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wall, with new dirt. Ready for planting... and... and... Oh God our house is SO GREEN.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/stonewall4.jpgstonewall4Stone wall, mostly finished.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/stonewall3.jpgstonewall3Back view of stone wall, lined with heavy-duty landscape fabric to prevent soil erosion due to runoff.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/stonewall2.jpgstonewall2I was on a Gatorade run when he finally got it out. I like to think he threw the stump on the driveway and dropped the mattock like a mike.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/stonewall1.jpgstonewall1Landscape with rotting mulch and 2003 Honda Civic.2014-11-18T00:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/11/17/brief-sunday-morning-conversation/2014-01-13T05:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/10/15/yes-they-do-windows-both-sides-actually/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mold2.jpgmold2After. Slime-free!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/mold1.jpgmold1Before. It was slimy, too.2015-04-28T17:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/10/08/keep-your-distance/2013-11-11T05:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/10/04/butterfly-weed/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/seedpods.jpgseedpodsDON'T FORGET FLUFFY!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/puffyweed.jpgpuffyweedThe fun part is when you knock off the fluff by closing the lid and shake the container while you DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING. Except the dog is. And judging.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/deliciousweed.jpgdeliciousweedListen, I'm not saying I'd eat it. I'm just saying it should be eaten, so if you're not up for it...2013-10-04T19:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/09/30/wood-rot/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot6.jpgwoodrot6*sniff*https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot5.jpgwoodrot5My wood filler brings all the old men with vintage Ford trucks to the yard...https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot4.jpgwoodrot4Haven't done anything with this can beside stir it. I spent a long time wandering around, shouting, "Where's my two ounces!" And then our elderly neighbor called the cops.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot3.jpgwoodrot3Stuff of nightmares.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot2.jpgwoodrot2Wood repair (1) with Minwax High Performance Wood Fillerhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/woodrot1.jpgwoodrot1Rotted section before the patch job.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fascia1.jpgfascia1When the gutters are removed, the wood rot comes out to play...2013-10-07T18:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/09/10/so/2013-09-19T17:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/07/02/weird-crap-from-the-backyard/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/weirdface.jpgweirdfaceI'll just leave this freaky thing here for your nightmare fuel. You are welcome.2013-08-23T05:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/06/26/glass-is-half-full-really/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newlawn4.jpgnewlawn4Today. grr.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newlawn3.jpgnewlawn345 days ago, after seeding and straw. The old slate flagstones are down to serve as a temporary path.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newlawn2.jpgnewlawn245 days ago, after grading.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newlawn1.jpgnewlawn145 days ago, before grading.2013-06-30T16:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/06/16/the-disasterhouse-has-fan-art-welp/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bwhouseart.jpgbwhouseartI love the Eddie Izzard version because it's only a matter of time before this house is COVERED IN BEES.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/colorhouse.jpgcolorhouseGET OUT OF OUR HEADS! Seriously. That's where the spiders live.2013-06-16T00:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/06/14/wont-someone-please-throw-up-in-its-mouth-already/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hawkbaby.jpghawkbabyHI! HI! HI! HI! HI! HI! HI! HIHIHIHIHIHELLO! HI! HI! HI!2013-06-14T12:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/06/10/why-havent-you-posted-for-two-weeks-well/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/furyrising.jpgfuryrisingSorry for the blurriness. This was taken in the middle of a localized tsunami.2013-06-14T13:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/05/20/we-moved-out-of-our-old-house-because-of-the-hoa-true-story/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/birdsnest.jpgbirdsnestSeriously, bird, the lawn is covered in straw mulch so you've got no excuse. 2013-05-21T18:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/05/12/stay-on-target/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dognose.jpgdognoseMaybe the oddest picture I've ever taken, for more than one reason.2013-06-28T08:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/05/07/castle-first-then-moat/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moat2.jpgmoat2The A/C guys called yesterday to see if they could move up their install time. I couldn't stop laughing.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/moat.jpgmoatTaken during a brief moment between cloudbursts, when the water was at its lowest.2013-05-15T14:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/28/if/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/furyhole.jpgfuryholeLooks like we'll be raising the height of the new poured concrete slab for the AC, too.2013-04-30T18:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/19/murphy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/murphy.jpgmurphyHe is SO DEAR!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bearoface.jpgbearofaceAny caption I add would be sad and inadequate.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bearcatdance.jpgbearcatdanceThe artist was working towards a very particular vision...2013-04-30T16:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/17/the-french-drains-ii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sumpline.jpgsumplineMy gosh that's some fancy pipin'!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sumpfencehole.jpgsumpfenceholeCrap, gravity is still working? https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sumpbarf1.jpgsumpbarf1Why does the basement keep flooding? We said. We haven't had rain in three weeks, We said.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ivydrainageoriginal.jpgivydrainageoriginalThe problem area, one year ago. Keep your eye on the spout still attached to the wall.2013-04-22T03:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/15/sherman-williams-april-paint-sale/2013-04-15T14:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/09/nothing-much-just-digging-you/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bighole.jpgbigholeMy back hurts but my butt is a solid slab of awesome.2013-04-22T05:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/04/02/phas-three-profit/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eleventybazil.jpgeleventybazilWe looked at this, left the store, said "No, that couldn't be right," and went back in to check. Sure 'nuff...2013-04-09T05:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/03/30/the-french-drains-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house9.jpghouse9There's another brick on the other side for, you know, symmetry or something.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house8.jpghouse8I was really angry. The sellers told us this was a new unit, and I had actually heard of the brand and priced it out, and I was so happy that we wouldn't have to worry about this unit for twenty years and arglebargle argh phlah!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house7.jpghouse7Oh, https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house6.jpghouse6peoplehttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house5.jpghouse5See that bow in the middle where the tube goes down, and then back up? That is not how water works.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house4.jpghouse4These are neither French nor drains.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house3.jpghouse3Let the fun begin.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house2.jpghouse2From last summer. Trees and bushes removed.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/house1.jpghouse1I submitted this to the games section of "Highlights-For Children" with the caption 'Hey kids! See if you can find the house.'2023-02-02T21:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/03/12/a-whichever-model-has-the-best-review-in-that-years-consumer-reports/2013-04-08T18:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/02/28/the-bathroom-cabinets-13/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/instructions.jpginstructionsWorth a thousand words, English or Chinese, your choice.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressboard.jpgpressboardThis is a good time to mention that I left my camera out in the rain and all pictures are literally phoned in.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flatpackery.jpgflatpackeryThe lack of labels should have been a tip-off. "Do not feed after midnight" should have been a minimum requirement.2013-03-11T20:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/02/08/im-99-sure-thats-not-poison-ivy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vince3.jpgvince3In the stop-motion footage, you can watch the two ends grow back together like a liquid metal T-1000. