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houses

Posted on January 26, 2013 by dichroic

Thing are getting busy! This weekend we’re at our Eugene house getting everything ready, because next week they’ll finally be delivering our shipment! Ted ordered some rubber flooring, so we’ll be laying that down in the exercise room. The erg … Continue reading →

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house!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dichroic

our counteroffer was accepted yesterday, so I guess we have a house! We won’t close on it until next month, though. We’re still keeping the lake house, Rowell, and plan to go there on weekends, so we wanted something nice … Continue reading →

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As the House evolves

Posted on October 1, 2012 by dichroic

When we were home in April, I bought a sofa (courtesy of our company’s annual profit sharing – it was a good year). It was delivered a month or two ago, courtesy of my in-laws being here for the delivery, … Continue reading →

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Happy

Posted on September 28, 2012 by dichroic

I love almost every part of this trip. First, there’s the leaving work as early as we can, though I suspect today that won’t be until 4-ish. Then we go home and get our stuff and change clothes. Then there’s … Continue reading →

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bouncebouncebounce

Posted on September 27, 2012 by dichroic

Today is Thursday. By evening Saturday (or late-night Saturday, depending from side you look at the 9-hour time difference), I will be here: (I use a Swiss ball as an office chair. I mean the bouncing part quite literally.)

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a very very very fine dock

Posted on April 5, 2012 by dichroic

Hey! We have the dock of the month! You can see previous Accudock docks of the month here. Ours was not very complicated compared to some, but the permitting process was long and difficult, and the logistics of building it … Continue reading →

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full week

Posted on September 18, 2011 by dichroic

It was a full week, so that it feels like we were on holiday for more than the actual 8 days. (I am quite certain this effect will vanish about 5 seconds after I arrive at work tomorrow.) There was … Continue reading →

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At home, with boots

Posted on September 17, 2011 by dichroic

I realized we’ve got a tradition going; every time we come to Oregon, we each buy a pair of boots. Last summer when we visited in June (the trip where we came out fully expecting to buy another house but … Continue reading →

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the Oregon trail

Posted on May 2, 2011 by dichroic

We’re back. I am tired (jetlagged) and sore, having pulled a rib muscle (gardening injury!). I guess that means it was a good vacation. Short version: We spent a few days at our house near Eugene, then we drove down … Continue reading →

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A very very very fine house

Posted on December 29, 2010 by dichroic

Our house is astonishingly quiet – even the sixty-cycle hum is barely audible. Our house has wood floors in the great room, with just enough scratches already on them that you don’t have to be always worrying. Our house has … Continue reading →

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