Insomnia
For someone like me (who has sleep apnea), sleep tends to come fairly quickly/easily. For it not to come at all is… very, very weird. Today was a bit of a haze.
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Late Evening, Sprinkler
A kind of odd evening, just watching the sprinkler do its thing and slowly make its way towards us. But we both found this incredibly soothing, incredibly calming.
Anne Frank’s High Heels
“We became an altar,
An offering red as wine,
A wishing well.”
Broken Meter
On our way, we spotted this broken parking meter – splayed out on the sidewalk. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but something serious and big must have caused that bend, at its base.
Mary Lou Lord: Jump
I was reminded of this great/slow cover of Van Halen’s Jump, by Mary Lou Lord. I shared it on the blog a lifetime ago, back when I had a small “audioplayer” mp3 Flash module in the sidebar some sixteen years ago. But I doubt very many of you reading this now remember that time.
A Day Outside
One of my main goals: fix the spigot, which was leaking. I did a bit of research on YouTube and found out my problem was the anti-siphon valve.
I Got a Rock
I need to send them a photo of this rock, and let them know their artwork has traveled over to Hyde Park and Chicago. I wonder if any of their other rocks have gone further.
Core Fill
If you thought our concrete work was over, think again! With our concrete blocks in place, the next step we had was to fill the cores of all the blocks with concrete. Our aim was to make a “soupy” layer, to pour down each core… and to finish the tops with a more solid layer.
Wall Prep
Bob, cutting some of the rebar down to size.
Saint’s Day Triolet: Saint Anthony
“When no one else would listen, Saint Anthony
preached seaward, his words fishnet for the lost
souls of the heretics.”
Keeper of Time
I came across the documentary Keeper of Time several months ago, and was completely taken by the trailer. I was so intrigued by this documentary that I actually put in a calendar reminder for myself to buy tickets to see this thing online.
Relocation
The concrete bags got delivered today. After work, my aim was to relocate everything from the front of the house towards the back (where we’ll be doing the actual mixing).
Each bag is 80 pounds, and I have the arms of a computer programmer. So I took about 3 bags at a time, wheeling them down bit by bit.
Tornado Warning
As I was checking my phone, Liz kept busy picking up here and there. Her comment was “I guess I’m going to die organizing.”
Returning to 20×2 Chicago After Two Years
Talking to Andrew before the show started… it really didn’t register that it had been two years since we last met in person. Two years since we had last stood in this particular room.
Time sure flies when you’re self-isolating.
Block Wall Construction, Day 4
Got in the top course of the wall, which is technically all “bond beam” blocks. Bob used a custom blade on the circular saw to cut down three inches along the middle and sides of each block.