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(Un) broken windows

June 30, 2022June 24, 2022 aka gringita

The window in the spare room had cracked.

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adventures abroad, peeves, travel

March 29-30: Final Sea Day and Disembarkation

April 9, 2022April 7, 2022 aka gringita

The final day is a mix of packing – how did I get everything here with me in the first place? – and the final activities.

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Tagged Home Improvement, Travel and Tourism, vacation
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Projects

September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 aka gringita

Empty the shed.

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The heat of summer

July 18, 2021July 12, 2021 aka gringita

Maryland in the summer is steamy. So much so that the other day my mother was expressing thankfulness about how low the humidity was, and the standard she was using seemed to be “well we aren’t dripping wet immediately upon exiting the house.”

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Before and after

May 31, 2021May 23, 2021 aka gringita

When I moved in, I knew I had the red tree out front, but right along the property line were two other trees I wasn’t so sure about.

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Wanted: a nap

May 19, 2021May 15, 2021 aka gringita

For a Saturday, I was ridiculously productive.

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Tagged chores, Home Improvement
decorating and other disasters, flotsam

Prepared for the cicada scourge

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 aka gringita

Since my Sis and BIL gave me all kinds of good ideas and then my Dad (who is fully vaccinated, yay) came by with the drill to help with the hardware installation… I now have a semi-private and semi- enclosed section of my deck:

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decorating and other disasters

Working on a small project

April 20, 2021April 16, 2021 aka gringita

My back yard would be a pleasant oasis (jungle next door notwithstanding), if not for the fact that:

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One repair completed

April 16, 2021April 15, 2021 aka gringita

I chose the unit with the buttons on the front, not the top of the door.

My counters have never been so clear. It won’t last.
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Tagged Home Improvement, maintenance
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Broken things

April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 aka gringita

The window crack we discovered in the fall. I started making phone calls about it, but not finding someone to fix or replace it. And then a busy fall, winter began, and travel and travel, and then… pandemic.

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Tagged Home Improvement, house, machinery, maintenance

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