Category: Home and Cabin

Post #3297: DIY discomfort

(If you are reading this via email – note that there are photos on the blog that show the before/after of our project). Since moving into our house seven years ago, re-doing the downstairs bathroom has been on the agenda. I don’t think it’s… Continue Reading “Post #3297: DIY discomfort”

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Post #3295: A decade of cabin-building

For the first time since September 2021, Brian and I spent the past few days at our cabin outside of Princeton. Since the last time we were here, our cabin co-owners have done a bunch of work including hanging kitchen cabinets, some interior painting,… Continue Reading “Post #3295: A decade of cabin-building”

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Post #3165: Cabin details

The wind against the strings of the guitar hanging on a post of our deck, catching the hollow of the body and making a faint thrum as though being played. The pleasure of opening up a thrift store book to find an artifact from… Continue Reading “Post #3165: Cabin details”

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Post #3137: Cabin retreat

I feel it’s awfully important that I be able to spend time alone. I’m not sure why that feels imperative, but it does. So this week I’m at the cabin by myself for five days – though I will have a couple of days… Continue Reading “Post #3137: Cabin retreat”

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Post #3136: On heat pumps and home systems

Last weekend I went to workshop on composting toilets and alternative water systems at our local community hall, where Gordon Baird of Eco-sense gave a pretty comprehensive run down of various options. In four hours he managed to cover the basics of composting toilets, greywater,… Continue Reading “Post #3136: On heat pumps and home systems”

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