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The rain forecast for the next few days doesn’t look very promising, some variation on “Thunderstorms” is being promised through until Sunday. It rained last night so things are pretty sloppy outside now. The most substantial change is the trench for the footer for the retaining wall There was a fair amount of work done … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 05 – Digging the trench for the retaining wall footer

We had a total of 8 trees cleared by Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts. Despite a high wind advisory – we seldom have even a breeze here – and at or below freezing temperatures, the guys soldiered through the process and you can see that the back yard is now a much more open space. We … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 03 – Clearing the Trees

Critical to any project is knowing where you started. I’ve chosen 9 vantage points from which to check out progress. Beginning by looking out of the back of the house, you can see the view from our current patio sliding door.    Then, stepping out onto the driveway we can see the view through the … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 02 The Before pictures

A few months ago, while visiting relatives in Florida, Michelle went out to take in the neighborhood. She came back from this not just a little excited and told me that they’d found a house that was in foreclosure and that I should come and take a look-see. The house was nicely appointed (what we … Continue reading 2012 Home Renovations – Part 01 The Project – Pool, Lanai, Driveway, Retaining walls

I’m glad I was home when it happened. I was watching TV with my wife (Netflix – trying to figure out if we liked “Mad Men” or not) when we started smelling something electrical burning. A quick survey of the house found that the smell was strongest in the TV room and then I noticed … Continue reading The Magic Smoke Left my HR23-700 DVR today