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vince2.jpgvince2And then I take great delight in hacking it to pieces.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vince1.jpgvince1Extra-large English ivy vine, with leaves cleared for the photo. 2018-11-23T18:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/31/this-dog-is-ridiculously-photogenic-blood-smears-and-all/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/zuateit.jpgzuateitIt's not dog shaming when they're proud of themselves.2013-04-06T20:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/28/the-one-with-the-plumbers-and-the-yelling/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tubplate.jpgtubplateSo pretty you want to get naked in front of it. With a good book and plenty of bubbles.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shaveawerewolf.jpgshaveawerewolfThis has nothing to do with the current story other than we finally learned why the tub had been draining slowly.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tubold.jpgtuboldI just have that Ozymandias line going through my head when I look at this, but as it's no great work, it's probably just because of the despair.2013-01-29T01:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/26/and-not-a-single-wtf-was-given-that-day/2013-01-26T17:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/20/the-gut-job/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gutted.jpgguttedNo, not mauve. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mousenest.jpgmousenestThe gray stuff is the mouse nest. The black sections are the interior side of our exterior wall. Whole-house insulation has been added to the Neverending List of Things to Do.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dumpbag.jpgdumpbagGoodbye room. Goodbye mold bloom. Goodbye tiles scattered in little piles. Goodbye sink, goodbye pink. Goodbye scary frightening stink.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sledgehammer.jpgsledgehammerObsessive... compulsive... disorder... rising....2013-01-24T16:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/16/probably-time-to-start-with-the-bathroom-posts/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bathroomhowerstall.jpgbathroomhowerstallPlastic shower walls, rusting cast-iron tub, and gold-trimmed shower doors with a fixed mirrored side which was positioned across from the toilet. Bathroom breaks were socially awkward, even when you were alone.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/floortiles.jpgfloortilesWe had a leak, and you could tell how bad it was by the amount of paint that came up when I washed the floor. It was like one of those color-change mugs, except instead of letting me know my coffee was getting cold, it cost us several thousand dollars. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/yellowbathroom.jpgyellowbathroomOutside of flowers, I am not the biggest fan of yellow. 2013-01-18T07:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/10/stump-grinding/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/stumpgrinding.jpgstumpgrindingTaken through a window. He said we could come closer and watch, but he also said we were adults who should know better. So, window. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hoth.jpghothI'm fairly ashamed of myself right now.2013-01-16T23:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/05/speakingoftrees/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treefall3.jpgtreefall3The Problem Tree, after beheading.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treefall2.jpgtreefall2There we go. OH DEAR.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treefall1.jpgtreefall1Oh dear. Wait, no. This isn't nearly dramatic enough.2013-01-05T14:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2013/01/03/once-there-were-trees/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mulched.jpgmulchedMulched. Die, ivy. Die.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mulching.jpgmulchingTo which I replied, "Buddy, I'm f*@&ing counting on that."https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/treeafter.jpgtreeafterAfter. Aw!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/treebefore.jpgtreebeforeBefore. Aw.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/treehug.jpgtreehugTree hugs!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/loomydeath.jpgloomydeathStill lovely, but in a Big Loomy Death wayhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/trees1.jpgtrees1Our peaceful cottage in the woods.2013-01-04T22:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/07/29/best-throwpillow-ever/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/readingnook.jpgreadingnookThis is so wonderful I could plotz.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/octopuspillow.jpgoctopuspillowNow if only I could find a throwpillow with a shark.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bowlchair.jpgbowlchaireeeeei!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toe.jpgtoeI would have gotten a pedicure if I had known this was going online, but In my defense, feet are generally nasty-looking things anyhow.2012-11-06T18:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/07/16/the-gates/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gate4.jpggate4Carriage bolts on interior corners, with red insets between these.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gate2.jpggate2Progress shot of gates. Husk version on left, finished version on right.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gate3.jpggate3You will HANG there and LIKE IT.2012-07-17T19:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/06/27/old-dog-much-loved/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cutterjohn.jpgcutterjohn2012-07-30T15:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/06/11/gate-hardware-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gatehardware3.jpggatehardware3These things are so much fun to play with. Spin, spinny, spin.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gatehardware2.jpggatehardware2Hook-and-eye setup, for your gate hanging convenience.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gatehardware1.jpggatehardware1We have apparently purchased heavy-duty eye-skewers. We might not be ready for the zombie apocalypse, but our fence will be! Can of Coke for scale.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/samelliot.jpgsamelliotI haven't tasted human flesh today. Had to settle for that lion I killed with my teeth.2012-06-13T01:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/05/31/do-you-want-to-play-a-game/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blackwidowsargh.jpgblackwidowsarghI'll go first: "Exponential rate."2021-11-17T22:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/05/28/the-fence-ii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fenceprogress5.jpgfenceprogress5The fence through the lens of a red Japanese maple.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fenceprogress4.jpgfenceprogress4Hey, nice job! You're done! Except now you have to do this forty more times. Screw you, free time!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fenceprogress3.jpgfenceprogress3Jig for easy rail placement and leveling, with spacing for the slats. Also, Brown and puppy butts.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fenceprogress2.jpgfenceprogress2Jig for easy rail placement and leveling, with spacing for the slats.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fenceprogress1.jpgfenceprogress1https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fencelong.jpgfencelongOh, the fun of building a fence on a hill.2012-07-08T03:51:03+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/05/18/alarmistpost/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cutterzuoutside.jpgcutterzuoutsideZu the Goofy, and Cutter John, who will suffer no photographs.2012-07-03T12:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/05/14/the-many-mosses-of-portland/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/doomedusall.jpgdoomedusallYOU FOOLS YOU HAVE DOOMED US ALL.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mossystairs.jpgmossystairsQuick! Everyone pray for some railings.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mossstone.jpgmossstoneDecided at the last minute I needed a picture of a moss-covered rock. Found the best example from where I was standing at the time, took a picture, left for the airport.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/henandchicks.jpghenandchicksMature hen-and-chicks in rock wall. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rockwallface.jpgrockwallfaceAnother view.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rockwalllong.jpgrockwalllongRetaining wall. This was installed during my visit, which explains the lack of moss. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/portlandwall.jpgportlandwallRough stone retaining wall, with moss. Click for link to the photographer's Portland bungalow renovation at portlanddomesticity.blogspot.comhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/portlandjapanesemaple.jpgportlandjapanesemapleI have no idea how old this tree is, or what I have to do to maintain it, or how I will get it on the plane for the ride home.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/divinebungalow.jpgdivinebungalowThis quaint little gem was nearly a catalyst for an eight-car pile-up. