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So everything is all lined up…ah oh.

Uh. Our contractor sent us an e-mail which, to paraphrase and summarise, said: Something went horribly wrong on another job due to a subcontractor, I…
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I am not sure but it seems…

…that we have been screwed over by our contractor. Hoping not but thinking yes.
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Sometimes I do wonder if the world is picking on us

Now realistically I know that we are not the centre of the universes, and as I don’t believe in any deities, it’s pretty hard to…
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Nibbled to death by ducks

My aged laptop (9 years old) is apparently attempting to gradually consume my money. In addition to its already irritating tendency to reboot itself at…
Comments Off on Ah, yes, that about describes it.

Ah, yes, that about describes it.

Here is the current learning curve:  So, back when we were planning to build our house from scratch there were many things we didn’t need…
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Not to count chickens but…

Quoth the e-mail this morning: “The above-referenced permit has been approved and is ready to be issued”. Just the electrical permit to submit and I…
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In which I think out-typed some more

I’ve been feeling this melancholia or even the vague edges of depression again. I cheer up around Kathryn and around friends, but even then at…
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Test of crossposting widget

Is it working? This is a new paragraph…
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Well, that was astonishingly pricey

So, I went to my new optician today and hope to the goddesses that he’s right about his diagnosis, as at the end of the…