Easter Weekend at the Christiana Lake House, Day 2
A parliament of Peeps.
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Easter Weekend at the Christiana Lake House, Day 1
Some hot dogs (and peeps) were roasted on the fire. An incredibly relaxing end to an incredibly relaxing day.
Big Garden Plans
It’s hard to believe that we built our garden boxes a full year ago. Although… I guess we started a year ago, but it did take us longer than we expected to finish.
The Other Liz and Felix
When the site loaded up, I looked at it and thought “Wait, this isn’t right.” This is… someone else’s wedding? A whole host of thoughts ran through my mind. Did my domain expire? Did someone take over my site, replacing my images with theirs? Where did all our wedding photos go?
Prepping the Beadboard with a Gallon of Spilled Paint
So did you know that you can order paint via Amazon? It’s true. But so far, our experience has been that the act of delivering paint is easier said than done.
Prepping for the Basement Stairs
Liz, working with the impact drill.
The First Seeds of 2017
You know what’s crazy? I took this photo yesterday, on March 25th. Exactly a year ago from yesterday, we picked up the lumber for our garden box project.
Closing Up the Basement Wall
Bob was over a few nights ago, helping us get the last bit of plywood up along the wall (by where our basement stairs will go). That said, he was off doing his own measurements for the stairs while Liz and I measured and cut the plywood for the last remaining section.
Liz, at Work at Play
Liz, looking at the complicated cross stitch pattern she’s working on. I know she’s done a bit of this before, but nothing quite so involved. Note the additional thread to be used, near the top of the image.
Stair Repairs and Tackling an Odd Shape
With the space behind the stairs cleared up, Liz finished her measuring. With all the lines in place, I cut the board with a circular saw, and Liz came in afterwards to do some cleanup work with the multitool.
Brunch at Tweet
Met up today with Michelle, Meg, Josh, and Mike for brunch over at Tweet in Uptown.
Saturday Basement Day
Once we got done with our cleanup (removing a lot of trash, doing a quick pass with our shop vac), we worked on cutting up some plywood to continue strengthening up the walls.
Basement Wall Work
After work, Liz and I suited up and headed to the basement. I have to tell you – it was not an easy or pleasant thing, to keep that momentum going. The last thing I want to do after a day of work is to come home… and then do more work.
Surprise Apple Pie
In addition to some brats and sausages, we decided to cook up some of the spaghetti squash that came from our garden boxes. We ended up using our grill as a kind of glorified oven, with Liz constantly checking in on them over the course of an hour.
An Eye Exam Leads Me to Acknowledge the Slow March of Time, Bemoan the Frailty of the Body, and Grapple with My Own Mortality
After today’s exam, I learned that I should probably get… progressive lenses. Which is a nice way of saying that I need bifocals.
Ugh.