s)
I have actually accomplished a few things lately… in between coughing fits, haha. Ha? I’ve been playing around with my xTool M1. I’ve made a couple of things, and am so happy with them I don’t think...
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