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we are here to argue this house is just too freaking pretty and should be uglified to promote general safety."2012-05-20T16:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/05/11/happy-mothers-day-11/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blackwidowpool1.jpgblackwidowpoolAnd then it was goo.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blackwidowpool.jpgblackwidowpool2012-05-11T19:55:48+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/04/11/the-retaining-wall-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sexytoolmarks.jpgsexytoolmarksOh baby, someone drilled you so hard... Oh, right. Hi Mom!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mille-wall-2.jpgmille-wall-2Hammermill wall, with reclaimed granite (large gray) and local stones for accents.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/weedbufferwall.jpgweedbufferwallSame picture, with purple lines signifying at least three weekends of work and two minor arguments. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/weedbuffer.jpgweedbufferAnd the weeds currently holding the soil in place? Fairly eye-sore-y.2012-04-12T09:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/04/08/oh-thats-just-nasty/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/humantooth.jpghumantoothDoes it make it better or worse that it's half of a tooth?2012-04-11T19:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/04/07/the-fence-part-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fencewetmount.jpgfencewetmountPaper, cement, solid! We need to go back and dome some of the holes to keep water from pooling against the wood.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fencedrymount.jpgfencedrymountWIGGLEWIGGLEWIGGLEhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fenceskid2.jpgfenceskid2And then we found the Pacific Ocean and thereafter could list the house as beachfront property.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fenceskid1.jpgfenceskid1We then triple-dog-dared Home Depot to rent it to us for free, but they chickened out and said they'd rather kiss Cindy Lee Kurpupple, cooties and all.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fencesections1.jpgfencesections1Two sections of the fence. Posts (light brown, vertical), rails (light brown, horizontal) and slats (dark brown, vertical) are in place. Once the main sections are done, a series of smaller support rails will be added along the bottom third of the slats as a design element and to keep the slats from warping.2012-04-09T14:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/03/26/is-that-the-same-house/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/propertybrotherstahiti.jpgpropertybrotherstahitihttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/propertybrotherscar.jpgpropertybrotherscarhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/propertybrothersfish.jpgpropertybrothersfish2012-03-29T16:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/03/12/crazy-lady-digs-through-trash/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/graniteslabs.jpggraniteslabsGranite slabs, reclaimed from an unnamed public works project. Enough for at least one retaining wall. Sold dirt-cheap by the ton plus $75 delivery.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/graygranite1.jpggraygranitehttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/graygranite.jpggraygraniteGray granite slab, approximately 6'6". $50 plus $75 shippinghttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/granitecurb.jpggranitecurbRecycled granite curb. About 5'9" in length. $150.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concretecurvedstone.jpgconcretecurvedstonePoured concrete, my first choice. Slightly curved, about 5'5". https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/halfassery.jpghalfasseryME: This thing is going to be a b**ch to remove if we nail it into a tree root. BROWN: This thing is just going to be a b**ch to remove.2025-02-22T21:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/01/26/calm-before-the-storm/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/perfume.jpgperfumeExcessive Sneezing, by Britney.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/simpsonsdrawer1.jpgsimpsonsdrawerThose tall ships really raised the nation's spirits after Watergate!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/simpsonsdrawer.jpgsimpsonsdrawerThose tall ships really raised our nation's spirits after Watergate!2012-02-10T05:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/01/10/the-little-bathroom/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/homaxozsize.jpghomaxozsizeTop: Original can. Bottom: same size can, different label, and a happy little note letting you know that it's your fault if you expected more paint than you received.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bluecrackedtile.jpgbluecrackedtileAfter: Same cracks, but mostly filled in.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yellowcrackedtime.jpgyellowcrackedtimeBefore: cracks in sanitation wrap under door jam of shower.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/showerstall1.jpgshowerstallShower stall with painted blue trim, pretending its heart out that it's actually a nice grouping of accent tiles.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/showerstall.jpgshowerstallShower stall with blue trim, pretending its heart out that it's actually a nice grouping of accent tiles.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/stereoinstructions.jpgstereoinstructionsNecessary after proper tile preparation.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/yellowfloor.jpgyellowfloorBathroom, minus sink, before cleaning and tile preparation.2012-01-11T18:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2012/01/09/well-that-was-a-nice-break/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/masterbathnew.jpgmasterbathnewDe-yellowfication is complete!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/masterbathold.jpgmasterbatholdSmall bathroom, as we found it when we moved in and during the following year.2012-01-11T14:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/12/04/still-unsure-what-the-heck-was-breaking-my-wrists/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rooftilescarlyle.jpgrooftilescarlyleTop text: Carlyle. Bottom text: MADE IN U.S.A.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rooftiles2.jpgrooftiles2Look! Hangy-bit-line-things!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/repostwhattheheck.jpgrepostwhattheheckRepost of the pottery scraps and the hangy-bit-line-things on the underside (A) and the top (B).2014-01-11T04:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/12/01/dear-angies-list/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/angieslist.jpgangieslistReviews you can trust from reviewers who are testy.2011-12-01T03:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/11/27/the-never-ending-list-of-things-to-do-2011-version/2011-11-29T18:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/11/15/no-accounting-for-taste/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crasherspdftemplate1.jpgcrashersPDFtemplatehttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crasherspdftemplate.jpgcrashersPDFtemplatehttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crashercentral.jpgcrashercentralhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/miamidolphin.jpgmiamidolphinIT IS A VALID CONCERN2011-11-27T11:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/11/13/the-landing-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/600_renaissance_kit.jpg600_Renaissance_kitDecorative cement paver kit! Stick it between the fence posts and give the landing some instant Woo!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging9.jpgdigging9Done! Wait... why does it look slightly half-assed?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging8.jpgdigging8And STAY there.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging7.jpgdigging7Playing with slate was fun for maybe fifteen minutes, but those last few pieces that just did not fit were starting to look a lot like pointy weapons.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging61.jpgdigging6Bed prepared for slate.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging6.jpgdigging6Bed prepped for slate.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging5.jpgdigging5ME: If we hit a root, this is going to be a real pain to remove. BROWN: This is going to be a real pain to remove whether we hit a root or not. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging4.jpgdigging4Ow.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging3.jpgdigging3I personally dug out and moved 25 wheelbarrows full of rocks and clay last week. I also lost four pounds. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/digging1.jpgdigging1The purple section is the topic of this blog post. Other changes since March of last year... RED: Tree, since removed, and YELLOW: Added 50 pounds, goofyness persists..2011-11-13T19:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/11/04/a-year-with-zu/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fauxberman.jpgfauxbermanThe American Fauxberman (say it out loud); alternately, the German Short-haired Notweiller2011-11-04T23:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/10/31/anecdotes-the-eighteenth/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/frenchdrain.jpgfrenchdrainThis is a lovely illustration of a French drain. As this is a French drain, we assumed this is what they meant when they told us we had them. Feel free to make "U and Me" comments at this time.2011-11-02T05:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/10/29/ivy-hides-a-lot-of-sin/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ivydrainage.jpgivydrainageBingo.2011-10-30T18:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/10/22/we-might-prefer-the-flaming-vampire-babies/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brickchips3.jpgbrickchips3What is this I don't... who thought this was a good idea? Who decided that this was the way that this project should be done to make things better?