Blogging about a grouse, not grousing about a blog. Just to be clear. Up in Casco — I looked up from the jigsaw puzzle of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse that we’ve almost finished (we started it last weekend but couldn’t finish it in one weekend) to see a bird running across the grass (OK, the …
Daily Archives: February 11, 2006
Open the Gates
One of the greatest parts of being in a Jewish choral group is singing psalms in the original language, where they scan the way they’re supposed to and you can feel that, although you don’t have any idea what the tune was in the first place, you’re singing at least words that people sung 2500 …
Techline
Placewares, the former Boston area store chain that specialized in ‘places to put your things’, used to sell a line of furniture called Techline. The pieces all came knocked down, like Ikea stuff, and had to be assembled. They’re nice and sturdy, with a heavy laminate or thick enamel finish over chipboard. We have several …
Tile Saw
I forgot to say, one of the things I did last Sunday was use Matt’s tile saw to cut pieces to finish the hearth overlay for the Maine house. There’s a wood stove, but the brick hearth under it only extends a few inches from the front of the stove. Now, normally you open the …