Tag: Plumbing
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Synchronous Progress
It’s been a good week, and it’s not even over yet. Much gratitude is due the entire team as we move into a Friday with many moving parts and a growing balance sheet of synchronous progress in the icehouse, outside the icehouse, and throughout Rosslyn’s still muddy but increasingly springlike grounds. A photo essay (think…
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Today was one of *those* days. One step forward, two steps back. Setbacks. Not crises. So we are reminding ourselves… Dishwasher Delay Replacement dishwashers were halfway through installation when Susan walked into the kitchen and discovered that they were the wrong units. She was replacing two Fisher and Paykel DishDrawer units (that had started to…
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Leaky Spigot
I’m fond of the French word, “robinetterie“. In English the translation is “fixtures”. Not quite as intriguing a word, in my opinion. Nor are “plumbing fixtures”, “faucets”, etc. But “spigot“, now that’s a fine word! It conjures the drip, drip, drip… of a leaky spigot. I know, pretty subjective, and perhaps a little esoteric. But…
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Crappy Homecoming
Sorry about that title. Crappy homecoming. Yuck. Not exactly the eggnog-y, balsam fire aromas one dreams of this time of year. Joyful Homecoming One blessing of living at Rosslyn is that travel – no matter how captivating – never eclipses the joy of returning home. That’s a bizarre admission from an unabashed wanderer, but it’s…