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brickchips2.jpgbrickchips2Every time Brown says, "Honey, come look at this," a vein in my forehead starts twitching.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/brickchips.jpgbrickchipsWe had thought these were evidence of a passive-aggressive relationship. "Did you put the bricks out like I told you to?" "Yes, yes I did."https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mossgardenmaple3.jpgmossgardenmaple3No more ivy! Yayyyyy..... um. What is under the ivy?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mossgardenmaple2.jpgmossgardenmaple2Halfway done! Now to take out the ivy!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mossgardenmaple1.jpgmossgardenmaple1Before the cleanout. Lots of crap, but just add labor for instant garden! Nothing extensive.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mikeholmes.jpgmikeholmesMy biceps are hungry.2011-10-24T13:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/10/17/not-dead-but-weeding-isnt-sexy/2011-10-21T16:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/10/02/matter-of-perspective-really/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hellomynameis.jpghellomynameisA real timesaver!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dogpeoplevision.jpgdogpeoplevisionWe see a medieval torture device. Zu sees something entirely different.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/prongcollar.jpgprongcollarhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/daaaw.jpgdaaawd'aaawwaaaaAAAAH!2012-08-22T23:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/23/okay-what-the-heck-was-breaking-my-wrists/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/whattheheck.jpgwhattheheckHey so what the heck are these anyhow?2011-09-29T00:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/19/thank-goodness-for-fall/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gatorbutt1.jpggatorbuttDANG IT.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gatorbutt.jpggatorbutthttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/yellowretileafter.jpgyellowretileafterBathroom floor, during.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/yellowretilebefore.jpgyellowretilebeforeBathroom floor, before.2011-09-21T22:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/16/i-was-gone-for-three-days/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/masterbathsinkremoval1.jpgmasterbathsinkremoval1He also found the instruction manual for how to install the previous sink, plus a very well-concealed home pregnancy kit under the sink's baseboard.2011-09-19T20:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/10/volunteers/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/volunteermorningglory1.jpgvolunteermorninggloryQuite possibly my favorite flower.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/volunteermorningglory.jpgvolunteermorninggloryI love morning glories. Love, love, love, love them.2011-10-07T21:37:43+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/07/pool-progress-shots/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslidefinal.jpgpoolslidefinalDone! September of 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow12.jpgpoolslideshow12Pool is full and old concrete pad has been pressure-washed to prepair it for painting.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow11.jpgpoolslideshow11Water! Clean water! July of 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow101.jpgpoolslideshow10After pressure-washing and a sparkling new paint job. June of 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow10.jpgpoolslideshow10https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow9.jpgpoolslideshow9A five-foot wide deck was poured and was then covered with burlap. We had to keep the burlap damp at all times to let the concrete cure evenly. June of 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow8.jpgpoolslideshow8Tiles have been seated and grouted, and forms for the concrete have been placed.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow7.jpgpoolslideshow7New tiles are being mounted at the waterline. June of 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow6.jpgpoolslideshow6Concrete deck has been removed and prepared for a new deck. June 2011.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolslideshow5b.jpgpoolslideshow5BPool with original concrete deck removed. June of 2011.2011-09-17T22:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/09/05/back/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolfall2011.jpgpoolfall2011After - September of 2011https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/poolspring2011.jpgpoolspring2011April of 20112011-09-06T15:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/22/hot/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hot-dogs.jpghot-dogsRipped from a website, where it had been ripped from another website. Thank you, original photographer, whoever you are!2011-09-06T12:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/19/holes-in-story-detected-proceed-to-hall-of-records/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kneebaby2.jpgkneebaby2HAUNT YOUR NIGHTMAREShttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kneebaby1.jpgkneebabyJanet loaned us a copy of this book. Please judge it by its cover.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kneebaby.jpgkneebabyJanet loaned us a copy of this book. Please judge it by its cover.2011-07-21T21:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/18/planters/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concreteplanter4.jpgconcreteplanter4Just like one of those optical illusions where you can't tell whether it's a face or a vase or a hotbed for Necator americanus.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concreteplanter3.jpgconcreteplanter3The plants are in repotting shock but they will probably never look stunning. Citronella isn't exactly prized for its aesthetic appeal.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concreteplanter2.jpgconcreteplanter2Planter with citronella and black-eyed susan vine.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concreteplanter1.jpgconcreteplanter1Little baby planter, all purpled up.2011-07-19T23:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/12/thou-shalt-be-clean/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concrete5.jpgconcrete5New (?) and old (?) pedestalshttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concrete4.jpgconcrete4Little baby planter, after.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concrete3.jpgconcrete3WHARGARBL!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concrete2.jpgconcrete2Little baby planter, before.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/concrete1.jpgconcrete1As with most of the things on the property, these were... say it with me! ... covered in ivy.2018-03-30T12:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/08/ow/2011-07-08T13:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/07/05/an-email-from-dante/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dscn5654.jpgDSCN5654please please please tell me that's an underground house2011-07-05T14:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/30/projects-with-the-and-the/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage3.jpgpoolwalldamage3I really don't know what this is, or even! I know it's some of the original pool tiles but the rest of it fades into screaming.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage22.jpgpoolwalldamage2Progress shot on tile installation.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage21.jpgpoolwalldamage2Progress shot on tile instal.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage2.jpgpoolwalldamage2Progress shot on repairing the pool tile.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage1.jpgpoolwalldamage1Pool wall with new tile. So pretty...https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/poolwalldamage.jpgpoolwalldamageClose-up of pool wall after tile was removed. Crumbly!2011-06-30T22:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/22/progressismessy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/disasterpool2.jpgdisasterpool2It looks rather sad, barely a shell of its former leech-riddled self.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/disasterpool1.jpgdisasterpool1I know exactly what this is and I still don't even2011-06-22T18:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/17/the-vestigial-lawn/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dirtshark.jpgdirtsharkAAAH! Dirt shark! Dirt shark! Get in the water!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/grading3.jpggrading3Dirt! Dirt! Ivy-free, freshly-tilled dirt!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/grading2.jpggrading2After skid loader, dirt, thunderstorms, and Return of the Puppy Butt.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/grading1.jpggrading1Lawn-ish area, with exposed water spigot. Everyone together now! WHAT IS THIS I DON'T...2011-06-17T16:36:42+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/13/q-the-difference-between-happiness-and-oh-crap/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/skidloader4.jpgskidloader4Closeup of the slope, with one of my shoes for scale.