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Margaret
Interests: running, tennis, microbrews, parenting, camping, traveling, reading mysteries, espresso, teaching french
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Silly weenies! The rain came in last night here, but was decent all day today until it started pouring again a few minutes ago. :(
Commented 54 minutes ago on This Pretty Much Sums Up the Weekend at Kingfisher Cove
This Pretty Much Sums Up the Weekend
And this even more so! Poor John has been working down in the open-air rain house all day long, including throughout that gullywasher. The upside to all of this? It’s not windy. (Very thankful about that). And it’s not overly cold. Also, the birds are going nuts! They are everywhere and singi...
Nasty weather here today mostly too. The house is incredible and I love the doors. Construction guys are very messy. When Patt would take me to jobs, I was always appalled at all the cans and junk lying around.
Commented 2 days ago on Finally! at Kingfisher Cove
Finally!
The (extra) long weekend is here! I wondered if it would ever come, especially Thursday when I was still at the office after 6:30. (It was a hellacious week…) So, we didn’t arrive to Harstine until 10 pm (in the rain and pitch dark). And then having to navigate around stacks of lumber (in the ra...
A great sense of accomplishment and the design is incredible.
Commented May 14, 2013 on Gettin’ There at Kingfisher Cove
Gettin’ There
An interesting comparison! It must be quite a feeling for John to see his vision of the house after all these years starting to come to fruition. (Yup, he designed it, and then had an architectural designer make his design construction-worthy).
That looks great--just like what you've shown us from the beginning. It's really taking shape!!
Commented May 13, 2013 on Views from the Water! at Kingfisher Cove
Views from the Water!
How cool is this? One of our Harstine neighbors sent these to John this evening! (Heh, they were originally 45mb each! Probably could have wallpapered a room with these as a mural!) I resized them into something a little more manageable. Be sure to click to enlarge to get the full effect! ...
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Oh, yes, I've been there!! TOO MANY TIMES. Both with Patt
and Alison.
Commented May 13, 2013 on A Couple of Videos and Deck Progress at Kingfisher Cove
A Couple of Videos and Deck Progress
Here is a quick (about 35 seconds) video of the inside of the Harstine house, featuring Peanut! It also shows John’s progress on the main deck! Unrelated, here is another short video I took earlier this week at work when I took a walk across the pedestrian bridge next to our office building. (I...
Patt did the same thing, as well as walking all over our roof which is HIGH. Guys with great balance and no fear of heights do this stuff all the time.:) Not fun for us worrywarts!!
Commented May 13, 2013 on A Couple of Videos and Deck Progress at Kingfisher Cove
A Couple of Videos and Deck Progress
Here is a quick (about 35 seconds) video of the inside of the Harstine house, featuring Peanut! It also shows John’s progress on the main deck! Unrelated, here is another short video I took earlier this week at work when I took a walk across the pedestrian bridge next to our office building. (I...
Oh, and WAY TO GO, Nate!!
Commented May 11, 2013 on A Whole Helluva Lot of Lumber! at Kingfisher Cove
A Whole Helluva Lot of Lumber!
After a relatively UNstressful work-week (the first one I’ve had since, oh, maybe November?), we are back to Harstine for Mother’s Day weekend. It’s also been a stretch of very nice weather (87° on Monday!), which is due to come to an end this evening. Back to rain. We actually kind of need it! ...
I learned a new word too!! That house is coming along beautifully; I bet it's so very exciting. And not having a stressful week at work is icing on the cake. My plants need the rain too. I'm already tired of watering. :)
Commented May 11, 2013 on A Whole Helluva Lot of Lumber! at Kingfisher Cove
A Whole Helluva Lot of Lumber!
After a relatively UNstressful work-week (the first one I’ve had since, oh, maybe November?), we are back to Harstine for Mother’s Day weekend. It’s also been a stretch of very nice weather (87° on Monday!), which is due to come to an end this evening. Back to rain. We actually kind of need it! ...
I can't believe how fast this house is going up!! Amazing and exciting. Patt loved brats and even when his appetite wasn't great, he could usually eat 1 or 2 of them.
