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  • The new neighbors next door have officially moved in. They bought the house last summer, around the same time we purchased this one, but had it extensively remodeled inside. Now the landscapers are busy at work. I won…

  • The oddities of human nature.I've been dwelling on that somewhat this week, (just not blogging about it) mostly because several prime examples of it have been thrust into my narrow view of the world.Since we began work o…

  • The original section, with new toprail: Addition to lower level, completed with (recycled) railing in place. The new angle now mirrors the opposite side. View of new sections from the channel: The poles are set for the…

  • When I arrived home last night (about 8:30pm) after my Adventures in Babysquatting, it was called to my exhausted attention that dh had been a very busy boy during my absence. He not only finished filling the hole with …

  • Phase 2 of the Incredible Expanding Deck saga: We nearly finished covering the hole Saturday before we had to knock off to prepare for our early Mom's Day celebration. Just add railing, steps, and a new top rail around …

  • It would seem my daily blog is becoming a weekly thing.You can thank me later.Phase 2 is underway. There is not much to see at this point....a few poles planted in the ground and the long support screwed into place. Ac…

  • In the news this morning:HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday record crude prices helped its first-quarter profit climb 17 percent to $10.9 billion _ the second bigg…

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