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I Speak Hayward…Though it’s Difficult

Posted on July 18, 2015 by fitz

I’m so very close to completing the copy edit on the forthcoming Lost Art Press book, “The Woodworker: The Charles Hayward Years.” I then have to traipse over to Kentucky to update the files, then there’s another edit round from … Continue reading →

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Like ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,’ with Sheep

Posted on July 3, 2015 by fitz

I often joke about chucking it all and moving to Montana to herd sheep. I don’t mean it of course; my little experience with said animals is wearing their fleece (I do like a good wool sweater) and eating their … Continue reading →

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I Need a Man, Or…

Posted on June 21, 2015 by fitz

My muscles and telekinesis skills are equally ineffective. I need to either get married or start building bookcases out of balsa. Or just borrow a husband…again.

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Stacks & Stacks

Posted on June 13, 2015 by fitz

And there’s much more – but I can’t bear to look.

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House Colonoscopy

Posted on May 28, 2015 by fitz

After the hell that was the (multiple) sewer inspection(s) on my former home, I wanted nothing whatsoever to do with drain cameras on the future one. The water was, after all, running as it should down the drains at the … Continue reading →

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Post-Inspection Report; aka 5-year (Possibly 10-year) Plan

Posted on May 19, 2015 by fitz

This afternoon, I spent an educational three+ hours with the home inspector as we went through my long-term project room by room and utility by utility. And my HVAC guy joined us to plan out a heating and cooling solution … Continue reading →

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Miles of Moulding

Posted on April 27, 2015 by fitz

Given that I’m currently staying at a friend’s house, you might think I’d be (if but temporarily) out of the home improvement business. Nope. My friend’s 1940 Cape Cod is in nice shape, with hardwood floors throughout and most of … Continue reading →

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Nothing Left but the Curtains

Posted on April 16, 2015 by fitz

Yesterday at 1 p.m., I began signing the closing documents. At about 1:15 p.m., I teared up as I signed over the deed. Then I met my realtor to look at a place that simply won’t do (it had a … Continue reading →

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An Incredible Mess (Me & the House)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by fitz

During the last week of March, I was given one day’s notice that the appraisal would be (finally) be happening. Concurrently, I had plumbers scheduled to clean the sewer line, and a roofer lined up…if ever the rain would stop … Continue reading →

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The Price of Nostalgia

Posted on March 29, 2015 by fitz

For the last couple weeks, I’ve been making a desultory effort to literally lighten my load – the moving company charges by weight for storage, and the less to pack, the better. Like most people, I suspect, I’ve for years … Continue reading →

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