It’s 18 degrees on an 1850’s home. Eight fireplaces are dormant, strong but untested. Central heat an easy button, triple hung windows and protected storm windows seal in the hand poured single pane glass. A name still etched in a glass pane by a willful daughter a century ago, I surmise that strong will is…
Making It Mine
It’s all a Normal Process, Except When It’s Not
This summer threw some curve balls at my plans. You know the drill, just plan some things to detail and see if the world doesn’t go after your schedule and shred it to pieces. An unexpected round with salmonella left me weak for three weeks and very sad in general. A significant summer storm that…
When You Cannot Look on the Bright Side
When you go after becoming or building something bigger than you have been comfortable doing you expect it to be hard. You expect new learning to be required. You expect folks not to be interested in supporting the projects you are supporting. What I am surprised by from time to time is what feels like…