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I’ve made some new animal friends! And in the channel where the frogs live, formerly I had seen just one or two adults. Recently, I have seen as many as ten there all at once, along with the tadpoles, who continue to grow. The tadpoles in the upper part of the channel were definitely not … Continue reading Animals, Springs, Ceilings, Walls, And Randomness

It’s been a very busy few days! I will often have many projects running concurrently. This happens due to a few types of circumstances. In some cases, there’s a need to wait before proceeding with a given project due to my own scheduling, the weather, lack of materials or tools, or needing something to dry/cure/etc. … Continue reading Lights & Logs, Stones & Bones, Flowers & Fry

Last I wrote about machine power, I was in the process of installing the second, more capacious AC inverter* in hopes of it being able to start and run my table saw, which puts a super-heavy load on the power source when it spins up. The story picks up where I need to run four … Continue reading Machine Power, A Blue Flash, More wires, Logs, Mud, and Righting A Signpost

I knew I had acclimated to life in the country but I don’t think I realized quite by how much. I used to live near Boston, variously in inner surrounding suburbs and for a while on the outskirts but within the city limits of Lowell, for about 20 years. I would go into the city … Continue reading Three Days in Boston

In eleven days, I will have been a HomeBox resident for 6 months, nearly all of them winter. So, how’s it going? For the most part, things are decent. There have been some urgent issues to resolve, such as humidity and condensation in the house, internet connectivity, package delivery, all of which are under control … Continue reading Nearly Half A Year

By now you must know that my existing power system in the W.O.G. doesn’t have the oomf to run my table saw and dust collector, which makes me sad. I bought a heavier AC inverter which certainly appears to be up to the task (and I sure hope so, as the investment in it, freight, … Continue reading Heavy Power

While we’re not out of the woods regarding frost just yet . . . I mean, okay, I’m literally in the woods so being out of them isn’t exactly going to happen spontaneously 🙃 . . . so it’s too early to sow my 5# bag of wildflower seeds, but spring is definitely happening. I’m … Continue reading Signs of Spring, Tablesaw Combi-Station, iWood

But first, let me say that I replaced the bus bar in the combiner box and everything seems to be working fine now. Except one fine bright day I happened to take a look at the solar charge controller when I noticed it read 3100W of power flowing in. Wow! That’s great! My array is … Continue reading Wire Woe, W.O.G. Walls, More Parking Lot, Dating, And a Vulture

I’ve been having some mysterious issues with the power lifting column that raises and lowers the table (and therefore also bed bridge) in the Bednette. Sometimes when I send it down, it stops about 1/3 of the way from the end of travel, gives a long beep, and requires me to go through the re-homing … Continue reading Bednette Lifter Swap and a Warm Box

First, some good news. It seems the Very Rational Proof Of All The Things I sent to the elections office was in fact sufficiently satisfying for them and somewhere around a week after I mailed that letter, I got my official voter registration confirmation at and for my official address. I’ve been picking at the … Continue reading Voting, Plywood Prospects, Little Stuff, Door Thermals, Mondoshawan Firewood