College Hill House

"[At first] I had a ten-cent screwdriver and the mechanical skill of a turtle. Today, thanks to unremitting study, I can change a fuse so deftly that it plunges the entire county into darkness." -- S.J. Perelman

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Attic Bones

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Some time back, I headed up to the attic room to retrieve something from storage. This is what I found: Maranda and I had already decide...

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Timelapse!

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First, check this out: That's approximately 6,000 pictures of me turning our spare bedroom into a playroom for the triplets. Secon...

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Backyard: Finished Product

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Here's what the backyard looks like now. The girls love it, of course. And I love not having to stress over the lack of grass back there...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

You Load 16 Tons...

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Okay, it was only three tons. But three tons is a lot of pea gravel to shovel into a wheelbarrow and cart into the backyard. That's six ...

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Backsplash Progress

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One of the first things we did when we moved to College Hill was to get rid of the old stove. It was a mammoth 1960s stove, six feet tall wi...

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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Old Pictures

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Back when we had the new heat pump installed, we also put more insulation in the attic. There are a few of small spaces off the attic room, ...

Friday, November 14, 2008

What's Wrong with this Picture?

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Can you spot it? Here's a closer look: This is a melted wire nut. That's what I found after we lost power in our basement and living...

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