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With a little help from our friends

Last Thursday David had severe shortness of breath. We went to the emergency room. Diagnosis – congestive heart failure. We are taking this one step at a time. Next month he will get a difibrulator. In the meantime, the grass continues to grow. Several of Dave’s shooting buddies and ex co-workers showed up without our […]

Posted byCindiJune 13, 2013March 20, 2014Posted inPond & Yard2 Comments on With a little help from our friends

Estimates for Construction Work

It’s frustrating to be sitting around talking instead of working, but we cannot do as much of the work ourselves as we did over 20 years ago. We’ve talked to a providers for an updated water filtration system for the well, siding and basement waterproofing. The next few weeks will have even more appointments. In […]

Posted byCindiJune 5, 2013March 20, 2014Posted inPond & Yard2 Comments on Estimates for Construction Work

The learning begins

We have done so much research on ponds, well, septic, cold storage structures, pole barns, propane appliances that I feel like a first time home owner.  Everything is so much different.  We like the ability to be self sufficient, but we quickly learned that we did not know the first thing about some of these […]

Posted byCindiMay 24, 2013March 20, 2014Posted inPond & Yard2 Comments on The learning begins

Why we chose a snowblower instead of a snow plow

The property is 2.76 acres.  Enough that our “normal” lawnmower would not work.  We knew that we needed a riding lawnmower but after almost 38 years of having our own lawns, we had never had this much to mow.  Time for research. There are so many options and some of the people we talked to […]

Posted byCindiMay 19, 2013March 20, 2014Posted inPond & YardTags: riding mowerLeave a comment on Why we chose a snowblower instead of a snow plow
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Recent Posts

  • We are back where we started about this time last year October 20, 2015
  • House on hold – David needs work done now August 23, 2015
  • Lessons learned during the construction of our Cleary pole barn November 11, 2014
  • Rug hooking studio is ready (almost) for drywall October 29, 2014
  • Heavy equipment makes everything easier July 3, 2014
  • Garage demo makes way for new Cleary Building May 11, 2014
  • Adding a new door April 15, 2014
  • Corner walk-in pantry, no corner cabinet! March 11, 2014
  • Hanging the Drywall in the Living Room March 6, 2014
  • Tearing Down Plaster and Lathe March 6, 2014
  • Getting ready for professional kitchen design January 27, 2014
  • How we cleaned tree roots out of our well December 20, 2013
  • Creative fiberboard siding repairs with marine shrink wrap tape October 20, 2013
  • One bedroom done, now we need the floor. August 13, 2013
  • The first room is painted July 27, 2013
  • Cherries and raspberries and blackberries, Oh my! July 27, 2013
  • The creepy crawlys got me today – Box Elder bugs June 26, 2013
  • Basement Waterproofing is the first step June 24, 2013
  • Barn Sliding Door for the Powder Room June 17, 2013
  • With a little help from our friends June 13, 2013
  • Estimates for Construction Work June 5, 2013
  • The learning begins May 24, 2013
  • The offer was accepted! May 24, 2013
  • It was meant to be May 24, 2013
  • Why we chose a snowblower instead of a snow plow May 19, 2013
  • The first time May 13, 2013

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