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I play the bagpipes. I program computers. I support my family in their various endeavors, and I enjoy my wonderful life.

Some Progress

06/26/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

Some more concrete has been poured, and the foundation for the ADU is now curing. So nice! Not only this, but there’s also a pad for a big shed, so maybe we can start storing some things indoors. W00t!

Posted in ADUTagged ADU, rebuild

Concrete Progress

05/12/202205/12/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

Today, I went up to the property to accept delivery of a new electric golf cart. We had one at the old house, and we used it to transport the bins up the hill to the street every week, as well as for carting stuff around between the outbuildings. It had a towing attachment, which… Continue reading Concrete Progress →

Posted in ADUTagged rebuild

You Want Progress?

04/28/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

We visited our construction site today. Remember a few months ago when our original geologist resigned because he didn’t think we were taking him seriously about the ground being unstable, and how a pier depth of 20 feet wasn’t going to be good enough? Well, earlier this week we finally got sign-off from our new… Continue reading You Want Progress? →

Posted in ADUTagged rebuild

Boring (not boring)

03/15/2022 pirateguillermo1 Comment

Our builder has started drilling holes for all the foundation piers for the ADU. These piers will be different from the retaining wall piers, in that they won’t have half ton steel girders at their cores — just rebar and concrete. The rebar is supposed to show up this week, so right now the area… Continue reading Boring (not boring) →

Posted in ADU, home improvementsTagged rebuild

Let It Pour

03/07/202203/06/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

With all the steel on site, we can start putting the piers in place for the retaining walls. Note, these retaining walls are not even for the ADU, they're to stabilize the site of the main house. Also, they're much more extensive than the "retaining walls" that were in place before the fire. So, our… Continue reading Let It Pour →

Posted in home improvementsTagged rebuild

We Have Permission!

03/05/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

It's been a long, tedious process, but we're finally allowed to construct! There are an awful lot of permits that one needs to rebuild a house. First, there was the debris removal permit. Then, the permit for the temporary power pole. Then the septic inspection, the fire safety inspection, and the geological inspection as well… Continue reading We Have Permission! →

Posted in home improvementsTagged rebuild

Buried Treasure

03/05/202203/05/2022 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

You know how if a story takes place in someplace that's been continuously occupied by people for hundreds or thousands of years, there's a decent chance that one of the characters is going to dig up some forgotten treasure? Yeah, so that happened. The meadow where Lise used to practice archery and where nothing has… Continue reading Buried Treasure →

Posted in home improvementsTagged rebuild

Sweet Pickles!

08/01/2017 pirateguillermo

Our cucumber vines are bearing many fruit. So many that, despite eating the cucumbers in salads every day, we still have a lot. It must be pickle time! Today, I picked 8 pounds of cucumbers and processed them into 8 quarts of sweet pickles. Recipe and procedure below the fold… Brine 4 cups sugar 8… Continue reading Sweet Pickles! →

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The Rain Falls

02/06/2014 pirateguillermo1 Comment

It's been a long, dry winter. The alstromeria have given up and decided it's spring again, sprouting up fresh leaves in just the past couple of days. And now, we have finally received some rain! I spent some time last week getting a second cistern, Seena, hooked up. I got up on the roof and… Continue reading The Rain Falls →

Posted in home improvementsTagged cistern, rain

Fresh Salsa

06/17/2013 pirateguillermoLeave a comment

It's fresh produce season again, which is wonderful. That plus a little encouragement from Thug Kitchen has got me making fresh salsa and guacamole pretty frequently. Hooray for our house! In case anyone was wondering, here's the OCD salsa I just made (OCD because I did all that tiny chopping by hand, sort of a… Continue reading Fresh Salsa →

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