Extra bonus points if you can figure out what this mystery photo is (I’ll give you a better clue further down): We had a great visit with Nick. He stayed here for a few days on his Western migration to life in Silicon Valley. He is getting good at this handstand, can do it for…
Author: brucewinter
Smiling Abbey
I found a large, slightly non-squirrely squirrel in our yard last week. He gave me a tour of of sprung spring flowers: We have several wisteria vines … Ours is a Japanese version, which twists clockwise as it climbs. Factoid for the day: 92% of all vines twist counter-clockwise, including the Chinese wisteria, and nobody…
Bone Burning
I found this mystery photo on the Internets. Any guesses as to who it might be? I’m relieved to report the flooring project is done, finished the bedroom trim last weekend. So a few more floor pictures and then I promise no more for at least a few decades. Or maybe next Winter after I…
Flat Amy
Remember last post where I was letting some floor levelizing cement dry? Turns out I mis-mixed that cement and it turned into a minor disaster, solidifying into a dried up lakebed: After much rip up and many apologies to my overworked vacuums, I finally got it right on the 4th application: Then continued laying planks…
1/2 floored
Our flooring makeover is in full swing. I’m waiting for some cement to dry, so time to post! A construction (rather de-construction) mystery photo: This is our basement, as it was last month: And this is it today. Note, the poky, dying cactus on the right didn’t make it to the new home … he…
Floored
Greetings from a couple of snowy people We had a fun snowstorm that included some low flying clouds that, when parked over the university, combined with the university lights, made it look like they was a massive fire! We just marked our 1 year anniversary here. Seems that was a long enough penance of…