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/skidloader3.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAI spend so much of my time looking at my own house and saying WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVENhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/skidloader2.jpgDIGITAL CAMERANot one, not two, but three drills. Time to teach our yard the error of its ways.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/skidloader.jpgskidloaderWHEEEEEEEEEEEE.2011-06-15T17:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/07/adventures-with-the-two-man-auger/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger5.jpgauger5Drilled, baby, drilled.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger41.jpgauger4Fully assembled auger, on its way to to battle with geology.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger4.jpgauger4Fully assembled auger, on its way to to battle with geoology.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger3.jpgauger3Two-man auger with 9" drill. At this moment, we were feeling particularly bad-ass.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger2.jpgauger2Same image as above. Please note that the purple line is perfectly level. With the planet, not the soil.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/auger1.jpgauger1Front yard with string marking the fence line.2011-06-09T03:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/06/03/peeky-peeky/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sewagewater.jpgsewagewaterAt least they have waterfront property.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/snakepeek.jpgsnakepeekBe vewwy vewwy qwieet. I'm huwnting cwicketsssssss...2011-06-07T16:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/05/29/bricks-conquered/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stacksofbricks3.jpgstacksofbricks3There's another 2 stacks of these on the other side of the picnic table, and about 500 more all cleaned up like new and resting comfortably under the Happy Tarp.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stackobricks4.jpgstackobricks4Stack o' bricks, firmly beaten.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stackobricksfirst.jpgstackobricksfirstMe, pondering our thirty-year mortgage, holding back tears.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/poolclearing2.jpgpoolclearing2With some of the trees removed, it is evident this area used to be a beauty salon for buffalo. Or perhaps a small and poorly-designed golf course with a water hazard. Come to think of it, that last one's almost plausible.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/poolclearing1.jpgpoolclearing1There might have been grass here, once. Or a bingo parlor. Really, it's anyone's guess.2011-05-31T19:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/05/19/snakes-doing-it/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/snakesdoingit2.jpgsnakesdoingit2Damned papparazzi, this IS a room.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/snakesdoingit1.jpgsnakesdoingit1"Hey baby, want to try and find out what sex we are?"https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/snakeskin4.jpgsnakeskin42013-05-17T22:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/05/10/spider/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/spiderbite.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAThat was a fun forty minutes of freaking the heck out.2011-05-16T12:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/05/09/bat/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bat.jpgbatCropped to hide the five empty Thin Mint boxes I HAVE A PROBLEM DAMMIT2011-05-10T11:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/05/02/the-garden-stairs-3/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gardenstairsnow.jpggardenstairsnowAfter. Well, after-ish.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gardenstairs11.jpggardenstairs1Before...https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gardenstairs1.jpggardenstairs1Before...2013-10-06T06:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/29/the-garden-stairs-2/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden13.jpg2garden13THEN BANG ON THEM WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WOOOOOO!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden12.jpg2garden12Spread the paver sand over the bricks. Then walk away for an hour. Then spread the paver sand over the bricks. Then walk away for an hour.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden11.jpg2garden11Dump about a fourth of a bag of Sparkle-Princess-free paver sand on the bricks. Don't worry if this looks like too much sand... the bricks will eat it.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden10.jpg2garden10Fully bricked! How pretty! Wouldn't it be nice if we were finished? Good luck with that!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden91.jpg2garden9Try to start from the far right corner and work towards the upper left. Also: darned puppy.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden9.jpg2garden9https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden8.jpg2garden8Tamp down your Magic Sparkle Princess sand several times. Even if you think it's packed down as far as it will go, it's not. Keep pounding until there's no movement OH GOD THIS POST IS KILLING ME.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden7.jpg2garden7Cut a layer of weed barrier to fit, then add a bag and a half of paver sand. Again, they say one bag will be enough but they also like your money.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden6.jpg2garden6Since the frame is 6" deep, a minimum of two bags of paver base is required. They tell you that one bag will do it, but they are dirty liars.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2garden5.jpg2garden5Be sure to run a pencil along the bottom edge. This will give you a guide line to keep the holes aligned if the vibrations cause the frames to move.2011-04-29T03:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/24/the-garden-stairs/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairssuckit.jpggardenstairssuckitSuck it.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairsspkes.jpggardenstairsspkesSpike on left = on its way into ground. Spike on right = full length. Since these are for the first stair, these are the smallest spikes we'll use.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairsdrillbit.jpggardenstairsdrillbitOutside of oil excavation, this is the Mother of all drills.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairs5.jpggardenstairs5The first frame.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairspeanutbutter.jpggardenstairspeanutbutterThe label said it's a clear sealent, and yet the wood turns bright yellow. Hmm.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairs4.jpggardenstairs46x6x8 lumber, cut to size, sealed, and ready to be turned into frames. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairs3.jpggardenstairs3Now this is getting silly. Those aren't stairs. At best they are chunks of slate dropped in a puddle of concrete..... oh. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairs2.jpggardenstairs2Brooke, you really need to relabel your images! Those aren't stairs, or faux-stairs, or even stair-like. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/gardenstairs1.jpggardenstairs1Why Brooke, surely you have mislabeled your pictures. I see no stairs.2011-04-26T17:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/17/stumpwall-fodder/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treeday5.jpgtreeday5Stumpwall fodder, after cleanup. There is another pile of this size down by the pool, where Stumpwall Jr. will do its part in the battle against ivy and good taste.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treeday4.jpgtreeday4Stumpwall, after cleanup. Zu, doing his part, eating a stick.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treeday3.jpgtreeday3Sometimes I look at these pictures and think "We have made some bad decisions."https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treeday2.jpgtreeday2ARGH NOOOO Quick! Find Crysta or Neytiri or whatever she's calling herself these days.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/treeday1.jpgtreeday1Good morning! So peaceful. Azaleas are blooming, puppy is calm. 2011-05-15T03:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/11/stumpwall/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/stumpwall3.jpgstumpwall3The Stumpwall. It shall last for a hundred thousand complaints, or until we can afford to replace it with something nice.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/stumpwall2.jpgstumpwall2Stumpwall! Mighty! Noble! A message to all friends and neighbors that we almost sort of care about our yard!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/reecescups.jpgreecescupsYou got your stumps in my acre of ivy! You got your acre of ivy in my stumps!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/stumpwall1.jpgstumpwall1Nuts, should have used a dog for scale.2011-05-16T18:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/05/national-poetry-month/2011-04-07T17:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/04/01/tug-a-jug/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tugajug.jpgtugajugName, packaging, truth in advertising, aaaand moving on!