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Rehab isn’t for quitters.
But sometimes you have to take a break! Moving house, plus the critters, into yet another work-in-progress has been pretty overwhelming. Thank god this one’s closer to done in many ways than the past...
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Coop dreams
My most serious foray into carpentry yet… I made it up as I went but turned out better than I expected! And it’s survived the gale today… so far. Fingers crossed! Some before shots of what I started...
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Mason-Jar Mornings
Fall is here… Time for hot cereal! I love oatmeal but don’t love anything which requires monitoring or measuring before I’ve had my coffee… And until yesterday I didn’t have a stove at my new house,...
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Drop it like it’s…
A ceiling? After debating whether and how to soffit this weird drop ceiling that was left exposed when I took down the wall and other even lower drop ceiling at the back of the master bedroom, we...
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TBT
It’s Throwback Thursday… or Truth Be Told? Either way, it’s a beautiful day. Crisp, but the sky is a clear and cheerful robin’s egg instead of the bottom of a bucket of grey mopwater that we’ve been...
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Climb on!
This is one of the bouldering walls at BKB, where I took an awesome climbing class yesterday- this is right before closing, otherwise there were climbers all over this wall! Learned how to tie-in to...
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Home stretch
Here’s the floor with the paper glued down. There are some spots that need regluing, especially at the corners and edges, but trim molding will help with that. Overall, it’s a vast improvement… But...
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Feast days
Hope you all had a warm holiday with your friends and families, reflecting on all the many things to be thankful for in this imperfect world. I’m grateful, as always, to my community and chosen...
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Walkin’ boots
Another Throwback Thursday… it’s officially a series. I found an old box of pictures, so let the games begin! Dear Mom and Dad, Can you please go back in time and not get rid of these boots, or...
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Deep blue sea
A kitchen story… Remember this room? With the low black ceiling, greasy bug nest pressboard cabinets, and never-will-be-clean-again scuffed up, skanky linoleum? Oh, you mean, THIS room? Amazing what a...
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Moving on, Moving up
Well, it’s been really quiet around here for a long time. A full-time, grown-up job (that I love) at a start-up working long hours has left little time for writing and updates. Things have been...
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California Dreamin’
Updates may have been few and far between, crew… but life keeps on living, and what a wild ride it is! The Moose and I (or as the fella calls us, in faux Russian accent, “Moose and Gurl”) are in...
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Bike Camping: Camp Shabbona Woods
Cook County Camping: Camp Shabbona Woods Did you know that there are a handful of campgrounds within a day’s bike ride of Chicago? Here are some photos from a little weekend adventure that the moose...
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Love is not like pie, but pie is love…
Take care of each other y’all… We’re all we can count on. Build community. Feed love and kindness, wherever you find it. And remember, love isn’t like pie. You don’t have less the more you give away....
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