SPOON: yeah, we did it again
the problem is EVERYTHING is a work in progress, including both the work & the progress
the problem is EVERYTHING is a work in progress, including both the work & the progress
hypothetically it’s possible to have enopugh firewood but I sure haven’t managed it yet
SO MUCH INSULATION
[ The side of my house. The second floor window has not yet been boarded shut. A metal ladder sticks out of it by about a foot. ] Remember that ladder? The one I left upstairs because I needed it to get up on the roof so I could put up the last of the …
[ A double bed, piled with blankets, sits in the corner of a room. The wall next to it is slanted, and bare to the outside sheathing of plywood. The wall behind it at least has insulation. Next to it is a set of shelves filled with boxes of soap. ] When we finally got …
[ A stack of roof trusses — two by six boards in an arch shape, held together by plywood braces at the corners — stands in the yard next to the house. Another truss sits alone next to them. Behind the stack is a big black dog. ] I was, I gotta admit, worried about …
[ Loiosh, an orange tabby, is meatloafed up, looking straight towards the camera, face framed between two vertical two by fours. A pair of fingers obscure the shot to the top left and to the right. ] I was doing so well with blogging! & then we got enough money to buy the last of …
[ The back of a black pickup truck, which has a lot of bags of insulation in it. One bag spans the entire width of the inside of the bed, something like four feet. A bumper sticker on the tailgate reads “Frankly, it’s a truck”. ] Also known as ‘we finally had the money to …
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[ A plywood-covered wood foundation, covered in turn with an outdoor carpet in cream and green, holds up two walls, one to the left, one on the far side of the floor. Each wall bears a single window. A pair of matching doors leans against the side wall. ] I’ve been posting about stuff I …
[ A stainless steel kitchen sink sits upside down on top of a white folding table. The table also holds a variety of tools and a red cardboard box labeled ‘Milwaukee’. ] One of the hardest parts of cooking & eating when you’re living rough is cleaning dishes. You can eat with disposable stuff — …
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