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/braincelz.jpgbraincelzHe does make adorable wuffling noises when you scratch him behind the ears. And then he throws up.2011-04-07T04:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/03/29/roll-those-craigslist-dice/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/puppypen.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAThe Craigslist photo... couldn't find the one with the huge pipes strapped to it which made the pen look like, and I quote, "the cage where you keep your three-headed baby"2011-04-01T21:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/03/23/the-window-seat/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/windowseatrightafter.jpgwindowseatrightafterWindow seat, after. Note the distinct lack of unicorns. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/windowseatleftbefore.jpgwindowseatleftbeforehttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/windowseatrightbefore.jpgwindowseatrightbeforeWindow seat, before. Awwww, unicorns!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/windowseatfull.jpgwindowseatfullIf only Jacob were real, my life would be perfect forever! *sob* (Full view of the window seat, with new cushions. Also, Mom, read the entire post before you call me to ask what's wrong and who Jacob is. Actually, no, just go ahead and call me; you wouldn't believe it anyhow.)2011-03-23T20:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/03/20/return-to-the-return-to-the-5-pile-o-bricks/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/bricktidystack.jpgbricktidystackIt's depressing how few bricks are actually in this stack.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/brickpicnic.jpgbrickpicnicBrick, brick, more brick, and a heavy-duty air compressor with a chisel tip makes for a long afternoon.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/brickpile.jpgbrickpileThe last remaining bricks. Probably not more than a thousand or so. 2011-03-23T17:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/03/06/aaaaaand-ivy/2011-03-15T06:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/28/phnglui-mglw-nafh-cthuhu-riv-wgah-nagl-fhtag/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bagsobushes.jpgbagsobushesWe will eventually have thirty-eight of these.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/greentagged.jpggreentaggedThe most funnest part is when the wisteria roots grow up through the bushes!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/afterfrontlawncrapremoval.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAFront lawn after two weekends of hedge-clipping and ivy-pulling. SEE THE DIFFERENCE IS IT NOT AWESOME PLEASE SEND VICODIN THANKS https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/beforefrontlawncrapremoval.jpgbeforefrontlawncrapremovalFront lawn, before any work was done2011-03-10T14:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/25/stage-an-intervention/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/frontlawntemplate.jpgfrontlawntemplateOddly enough, this is not a picture full of poorly-drawn boobies.2011-02-28T03:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/20/is-that-what-it-looks-like/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/storybooktiles.jpgstorybooktilesClick for full-sized COUGH-AHEM-AHEM!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/beanstalk.jpgbeanstalkAhem.2011-02-21T17:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/18/oh-craigslist-you-scamp/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rottietozu.jpgrottietozuPuppies at five months, top to bottom: Rottie, Dobie, and Zu2011-03-08T02:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/15/stumpin/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpfinalmaddox.jpgstumpfinalmattockWe ripped as much ivy as we could out of the ground and raked the area. Then I took the small mattock and dug out the rotted wood around the base of the stump to see if we could remove it by hand. We can't.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpsixth.jpgstumpsixthBrown took a chainsaw to the hardwood left in the center of the stump.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpfifth.jpgstumpfifthOnce the ivy was gone, Brown came through and yanked the fence posts out of the ground. Straight-up pulled them out. The wood rot helped, as did the lack of concrete footings.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpfourth.jpgstumpfourthStump with ivy removed. There's some hardwood at the tree's heart that hasn't been touched by rot.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpthird.jpgstumpthirdThere are not enough words communicate to you how glad I am that I did this when the crawly-things which live in this stump were still hibernating.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpivypeel.jpgstumpivypeelAs the first layer of ivy was removed, the rotted upper layers of the stump peeled off with it. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stumpfirst.jpgstumpfirstIt's covered in ivy! I think we might need an acronym for this.2011-02-17T17:31:38+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/14/the-dogs-are-internet-famous/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cutterzuinternetsfamous.gifcutterzuinternetsfamousCutter is a regular at The Panies, but this is Zu's debut.2011-02-15T15:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/11/fifteen-will-get-you-three-hundred/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mockrock.jpgmockrockYou can't search for Mock Rock without getting hits for Devo, Seether, and Counting Crows.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/molars.jpgmolarsBirdbaths! Perhaps only for birds of no standards and low breeding, but still.2011-02-14T15:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/08/ivy-with-a-smattering-of-theft/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/emeraldmoss.jpgemeraldmossMoss "liberated" from post office (top) and art store (bottom) parking lots.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gateivyfenceafter.jpggateivyfenceafterIvy and wiste.... oh nuts.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gateivyfencebefore.jpggateivyfencebeforeIvy and wisteria on the fence, before.2011-02-08T17:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/02/01/found-the-spigot/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mossywindow.jpgmossywindowQuaintacular (adj.): Fuzzy green awesomeness, perhaps hiding witches.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/plants-vs-zombies.pngPlants-Vs-ZombiesBegoooooniaaaaas . . .https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vestyafterivy.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAThing not covered in ivy!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vestyivy1.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAThing covered in ivy!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/vestyivy.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAThing covered in ivy!2011-02-01T22:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/30/to-the-planning-machine/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/slatepath1.jpgslatepathNote the 4-inch dip in the gradient from the edge of the driveway to where the puppy is about to run into traffic.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/slatepath.jpgslatepathNote the 4-inch dip in the gradient from the slate walkway to where the puppy is about to run into traffic.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/slatepathfirst.jpgslatepathfirstWherever they fall, there, they shall lie.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/suggestingfence.jpgsuggestingfenceDear ivy, you are why we can't have nice things.2011-01-30T21:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/27/and-you-thought-the-dogs-were-boring/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ivyfountain.jpgivyfountainD'aaaaw!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ivyfountainwallafter.jpgivyfountainwallafterSame wall, after.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ivyfountainwallbefore.jpgivyfountainwallbeforeSouthwest (I think?) wall, before de-ivying2011-01-27T20:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/25/dryhumping-cinder-blocks/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cinderblocks.jpgcinderblocksHey baby, I see you brought your friends.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bob_barker.jpgBob_barkerKnife them, bitches! Wait, no. Drop that comma.2011-01-26T16:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/19/he-liked-ivy-we-are-not-surprised/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ivyengmain2.jpgivyengmain2You rabid sons of ...https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/remeberingrandall.jpgremeberingrandallRandall Jarrell died in 1965 but his wife waited until 2000 to publish the memoir. It's a layer cake of strangeness.2018-11-23T18:32:50+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/13/stupid-little-puppy/2011-01-17T15:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/11/raising-rotties-or-why-my-office-smells-like-methane/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/zuageing1.jpgzuageingZu at four and eighteen weeks, top and bottom, respectively (which you probably already knew unless your experience with puppies is some sort of Benjamin Button thing). https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/zuageing.jpgzuageingZu at four weeks and eighteen weeks. Top and bottom, respectively, but you probably already knew that unless your experience with puppies is some sort of Benjamin Button thing.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cutterfence.jpgcutterfenceIs she talking about how she beat me again? Sheesh, lady, let it go.