Last night, at 2am, we were awakened by the “beep….beep….beep” of our fire alarm. I, being the paranoid one, shot straight up in bed and tried to wake Teague, who declared “The fire alarm just needs batteries. It’ll go off on it’s own.”
Now….
A) It wasn’t the “low battery beep, and no it won’t just […]
Monthly Archive: April, 2006
Fire Scare (don’t worry, there’s a happy ending)
Climbing into the Cupola
We knew we needed to tackle some roof repair about a month after moving into our house; we had some minor leaking in the bedroom after a major rainstorm. Since the initial discovery, that spot has been patched twice, but continues to find new ways to let in the rain and snow.
Teague’s been up-close and […]
Our very first contractor
Aside from Teague, who of course is “in the business“, we have spent the last year and a half on the DIY straight and narrow. No outsiders - just Teague and I (and the occassional family member) pushing through all sorts of crazy projects.
Now, as we’re nearing our floor-sanding days, we’re finding all sorts of […]

