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Look! I actually have a fully functioning toilet. How crazy is that.
I think I have been drawing water into buckets and/or going to the…
picWe did arrive safely!
So the next day was easy, just a few hours and we were arriving safely in Barcelona around noon. It was a fun journey and…
picSo close I can smell it!
Another amazing day... no photos will do it justice... but I will upload
some shortly (today, tomorrow). The terrain was challenging, but not
well marked…
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picJe ne mange pas de poisson
Hello. I am sorry to say that the rain has been keeping my phone/camera
tucked away in a plastic bag for much of the past…
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picc'est_raymond_au_café
Today there were many swimming events, more than I had anticipated. One
team member was late ant I had to take his place in a…
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Hey... I figured this would be an easy way to keep friends and family in the loop on how my home renovations are going. check…
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Hey... I figured this would be an easy way to keep friends and family in the loop on how my home renovations are going. check…
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Hey... I figured this would be an easy way to keep friends and family in the loop on how my home renovations are going. check…
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picMeet jeff
This is jeff. He lives in my house. He had toe cancer(!) and they
removed half of his left paw... But he is fine. He…
pichearth repair
Last night I found some extra cement mix (I thought I was out and I was
dragging my feet to get more from the store).…
picSuperfluous Plumbing Projects
Here is one way to slow down progress.... Extra credit plumbing projects
like this one... I installed 5 of these babies on an dedicated water…
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picRough-ins: coper pipe
This weekend I was working on the rough-ins for the sink(s) and the
shower after a long absence (had a cold and was studying for…
picTray ceiling
Here is a neat trick. I am building a tray ceiling in the bathroom.
Normally you would accomplish this by making a soffit around the…
picdorway done.
So the doorway was completed last week. It looks great. I still have
some masonry work to do in the adjacent fireplace, but I am…
picIntroduction
Old wall, meet new wall. New wall.... Old wall. Nice. So I got the
west wall built up to the point where it is ready…
picTaller still
Still looking at the bricks here. I worked on this on friday until 10pm
instead of going out with friends, etc. It, again, doesn't looks…
picI think you call this a pylon???
I am building a brick pier on the west wall. Ideally this would be 2
bricks wide but I aint got room! So I am…
picTaller and taller
Each day after work I put in several hours to get some progress. Sorry,
I know it's like watching a kettle boil but I am…
picMason by trial and error
So, I am working on some structural brick work on the interior of the
house. The edge was originally quite rough but framed out and…
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picbird flew!
that's right, flew... not flu. i was recently mountain biking in the mountains around Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was amazing. Very technical downhill singletrack stuff…
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picReturn trip, day 1, overview and stats
Well, I left pittsburgh this morning around 8:30. I am riding back a
different way to philly than the route I took to get out…
picOn the road again
This is a picture of Falcor, jordana's pooch. He does not like to sit
still. I tried to take a picture w/ him b4 I…
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pici'm still getting ready
today i am packing and tomorrow i am leaving town. there is a lot i have to do to get ready and i really wish…
picGet ready to rumble!
Time to dust off the klein touring bike. It's official. I have a
mini-tour planned for the first week of august. I still have to…
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