Month: January 2012
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The Chronicles of the Mole Family, Chapter 5
We have windows! I realize that some people might take this state of affairs for granted in their house, but when you have been providing a banner year for your propane company’s revenues by semi-heating a house with huge gaping holes in it, windows are a positive development. We even have state-of-the-art windows, which are…
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
We saw Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Shakespeare Theatre in DC on Friday. We have been season ticket holders for over 10 years. Our philosophy on the Shakespeare Theatre season is that we go to the Shakespeare plays, but we are hit-and-miss on the non-Shakespeare plays. Plays by playwrights such as George Bernard Shaw…
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Chronicles of the Mole Family, Chapter 4
We use propane for our stove (at least, when we had a kitchen), the heating system, and to power the backup generator. We have 3 large propane tanks that get refilled on a quarterly basis or so. Apparently, the last time we were scheduled to get our propane tanks refilled, the truck drove by, looked…
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Happy New Year!!
It is the Year of the Dragon, a year of momentous events. Wear red, eat noodles (for long life), whole fish (for good fortune), and oranges (for more riches). And don’t clean anything today, or you will sweep out the good luck for the year! 🙂
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Chronicles of the Mole Family, Chapter 3
Construction continues to progress nicely. The goal is to finish the exterior framing by the end of this week, so that weather will not impact the work going forward. (Of course, if we do have a significant snowstorm, no one is going to be able to get to our house to do any interior work,…
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Protected: Peipei’s birthday party
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Chronicles of the Mole Family, Chapter 2
We got a tour of the structure that’s been framed on the right side of the house over the weekend (I know—it’s kind of strange to get a tour of your own house, but we haven’t wanted to be overly neurotic about the renovation–just normally neurotic). The 3rd garage bay is in good shape, and…
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Chronicles of the Mole Family, Chapter 1
We have been living in the basement for about 3 weeks now, and certain truths are beginning to emerge. First, with 4 people sharing 1 bathroom, planning is an indispensable part of the process, especially in the evening and in the morning. It’s very manageable as long as showers are plotted out in conformance with…