Commented May 4, 2013 on You Guys. We’ve Got WALLS!! at Kingfisher Cove
You Guys. We’ve Got WALLS!!
When we arrived at Harstine late yesterday afternoon*, my eyes were in for a treat! (as usual, embiggen!) (*I met my work deadline and was able to get out of there a little bit early, although traffic SUCKED on the drive down). That peaky wall? That’s the living room! It’ll have French doors...
Yikes-a new furnace is probably expensive, but at least our weather is heavenly. I remember those days of trying to warn without terrifying; it's tricky! I think you did great. :)
Commented May 4, 2013 on Friday's Quick Takes at Creature Bug
Friday's Quick Takes
: 1 : This week is Operation House Fall Apart, which has just been a real kick in the pants. First, there was the plumbing incident. Well, actually, no. First, there was what we thought was a dead mouse in our furnace vents. It was a horrible, awful, morbid smell. The smell of something dying. I...
Lovely tulips! For the first time, I made it to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and Tulip Town. It was amazing although the crowds and traffic were nuts. Your pictures are wonderful. :)
Commented May 3, 2013 on Ninth Annual Tulip Tradition at Creature Bug
Ninth Annual Tulip Tradition
It's spring! Really, honest-to-goodness spring. With real sunshine. And warmth! (Unless you live in Colorado or Minnesota or one of those other states that spring has forgotten. In which case, I just want to cry for you. Snow on the first day of May would be enough to make me start selling furn...
Such amazing progress--it must be SO exciting!
Commented May 2, 2013 on A Little Harstine Recap at Kingfisher Cove
A Little Harstine Recap
So, where are we? (Where have we been?) Since last summer when John did all the tree falling and land clearing, and now with the framers working on framing the walls (yes, the walls!), I figured now was a good time to do a quick photo montage of how we got to where we are so far. First, keep in ...
I would be having hysterics by Act 4. I hate, hate, hate anything related to plumbing.
Commented May 1, 2013 on The Sink's Unsinking Saga at Creature Bug
The Sink's Unsinking Saga
PROLOGUE Last week our kitchen sink started draining slowly. Very. Slowly. ACT I Tuesday night I walked out to the kitchen to discover Jason under the kitchen sink, removing pipes. "It's not draining. Clog somewhere." And then he pulled off a pipe, releasing a lot of gross kitchen water onto the...
I wish I liked video games; it would keep me more occupied! Work is sucking a lot for me these days too--spring is hard, especially when the weather gets nice. Are you reading anything good?
Commented May 1, 2013 on My Weekend at Kingfisher Cove
My Weekend
It was relatively pleasant! (Aside from the mountain of laundry to deal with, John having to work, and the sucky weather). For the first time in a while, I spent some time in my “glass studio” and had some fun. Also? My “glass studio” not only requires quotation marks, but also an asterisk. [The...
What a beautiful day indeed! The house is looking great. :)
Commented Apr 26, 2013 on Framers!!!! at Kingfisher Cove
Framers!!!!
After two long weeks with hardly any progress on the Harstine house, we’ve finally turned a corner! John headed down this afternoon (and will come back tomorrow evening since he has to work this weekend), and he sent me PICTURES! Yep, the framers are on the job and haulin’ balls! What you see he...
I hate your job!! It's such a pressure cooker. Mine isn't super pleasant this time of year, but at least I can whine to lots of people about it. Being the ONLY ONE really sucks. Yay for a free lunch!! What did you order?
Commented Apr 25, 2013 on Never Ends at Kingfisher Cove
Never Ends
Work continues to suck the life out of me. I mean that in all sincerity. Met a killer deadline this week and immediately jumped into another one that is less than a week away — and because it took ALL of my time on my finally completed deadline, I am now waaaayyy behind on this current one. And...
It's looking SO good though--yay for John's ability to do ANYTHING and everything.(you've always said he was McGyver--Patt was too) This week has been awful and it seemed like it lasted at least a month. Hope the weather improves. It's sprinkling here, but supposed to get nicer each day.
Commented Apr 20, 2013 on Trying to Regroup My Shit at Harstine at Kingfisher Cove
Trying to Regroup My Shit at Harstine
John drove down to Harstine Wednesday afternoon and he’s been working his butt off in absolute pouring rain and howling wind ever since, digging trenches for electrical conduit and septic pump piping. Totally unsexy, but necessary to get it done before he can build temporary steps to make things...
