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Visiting the other side

I helped Jodi today with his website. He’s ambitious enough to want to learn how to maintain it instead of just having me set it up for him. We’ll see how much he retains. Part of the challenge of doing this was that he’s on Mac and I’m PC. Things are different in Mac land, […]

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Delivering the Fish Part II

Installation went very well. The guys the University sent with the ladder were great and very friendly. They got my pulleys up, and the lines installed. The fish goes up and down like a dream. The fellow who hired me is ecstatic. The show is Saturday night, I’ll try to get some good pictures. For

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Not a birthday dinner

David and Eve invited us down to their home last night for a dinner that was not in honor of Rob’s fortieth birthday. Don and Yan joined us in not celebrating Rob’s birthday, which is on Tuesday, so this could not possibly have been a birthday party. Eve gave Rob a leather jacket, not for

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Carp and Diva

I am building a giant carp for a new opera called Carp and Diva. I haven’t heard it yet, but the libretto is as silly as the title sounds. Since some people have asked what it is that I do, exactly, for a living, I thought I would show a bit of process. I start

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Remodeling

All of the work that I’ve been doing with the Historic Irvington Home Tour has inspired us to start thinking about the next phase in home improvement. We love the new light fixture in the front hall, and the restored floor in the kitchen, so we’re looking at other ways to take the house back

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Fire Drill

I had to run out to the studio tonight to pin together a piece for Martha to stitch tomorrow. When I got there, I turned on the florescent lights and immediately heard a crackling sound followed by a burning smell. Yikes. I turned them off and turned on the flashlight that Rob had brought from

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Garden party

We had a small gathering in our back yard today, because the weather was so lovely. Everyone admired the new floor and counter, but only because I forced them inside to look at the new surfaces. Rob and I just got back from The Life Aquatic. It was a lot of fun. This is also

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Editing

While Rob went off to play tennis, I spent a happy day editing short stories and my novel. I have to write a summary for it and a query letter, but I think I’ll be able to start sending it out in a couple of months.

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Grout

I’ve done all of the grout work but…we had an issue with the faucet. Rob had taken the faucet off to allow me better access to the backsplash. We needed to get a new part for it while it was off so we went up to Home Depot. While we were gone, the water came

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A new counter

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Our kitchen counter has been decaying around the sink since before I bought the house. In fact, at one point things were actually sprouting in it. I pulled the counter apart, which, since it was rotten, mostly involved vacuuming it away. I’ve got the new frame

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Dinner guests

Sam, Jodi and Krystal (Jodi’s sister) joined us for dinner this evening. We had a grand time chatting and they admired my new floor. The Menu Tagine of Cauliflower and Olives Over a bed of Quinoa Green Salad with Pomegrante Vinegrette, Apples and Shaved Parmesan Berry tart

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Settling in

We went down to the Celsi’s last night to visit. We watched the Decline of the American Empire, which was good. Sadly, about half-way through it I discovered that I was jet-lagged and falling asleep. The real highlight was seeing their daughter’s room, which Eve has just redone. It’s beautiful and makes me want to

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