Red Cedar
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The older I get, the less I want children.
I have a confession to make. Whenever I hear the news that a friend is pregnant my first reaction is to be really and truly happy for them – but my immediate follow-up reaction is relief that I am not the pregnant one. These… Continue Reading “The older I get, the less I want children.”
My epic summer in photos
Coming back from our last summer weekend working on the property, it struck me that this has been a pretty phenomenal, action-packed summer. There was hiking and family visits, canning and gardening, making and meals with friends, and of course – the big land… Continue Reading “My epic summer in photos”
Building a Woodshed: A picture story
I went to Link Lake with our two land partners Leung and Dave this weekend. While I confined myself to measuring and holding the occasional post in place, they actually got some work done and built us a frame for a woodshed. When we… Continue Reading “Building a Woodshed: A picture story”
Cube-unsquared: An aesthetic office project
It’s the end of summer and the dinginess of my office environment has finally gotten to me after ten years in the same damned cube. Ten years! (Fifteen at my job, ten in this building) The federal government doesn’t really have much of a… Continue Reading “Cube-unsquared: An aesthetic office project”
Friday afternoon: Time for a little outhouse story (with pictures!)
Last week when we started working on our lot, it started to feel *less* real to me than when we bought it – for a day or two anyway. Like I couldn’t believe that we were actually able to do this thing. That we… Continue Reading “Friday afternoon: Time for a little outhouse story (with pictures!)”
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