It has most certainly not been the year I envisioned. Blech. What about these Golden Years that we've been waiting and working for all our lives, T? So far, I'm not impressed. :(
Commented Apr 19, 2013 on Stomach Churning, Blood Boiling Week at Kingfisher Cove
Stomach Churning, Blood Boiling Week
I swear, this whole year so far—well into its 4th month—has been every week, one after the other, of extreme suckitude. What with shingles (cleared up, but I still get stabbing pains now and then), and losing my beloved work assistant so the CEO could buy his Tesla (yeah, I know…), and then hav...
I want to watch some good movies! (probably a great diversion) It wasn't too stormy last night here but today is awful. COLD AND WINDY. Brrrr.
Commented Apr 13, 2013 on Dark and Stormy Night at Kingfisher Cove
Dark and Stormy Night
Home alone with the critters and that wind is howling. The windows are BOWING. In fact, all day today felt totally like January. It’s so hard to believe how stellar Easter was. Since then, it’s been utterly CRAPPY. (John got off work extra early today – no way I could – and headed down to Harsti...
So glad that you've had a chance to chat with Nate and that MAYBE he'll be able to figure out a schedule!
Commented Apr 13, 2013 on So This Is Pretty Cool at Kingfisher Cove
So This Is Pretty Cool
Nate is now assigned to the USS Russell (his old ship is now home-ported in Hawaii). He and a bunch of the sailors from the Russell unfurled the flag at a recent Padres baseball game! (click to enlarge) I’ve only communicated with him very briefly these past few months. And I have no idea whe...
It looks like a LOT of fun!! And makes cute photos. :)
Commented Apr 12, 2013 on Some Fun at Kingfisher Cove
Some Fun
There is a fun site on the interwebs called “Photofunia” and there are a whole bunch of interesting effects you can apply to an uploaded photo. Here are a couple more: How ‘bout one more silly one? And finally… The end.
What a gorgeous ring and I'm SO glad you got off early today. My mom told me the weather wasn't supposed to be bad; I was planning to mow the lawn! Holy crap. I miss Southern California, although the gas prices in LA were well over $4.Great progress on the house! And yay for Nate for making your day. Alison called me today to chat and made my day too--not that she has a job or anything, but she just wanted to talk, which was nice. :)
Commented Apr 6, 2013 on Shitty, Bizarre, Wonderful Day at Kingfisher Cove
Shitty, Bizarre, Wonderful Day
Heh, yup, today ran the gamut! It’s been a very l-o-n-g week, considering that for me it was just four days. (Probably because I basically had to cram five days worth of work into four). And here I am once again in the quagmire of yet another proposal, with yet another one in the wings, and with...
What a gorgeous family you are and YES, the weather was amazing!
Commented Apr 1, 2013 on Easter Happiness at Creature Bug
Easter Happiness
While it is not uncommon to have nice weather on Easter, today we had exceptionally nice weather. Ridiculously nice weather. Seventy-five degrees/blue skies for miles/if we're lucky we get a day like this in June kind of weather. This is the kind of weather I will never get tired of. N...
That is amazingly beautiful and I'm not generally a fan of that color. Wow!
Commented Mar 29, 2013 on Nagging Project Tackled at The Complaint Department
Nagging Project Tackled
I've wanted to give this large, two-piece hutch a facelift for a while. Tony's beautiful, mostly-white china with a fruit/vegetable motif, left to him by his mom, seemed to just disappear inside the hutch, with no contrast to really allow it all to stand out. Too, the muted colors of the w...
I love the look of it; being Scottish, I would enjoy going there one day. :)
Commented Mar 26, 2013 on Spring Break: Day One {Edinburgh} at Creature Bug
Spring Break: Day One {Edinburgh}
Woo hoo! I'm on Spring Break! I don't have too many plans. I have some very non-fun things to do--some grading, some house cleaning, some getting ready for a garage sale, some detoxing from sugar. But I have one little project that I'm working on that I'm rather enjoying. It's way overdue. Way w...
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