Passing Grade
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Personal on 31. Jul, 2008 | 10 Comments
A car story
Our one mode of transport is a 1982 diesel Toyota Landcruiser, which needed brake-work so badly that when one jammed the aptly-named brake pedal the car would utter a terrible metal-on-metal shudder and would eventually grind itself to a stop (provided that one began braking precisely one block away from any impediments). Once [...]
Summer of Discovery
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Inspirations, Outdoors on 28. Jul, 2008 | 10 Comments
Before we bought our house (and its accompanying 63 acres), it had been for sale and sitting empty for years. When we first looked at the property in person, it was January; every square-inch was covered in snow, and all living plants looked like wooden sticks.
As I have but a rudimentary knowledge of all things [...]
Winter Preparations
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House on 20. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
Now that it’s Summer, it is so beautiful and warm that I have to keep smacking my palm against my forehead in order to remind myself that winter is coming and we must prepare.
The basic premise behind our little house is that it will be heated by wood-stove only. We have run some electrical wires [...]
Musings on Taking Great Leaps of Faith
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in Inspirations, Life Dream, Personal on 14. Jul, 2008 | 9 Comments
Oh sure, I liked the idea of selling everything we owned, driving across the country in the middle of winter, and starting a new life on a new coast. However, I would surely never have acted on this idea had it not been for the person in the other room .
You see, I seem to [...]
Simple Wooden Shutters: How To
Posted by Laura-Jane - Whimfield in House, Projects on 10. Jul, 2008 | 8 Comments
We made shutters out of CHEAP lumber in a couple of hours! You can too!
We bought a bunch of 1×4s (which look like standard 2×4s that have been sliced depth-wise). A 12 foot long piece was $2.69.
First, you cut your lumber! Very, very, very easy if you have a mitre saw, which is the greatest [...]