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Always Be Closing. Or Gardening.

26-Mar-09

The walk thru went well, I think.  I mean,  I didn’t find anything new that I need to demo.  Any new fixtures that were broken.  Any new cracks in the walls, holes in the floor or cieling.
No surprises.  So that’s good, right?
Well, no really bad surprises:
Surprise #1: The house has a 2 car garage. Which [...]

Statues in Snow

17-Mar-07

Statues in Snow

We have a bunch of little statues all over our garden. St. Francis, pictured above, being the largest. Between shifts of breaking ice and shoveling, I snapped these.

Flickr Set from Longwood Garden

22-Jan-06

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IMG_4277, originally uploaded by chris_mckenna.

Wifey and I spent an afternoon at Longwood Gardens. The conservatories there are unnaturally beautiful. I recommend a visit.

If I had a pet rabbit, Christmas would be early this year

19-Nov-05

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IMG_4077, originally uploaded by chris_mckenna.

Probably pulled about 3-4 lbs of carrots out of the ground this afternoon, all shapes and sizes. I probably could have waited another week or two, but last night we had [...]

We Grow Stuff

09-Nov-05

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IMG_4047, originally uploaded by chris_mckenna.

Stephanie and I grow stuff. Last year we did only long green beans. This year we did a few more crops: Beans, Peppers, carrots, and about 4 different varieties of [...]