Writing… posting… journaling… blogging… whatever you call what this site is conveying was trampled upon by a nasty gargantuan cold that had lurked around waiting to waylay, knock flat, and thwart our efforts to advance the restoration of our Victorian cottage. And guess what, it succeeded… temporarily! But, we resisted and fought our way through…

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Leaky faucets… Old faucets… really old faucets that have been resting unused for years complain when asked to go back to work. They were sure they had fulfilled their purpose and could just rest on their laurels… well, we thought we could just remind them they have a lot of life left in them. But,…

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Though much of what we do is just a daily continuation of yesterday’s projects, there are minor advances to see each day. Today Scott is moving along the fence and removing the dead trees so the plants in our planters will have every opportunity to reach their full potential. After tearing out several dead trees he put…

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Happy May Day! In Hawaii May Day is Lei Day! So we wish all our Hawaii friends a very Happy Lei Day! NEWS! Monday, May 1… we now have Baby Girl home with us. She is everything we thought she would be and more… once we finished the ordeal of finalizing her purchase. Honestly, we thought…

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