Step by Step – #SoCS
It’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday, and we are gathered at No Facilities Bar and Grill for some adult beverages, a little health food and some conversation crafted around Linda G. Hill’s fun prompt:...
View ArticleIf You Build It She Will Sit – #SoCS
We’re back at the bar trying to wrap, or is that warp, a conversation around Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘couch’...
View ArticleSteps & Decks – Project Update
It’s been a while since I made enough progress on the steps/decks to spend a post describing it. In fairness to me, I have accomplished a lot, but things like painting and measuring and planning, don’t...
View ArticleIs the Third Time, a Charm? – #SoCS
It’s time once again for Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. We’re going to handle this the usual way, I’ll take this to the bar and try to work it into the conversation. Let’s see...
View ArticleWatch Your Step – #1LinerWeds
We are at the point in our stairs/steps/landings project where I’ve begun working on the stairs coming down from our porch. There are two sets, one that exits to the driveway and one that exits to the...
View ArticleIt’s Maddie Done – #SoCS
It’s Saturday, and time once again to try to work Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt into our conversation at the bar. Linda has given us an interesting challenge, but I think...
View ArticleKeep My Visons to Myself – #SoCS
We are back at the bar, hoping to have some pleasant conversation, an adult beverage and maybe a bite to eat. While we’re at it, we’ll try to work around Linda G. Hill’s world-famous Stream of...
View ArticleI Can Hear My Dad – #1LinerWeds
I saved one picture from the group taken while I was cutting up the old steps in order to get them in the dumpster. If you look carefully at the cut line you can see that I was forcing the tool, trying...
View ArticleMonday Snippets
I was considering all of the following for today’s post. I decided to be brief. Yes, this is Dan. Really, it’s me! Door-to-Door – No, not Thursday Doors, actual doors-that-have-to-be-replaced doors....
View ArticleMontgomery Building – Now – #ThursdayDoors
A couple years ago, I featured doors from the Montgomery Mill complex. At that time, a developer was making plans to purchase, restore and repurpose the former “Decorative and Electrical Tinsel” plant...
View ArticleOne New Door – #ThursdayDoors
Some readers may recall that I gave The Editor a new entry door for Christmas. Not to be outdone, she gave me the companion storm door. Who says old married couples can’t be romantic? The plan was to...
View ArticleAdult Supervision Required – #SoCS
We’re celebrating the first full week of Phase-II of reopening here in Connecticut. Celebrating with a certain amount of trepidation, but the conditions seem favorable to sharing an adult beverage in...
View ArticleRamp People Reprised
A couple of weeks ago, I included some pictures of the ramp I built to our front entrance. Several people mentioned it in their comments. I started to explain the project, and then I remembered that I...
View ArticleWhen DIY Means Drenched in Yuck
If you’re not a fan of Do-it-Yourself projects, you can skip to the photos, glance at the non-project-related ones and move on. Have a nice day. One of my projects that a few people have been asking...
View ArticleStubborn Not Stupid – #1LinerWeds
I’m taking advantage of the fact that the Editor has Wednesdays off. I’m not sure she would agree with the sentiment suggested by the title. We have been mired in a heat wave since mid-June, and I...
View ArticleThese Doors Must Move – ThursdayDoors
Almost three years ago, I replaced the deteriorating hinged doors on our garden shed with sliding (barn) doors. I made a few compromises during that installation, because I thought I would be...
View ArticleBecause I Can & It’s Fun – #SoCS
It’s Saturday and Linda G. Hill has invited us to stream along with her by giving us her weekly Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. In addition to incorporating the prompt, Linda asks that we...
View ArticlePandemic & Hurricane Adjustments
As I turned the corner onto the north wall of our shed, we had to decide whether or not to move forward with the addition of an overhanging roof extension off that wall. The extension would protect the...
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After the Hard Part – #1LinerWeds
I’ll start with some good news. The exterior work on our shed is finished. I still have to hang the lightning detector (part of our weather station) and find a place to mount a small floodlight to...
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What’s in a Name – #SoCS
Another week living the pandemic dream, and here we are, back at the bar trying to work our conversation around the challenge from our good neighbor to the north, Linda G. Hill. This week, for the...
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