Happy New Year!
I began this post before New Year's; now the volunteer daffodils are poking through the dirt and our survivng fruit trees have budded out. So much for timeliness. <grin> Still, I should consider the obligatory reflections on the past and plans for the future. Who am I to ignore such a grand tradition?
It doesn't seem like we bought our house in the Arizona mountains over a year ago. And I never would have imagined that moving would still be in progress. It appears there is some wisdom to the idea of moving every few years. The process is costly (realtors' and inspection fees), but it forces you to winnow your belongings. And honestly, who needs a fourteen-year-old unopened utility bill?
I wish Mick hadn't cleaned ashes from the your fireplace using a general purpose bag in the vacuum. I also wish he had thrown away the bag before using the vacuum again.
Spray the weeds all you want; they will find ways to defeat you.
Heavy things multiply. We now have three (!) woodstoves. But one IS blue and this house likes blue.
White Cap Construction Supply ( http://www.whitecap.com/
is a place I will visit more this year. They stock or order all sorts of useful items ranging from Xypex concrete sealant (
http://www.xypex.com/products/product_types.php?pageID=14 - expensive, but recommended by our architect friend) to the straw sausages (wattles) you see staked on road cuts to custom-shaped rebar.
This year I WILL write. I cleverly positioned myself in a must-write postion by taking on a part-time job as a reporter for one of the local papers. Those six novels in my head aren't off and running yet, but my personal experience series on revitalizing/renovating old areas chugs forward.
It doesn't seem like we bought our house in the Arizona mountains over a year ago. And I never would have imagined that moving would still be in progress. It appears there is some wisdom to the idea of moving every few years. The process is costly (realtors' and inspection fees), but it forces you to winnow your belongings. And honestly, who needs a fourteen-year-old unopened utility bill?
I wish Mick hadn't cleaned ashes from the your fireplace using a general purpose bag in the vacuum. I also wish he had thrown away the bag before using the vacuum again.
Spray the weeds all you want; they will find ways to defeat you.
Heavy things multiply. We now have three (!) woodstoves. But one IS blue and this house likes blue.
White Cap Construction Supply ( http://www.whitecap.com/
is a place I will visit more this year. They stock or order all sorts of useful items ranging from Xypex concrete sealant ( http://www.xypex.com/products/product_types.php?pageID=14 - expensive, but recommended by our architect friend) to the straw sausages (wattles) you see staked on road cuts to custom-shaped rebar.
This year I WILL write. I cleverly positioned myself in a must-write postion by taking on a part-time job as a reporter for one of the local papers. Those six novels in my head aren't off and running yet, but my personal experience series on revitalizing/renovating old areas chugs forward.
Posted by C.F. Yankovich at 2/21/2012 4:59 PM 
Categories: Rehab, Arizona, House, Southwest, southwest, Gardening, writing, cf yankovich
Categories: Rehab, Arizona, House, Southwest, southwest, Gardening, writing, cf yankovich
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