The space is incredibly narrow, and took me back at first. But as we settled it, it got pretty cozy. We got seated at the far end of the row, where the seating kind of wraps around… allowing me and Liz to set next to one another. Definitely the best table in the space.
Hard to believe it’s been fifteen years since Liz and I got married. Time sure flies.
Every communiqué comes off like a miniature memento mori. I’m sure inside each newsletter there are coupons for quilting supplies and early bird specials at local restaurants… but these encounters are more than a bit humbling.
Look at those gams. Just look at them.
I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from running. Call it maybe 3-4 weeks or so. But over the weekend and today, I suited up and got out again. And it actually felt pretty good.
A pretty low-key kind of day. We did a lot of work with hinges, installing the main doors for each of our cabinets. Liz and I opted to reverse the hinge placement on our drawers, with the idea that they might end up in our basement/shop next to one another.
This took a bit longer than usual. When working in the other areas of the second floor, there was always some ceiling drywall in place to catch all the debris. Below me is our kitchen, and all I really have is just a few plastic sheets, stretched across the floor joists.
Spotted this on the way home. At first, I was taken aback – not sure if this was something left out accidentally. Or something left on purpose for anyone else to take, because it was no longer needed.
A little later, we amended our theory: there were two baby squirrels, both of them calling out for their mom.
Of particular note: as we were sitting down, one of the veterans (Michael)… shouted out that he wanted to sit next to Liz, because “she gets everything right.” He was referring to one of the prior events (the March outturn), where Liz was really spot-on with a lot of her predictions (the tasting involves trying to guess the age, distillery, casks used, and ABV for each dram).
An interesting tidbit: Liz looked up a lot of census data related to our house, and found a lot of individuals (with differing last names), all registered to this house/location.
Her theory is that the homeowners split up the top floor into smaller rooms, specifically with the intent to rent them out (to help bring in income). Which is why so many of these second floor rooms were so small.
Our instructor, Nick, talking through how the newly installed drawer should function.
Well my gosh, I haven’t seen you in a long while. Hello, stranger – it’s been a minute!
As someone who’s kept (or tried to keep) a somewhat daily blog since 2002… there’s been an odd amount of radio silence, lately. No updates for a few months on here, which is a bit out of the ordinary.
Let me explain.
In the far corner, just underneath the deck, there was a nest of young birds. And of course, both Liz and Audrey were very concerned about their well being during our construction.
Today, the kids got involved in the process. Here’s Liz, showing Paige and Audrey how to work the circular saw… and how to cut down some of the debris we were getting rid of (we were throwing the old boards from the second floor, down to the backyard).