Thursday, July 12, 2007
They're Starting the Foundation!
If there was any disputing it before, we have now officially broken ground. Concrete trucks will be arriving next week, and then the actual sawing and hammering will be underway. Yay!
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
House Update
So, after about a month of waiting around, I finally got word that my building permit is ready. We’ll start the foundation early next week, but in the meantime, I’ve been putting in a spectacular water system with the help of the Rock Hound and the Diesel Mechanic (I shudder to think where I’d be at this point without the help of the Diesel Mechanic). I’ve currently got 5,000 gallons of my own water stored, and by the end of summer I should have 10,000. We ran two-inch pipe from the tanks, so the pressure is actually pretty good considering we have a short drop (it’s all gravity fed). The Rock Hound knows all about fire fighting, too, so he set me up with my own fire hydrant by the house. We’re going to put another one in by the trailer. Very cool!
Unfortunately, we accidentally cut the town water while we were digging a trench to lay the pipe. It was easily remedied, though, and no one ever seemed to notice (or at least they didn’t say anything if they did). Nevertheless, it made for an exciting half hour around here.
Darned Bummers
A few weeks ago, I did some house sitting for the Worm Lady and her husband, the Rock Hound. I spent most of my time trying to keep this maniacal bummer named Flash from hopping and peeing alll over the furniture. I captured him here all wild-eyed as he ran up and down the stairs.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
I Run with an Older Crowd
Remember Joetta and Bob? From my trip with the Surveyor back to Kansas and Montana? Well, they came to visit us this week along with Joetta’s cousin, Bill, and his wife Shirley. Accompanied by some local historians, they toured all H. P. Larrabee’s old haunts from Larrabee Valley to Blocksburg to Indian Island in hopes of learning more about their great-grandfather and maybe helping our county heal some very old wounds. We had a wonderful and kind of old-timey luncheon up at the Murphy Ranch, and I finally got to meet Virginia Sparks, who has written articles for the paper and historical society for years. It was a real treat to discover she also has a wicked sense of humor. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s about to become my new best friend.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Story Machines is Online
I just noticed that the Western Folklife Center put my short from this year’s National Cowboy Poetry Gathering online. If you didn’t get a chance to see any of the Deep West Videos this year, be sure to check them out. Mine was in very good company!
Super Smart Fairy
