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About fitz

Woodworker, writer, editor, teacher, ailurophile, Shakespearean. Will write for air-dried walnut.

Time & Money. Mostly Time.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by fitz

You know the saying: We plan; the gods laugh. I fully intended to by now be ripping out the bathroom on the second floor, and framing a new doorway from my bedroom to said bath. (The current design is circa … Continue reading →

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Ibuprofen, Please

Posted on December 14, 2015 by fitz

This house rehab stuff was easier 12 years ago, when I dug into the first one. After a Friday evening and Saturday morning spent running up and down ladders with a recip saw to cut out stud walls, and tearing … Continue reading →

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Dance Party in the Basement

Posted on December 10, 2015 by fitz

OK – I know it doesn’t look like much, but do you see that square of cardboard in the picture above? That’s where the washing machine was until Tuesday. And my butt was against the basement door as I took … Continue reading →

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A Day of (Not All Good) Discoveries

Posted on December 6, 2015 by fitz

Following a couple recent hard freezes, I figured most of the wasps and spiders would be dead (I was right about the wasps), so it was time to face the wee beasties in the top of my garage and clean … Continue reading →

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Got Pine?

Posted on December 5, 2015 by fitz

The cats have lost their favorite hiding place. I finally got off my duff and removed the three bottom stairs today, in preparation for rebuilding them with a landing and a turn. Clearly, the above is cobbled together, with what … Continue reading →

Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 14 Comments

What Happens When I Run Out of Red Ink

Posted on November 21, 2015 by fitz

Last weekend I had three chapters to edit for Christopher Schwarz, a book editing project, some other freelance work and a house to clean. But my last red pen died; rather than go buy more, I instead destroyed more of … Continue reading →

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Paint as Procrastination

Posted on November 10, 2015 by fitz

For the last several weeks, I’ve been too busy at work to do much real on the house – and Daylight Saving Time isn’t helping (hard to do electric when it’s dark, and it’s not dark when I leave in … Continue reading →

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Fast & Functional(ish) Desk

Posted on October 3, 2015 by fitz

I knew when I bought this place, there was a ton of work to do. But I swore I’d work methodically, tackling one big project at a time and not moving on to the next until the former was completely … Continue reading →

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Not at all Interesting

Posted on September 15, 2015 by fitz

   Since early June, I’ve regressed to my 19-year-old self every couple of weeks by either hanging out at the laundromat for a few hours, or timing visits to friends’ houses to coincide with a dwindling drawer of clean drawers. … Continue reading →

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It’s About to Get Interesting (I Hope)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by fitz

After almost two months of tear-out, I’m about ready to start putting things back together in the front hall. That’s good…because with an open 12′ drop from the second floor, I suspect I’m just asking for trouble (as a result, … Continue reading →

Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 13 Comments