Category Archives: OR house

Before photos

Posted on February 23, 2019 by dichroic

I forgot to take photos before we cleared some stuff out of the garage; we removed kayak paddles and paraphernalia that were on the kayak rack, oars, and a windsurfing board and wood that had been stashed on that ceiling … Continue reading →

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cooking (and not cooking)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by dichroic

It’s very annoying that some of my updates get rejected by LJ; no idea why that happens. (This is why yesterday’s update from here just went up over there – if you read an LJ and you didn’t see it, … Continue reading →

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Three strikes and I’m out

Posted on November 23, 2013 by dichroic

In this case, ripping out. I’ve been making a sweater for Ted (Ravelry link); it’s knitted form the bottom up and I had finished the whole lower body section and most f the back. Unfortunately, since I’d kept the front … Continue reading →

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updates on all fronts

Posted on May 29, 2013 by dichroic

Job: I was feeling a bit gloomy: at least I have been getting calls from recruiters, but hadn’t gotten further. One of them had me fill in six (!) forms and reformat my resume in order to apply for a … Continue reading →

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the toilet exploded!

Posted on March 2, 2013 by dichroic

OK, I’m exaggerating. A little. (This entry is also in the other blog; I’m doing more crossposting than usual, I guess because new home ownership is the sort of thing I want to share in the pubic blog too.) Anyway, … Continue reading →

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In the new house

Posted on February 26, 2013 by dichroic

Oops – I just realized I haven’t posted in most of a week. That’s because the intervening time has been all about moving. We’re not quite done yet; it’s amazing how much stuff there was to move from a furnished … Continue reading →

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cooking and contentment

Posted on February 14, 2013 by dichroic

Those are the makings for dinner – shredded chicken for a chicken vegetable pot pie, with cheesecake-stuffed strawberries for dessert. I’ll be doing my first shift as a library volunteer this afternoon, so I figured I’d better do some preparation … Continue reading →

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more house ramblings

Posted on February 11, 2013 by dichroic

On the food front: today I’m making a pot roast, for the first time since returning to the US. I was never able to make a decent one in the Netherlands; something about the cuts of meat there meant that … Continue reading →

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tired!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by dichroic

OK, we’re exhausted. On Wednesday night we went down to the lake house (we named it Rowell, not sure if I ever mentioned that here). Thursday morning early the moving truck showed up, with all our stuff from the Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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Nine Calls Later, or why I will be avoiding Sears in future

Posted on January 30, 2013 by dichroic

The weekend before last, we went to the local-ish Sears to buy a washer, dryer, and refrigerator for the new house. We bought our appliances at a Sears in Eugene for the lake house; we got what we wanted, they … Continue reading →

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