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Garden Pain.

Dear Triceps, I am so very sorry to have taken you by surprise today.  I understand your resistance, protest and eventual out-and-out refusal to obey simple commands…

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Home Building with a Young Family.

I had planned on posting earlier but the babe had this random episode of barfing. Like, serious Exorcist-type barfing. There were puddles of barf  in the chair. I was soaked through to my underwear. Once we were all cleaned up and … Continue reading

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Stressing Over Strawberries.

Pathetic, I know. While I consider my container garden of last year a success (you can read about it here, and here) having someone actually purchase plants for me gives me a definite feeling of obligation to make it work. … Continue reading

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I Should Have Known, or: We recommend this phone app…

“I won’t be there very long.” Famous last words as Jon walked away with our three year old and his mom in tow to the build site.  We’ve been lucky enough to be house sitting for our (soon to be but not soon … Continue reading

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Homebuilding with a Young Family.

It’s hard.

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One Hot Rock.

Who knew that one chunk of dirt could spark such heated discussions and strong opinions?! When Jon came home last week and said that he unearthed a large boulder while levelling the lot for building, I got so excited.  Growing … Continue reading

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