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rottiepack.jpgrottiepack2011-01-16T07:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2011/01/05/house-check-hardware-check-the-baroness-che-huh/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/baroness.jpgbaronessNow add a hundred pounds, shorten and frumpify the hair, and slap on some Mom-jeans. Art by Michael Lopez 2011-01-12T04:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/12/27/how-we-became-drug-dealers-over-the-holiday/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/zusnowup.jpgzusnowupPlez cal teh ahthoriteez tehy haf admiddit to teh druggginz uf my Alfa an I feer tehy will do teh saym to me.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/snowcanopy.jpgsnowcanopyThe dogs at play, framed by one of the Japanese maples. The back yard was a stone's throw from magic today.2010-12-27T08:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/12/22/the-one-with-the-digital-thermostat/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/lowbattery.jpglowbatteryImagine it in the lower left corner of the screen and a quarter of the size of your thumbnail.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ritetemp.jpgritetempI remember 82 degrees. My toes worked.2010-12-23T14:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/12/17/sad-and-happy-dog-in-snow/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/thepack.jpgthepackDeceptively peaceful.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pee.jpgpeeAnd then Zu had his ninth bath of the week.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/giantpuppy.jpggiantpuppyGiant Puppy, perplexed, contemplates media overuse of "Snowmageddon," as the word isn't all that clever anyhow2011-01-12T06:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/12/11/brain-thing-gone/2010-12-15T21:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/11/28/japanese-maple-with-dogs/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mapleinsert.jpgmapleinsertAnother shot of the maples.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/maplemain.jpgmaplemainColor cascade, from the maple at the front of the house.2010-11-30T21:31:49+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/11/23/doggies-gone-semi-domestic/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/wetzu.jpgwetzuZu go pool. Zu go out of pool. Zu get eighth bath in a week to wash off frog pee.2010-11-26T05:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/11/16/the-what-if-game/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/house-plan.jpghouse-planHouse as of today. Master bathroom is an itty-bitty postage stamp of a thing on the upper left section.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dr_evil.jpgdr_evilOne HUNDRED THOU . . . wait. Thousand? I don't get out of bed for anything less than . . . That's it, I'm outa here.2010-12-19T22:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/11/09/in-praise-of-rottweilers-iii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zuzuhurtle.jpgzuzuhurtleBWAAAAAAAAAH!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zuzupose.jpgzuzuposeOh hello! https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zuzubath.jpgzuzubathhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zuzubed.jpgzuzubedZu in bed. He's sleeping in a 45-gallon tupperware bin until he grows into the crate.2010-11-11T22:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/11/03/in-praise-of-rottweilers-ii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/zutowels.jpgzutowelsShhh! Don't wake the adorable!2010-11-03T18:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/29/ivy-ivy-ivy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ivymaper2.jpgivymaper2Red maple, after. It needs a rusted-out truck or dishwasher to be complete, I think.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ivymaper1.jpgivymaper1Ivy under red maple, before. What a delightfully thick carpet of loathing.2010-11-03T02:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/26/in-praise-of-rottweilers-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/nameless.jpgnamelessNameless, for now. We're hoping he outgrows the walleyed look.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tobyinmud.jpgtobyinmudHI MOM! I KNOW YOU JUST READ THE CAPTIONS SO LET ME ASSURE YOU THIS POST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR DOG.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cutterjohn.jpgcutterjohnMister Cuddly-Woogums2010-10-28T18:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/21/rent-a-goat/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/goatsivy.jpggoatsivyWait, hang on. That looks like mint.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/weightbench.jpgweightbenchWe think it's a weight bench.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/nighinvulnerable.jpgnighinvulnerableIvy is more nigher-invulnerable than the nigh-invulnerable2010-10-25T20:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/17/wisteria/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wisteria3.jpgwisteria3Wisteria flower. A lovely thing, despite invasiveness. Image taken from a gardening forum.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wisteria2.jpgwisteria2Close-up of same image; wisteria are the vines with dark green symmetrical leaves.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wisteria1.jpgwisteria1View of wisteria climbing over a volunteer aspen (maybe) in the backyard.2015-11-13T07:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/13/chainsawaganza-ii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bushes4.jpgbushes4I made sticks. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bushes3.jpgbushes3Hey look! I found a house.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bushes2.jpgbushes2Bushes, after trimming. I swear.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bushes1.jpgbushes1Hedges on the side of the house, as we found them.2010-10-13T18:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/10/chainsawaganza-i/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cedarheart.jpgcedarheartOne of the trees was a young cedar. We'll reclaim the wood and our closets by turning our closet into sweet, sweet moth-poison.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chainsaw2.jpgchainsaw2Pool and deck after Chainsawaganza!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chainsaw1.jpgchainsaw1Pool and deck before Chainsawaganza!2010-10-12T05:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/05/1-bed/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mastersparkle.jpgmastersparkleSparkle Vampire Princess Bed, Activate!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/masterbed3.jpgmasterbed3Bed with paint. Paint was applied in multiple coats over several hours, with dings and blurs sanded between coats. I could have easily used another two cans and felt good about it.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/masterbed2.jpgmasterbed2Bed after priming. Yes the house is BRIGHT FROG-FLIPPING GREEN, why? What did you expect?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/masterbed1.jpgmasterbed1Bed after sanding. I thought I'd have to use a handheld grinder or disassemble it to use with a bench grinder, but the chrome finish came off with some light sanding.2010-10-06T11:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/10/04/dear-internet/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/giantspider.jpggiantspiderI had nothing to put next to it for scale. Wait, no, let me rephrase: I didn't want to go anywhere near it to add an object for purposes of scale. If it helps, it's approximately 5" across.2010-10-10T03:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/29/the-precarious-death-stairs/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/precariousdeathstairs.jpgprecariousdeathstairsThe Precarious Death Stairs. Large image has been digitally lightened to show features, while the upper-left image shows the PDS as they actually appear.2010-10-04T08:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/28/solved/2010-10-04T08:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/26/very-bad-photos-ahoy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchen2.jpgkitchen2Kitchen, after paint. And cleaning. Lots of cleaning.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchen11.jpgkitchen1Kitchen, before paint.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchen1.jpgkitchen1Kitchen, before paint. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pds1.jpgPDSIntroducing the Precarious Death Stairs! https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pds.jpgPDShttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchenkludge.jpgkitchenkludgeMeasure once, cut... crap. How does that saying go? Never mind, go get me another slab of countertop.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchenoriginal.jpgkitchenoriginalThe kitchen as we first found it. 2010-09-27T19:52:50+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/21/slightly-less-stinky/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/washingmachine2.jpgwashingmachine2Where the previous image ends is where this one begins. We have entered a filthy, filthy Narnia.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/washingmachine1.jpgwashingmachine1WE LAUGH IN THE FACE OF PHYSICS HAH HAH HAH UM WHY DO WE SMELL LIKE CAT?2010-09-24T23:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/20/short-post-long-article/2010-09-22T12:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/19/all-the-good-kitchen-sink-jokes-were-taken/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/randomwire.jpgrandomwireFor the record, this wire is directly under the disposal and RUNNING WATER.