I know it’s still a little ways off, but I have a whole list of projects, some of which I’d like to complete before winter, some that MUST be completed.

Install gutter apron (PRIORITY ONE, ASAP)
Finish landscaping wall
Transplant hostas and ferns
Make kindling bundles out of the sticks in the backyard
Borrow a chainsaw and cut the logs […]

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I saw A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed in the natural theater in Greenwood Park last week. It was wonderful! But my favorite performace of Pyramus and Thisby will always be The Beatles performing it.
Meanwhile, I’ve begun building a wall myself! I’m afraid I’ll be pretty embarassed when my uncle, the landscape architect […]

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I told you about scraping the wallpaper in the front bedroom. Here’s a picture of my progress so far:

I also told you about Grandma persevering at scraping the wallpaper in the living room and dining room:

Yesterday and today she worked on that and now she’s only got one little section left before she’s all done. […]

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We had a very productive, very awesome morning with the two people we asked to give us quotes today.
First the electrician came and he was super professional, friendly, and really knew how to deal with our house. In fact, by the time I got in to work he had already emailed me a fully […]

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I went to the house after work last night with three goals:

Measure the windows
Measure area for fixing erosion problem
Take more photos and visually assess our lead paint problem

I accomplished two out of three. Didn’t get to the erosion problem part. But I measured all the windows from the outside, except the attic, of course, since […]

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