Monthly Archives: April 2012

Purple thumb and dog sympathy

I’ve got about half of the patio outside the sun porch laid.  About half of the bricks have been locked in with the gaps filled with sand.  I won’t work any more sand between cracks until I have the last … Continue reading

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Ladder stairs

On TinyHouseBlog today was a story about Brookside Cottage, a tiny little house that looks to be about 14×20 with a second story bedroom that’s about half the width of the house. What struck me was the very narrow stair.  … Continue reading

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All things considered

I’ve been pecking away, weather allowed.  I’ve been excavating the pad and walkway outside the sun porch so I can lay brick. I also been pushing Terry to find a mortar mixer for mixing the eps-crete.  I don’t nag well … Continue reading

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