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchensink4.jpgkitchensink4Sink! Faucet! Swanky!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchensink3.jpgkitchensink3New sink, plumbing and all.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchensink2.jpgkitchensink2Big ol' hole.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kitchensink1.jpgkitchensink1Original sink. Standard stainless steel with 8" wells.2010-09-20T02:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/15/its-been-so-nice/2010-09-16T08:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/13/okay-things-got-creepy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hauntedkey.jpghauntedkeyYou will be visited by the Ghost of New Criticism Past, the Ghost of Modernism Present, and the Ghost of Illusionism Future. Bring coffee... they get pissy if you fall asleep when they are talking.2016-11-15T08:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/11/lets-not-get-creepy/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dexterlock.jpgdexterlockI did a little reading on the history of Dexter locks before writing this post. It was exciting as it sounds.2011-01-11T15:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/07/squirrel-butt/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/squirrel.jpgsquirrelIn a crime against comedic documentation, the photo of the three squirrels hanging upside down, butts facing the camera, was shot through a screen and too blurry to use.2010-09-08T17:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/05/hey-honey/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/snakeskin21.jpgsnakeskin2No reason.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/snakeskin2.jpgsnakeskin2No reason.2010-09-09T15:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/03/1-laundry-room/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/joust-1.jpgjoust-1Hey look! I found my childhood.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry7.jpglaundry7I came in behind Elizabeth and painted the floor and platform.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry6.jpglaundry6Primer is applied with a spray gun.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry5.jpglaundry5Walls are mudded. Mudding hides joints, holes, and edges. A platform is added to rise the washer and dryer a couple of inches above the floor in case of flooding.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry4.jpglaundry4Sheetrock is hung. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry3.jpglaundry3Horizontal braces are inserted and sheetrock hung. p.s. sheet rock is freakin' heavy. You know, being made of rock and all.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry2.jpglaundry2Studs are placed to shape the 8' x 12' room.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laundry1.jpglaundry1Laundry room, before. Lair of Dickwolves.2010-09-06T15:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/09/01/we-are-home/2010-09-02T22:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/30/none-of-this-makes-sense/2010-09-02T14:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/27/note-to-self-check-tax-codes/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laundryframeup1.jpglaundryframeupWall frames and gaping door-hole. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laundryframeup.jpglaundryframeuphttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laundrybare.jpglaundrybareI am the Cryptkeeper. Welcome. Did you perchance bring some Tide with Bleach?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/competitivemopping.jpgcompetitivemoppingTwo years to London, boys. 2010-09-01T11:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/26/careful-thats-a-load-bearing-chessboard/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/winecellarafter.jpgwinecellarafterThe wine cellar, after. I love when these "after" pictures are still terrifying..https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chessboard1.jpgchessboardI love how each individual square is disintegrating at different rates. Someone assembled this piece by piece.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chessboard.jpgchessboardI love how each individual square is disintegrating at different rates. Someone assembled this piece by piece.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chessboarddiagram1.jpgchessboarddiagramA user's handy guide to intrepid weight distribution.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chessboarddiagram.jpgchessboarddiagramA user's handy guide to intrepid weight distribution.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/winecellarbefore.jpgwinecellarbeforeFor the record, we're almost positive the concrete part of the ceiling is reinforced with rebar and won't give way. The wood understructure, however, could go at any second.2025-02-08T10:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/24/the-new-improved-labyrinth-sans-bowie/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toiletpipestape.jpgtoiletpipestapeJust... gah.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toiletpipes.jpgtoiletpipesHung at precisely 5'8" off of the floor and running throughout the basement and garage. I'm the only person who can walk around without slamming my head into a poop chute.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laby5.jpglaby5Floor has been painted. The new Labyrinth is ready for action. Or canned goods. Most likely canned goods.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laby4.jpglaby4Second coat of waterblock sealant, new shelves, and new supports.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laby3.jpglaby3New shelves, and some very sturdy 2x12 supports.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laby2.jpglaby2Sealant applied to left wall (borders the exterior), primer applied to the right (borders the interior)https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/laby1.jpglaby1First coat of sealant applied to left wall, painted around the supports.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/labybefore.jpglabybeforeThe Labyrinth as we found it. Totally fraught with peril.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2x4supportbottom.jpg2x4supportbottomI feel safe. Don't you feel safe? Click to resize and to better appreciate your safety!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/labyshelfbefore.jpglabyshelfbeforeThe shelving system, before. 2010-08-26T11:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/22/shady-dealings/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolpainttrunk.jpgpoolpainttrunkThe cans wouldn't pass a botulism test but if we planned to eat paint, we'd have much bigger problems.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bathroomtubfaucet.jpgbathroomtubfaucetI'm always concerned that I will post a photo and an antiques collector will recognize it as a hidden treasure worth thousands to collectors, then camps out in our trash can.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bathroomstainedglass.jpgbathroomstainedglasshttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bathroomhowerstall.jpgbathroomhowerstallWe keep the shower open as the other side of the sliding door is a fixed full-length mirror situated directly in front of the toilet. You're forced to watch yourself poopin'. It's classy.2010-08-23T21:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/20/to-the-basement/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/marineenamel.jpgmarineenamelThere we go.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/holydammitchristmas.jpgholydammitchristmasHoly dammit Christmas!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/snakeskin.jpgsnakeskinThe only thing that bothers me about this is that the shed skin was about eight inches long and was from the tip of the tail.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/basementfireplace.jpgbasementfireplaceCoal-burning fireplace. The house has three different fireplaces and each burns a different type of fuel. We will inevitably discover a cache of survivalist supplies.2010-08-20T20:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/18/shriveled-wrecks-of-flesh/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/boxotile1.jpgboxotileBox full o' freshly-cleaned antique Japanese pool tiles. This is actually pretty cool.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/boxotile.jpgboxotileBox full o' antique Japanese pool tile. Hot diggety.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/polywogs.jpgpolywogsWHY ARE YOU HERE? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? WE SPENT DAYS CATCHING YOU! I KNOW WHAT EATS YOU! I'LL BUY A FISH -- I MEAN IT! 2010-08-21T02:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/06/18/thehouse/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/flybynightcover2.jpgflybynightcoverWe think this is pretty neat, really.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/flybynightcover1.jpgflybynightcoverhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/flybynightcover.jpgflybynightcover2010-08-16T22:19:21+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/16/1-office-brooke/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficebluefinal.jpgbrookeofficebluefinalAnd, with the addition of Costco's finest cheap-a** carpet, the room is finished.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficebluerolled.jpgbrookeofficebluerolledFinal coat of paint has been applied with a roller.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficebluetrimmed.jpgbrookeofficebluetrimmedCeiling has been ... repaired? No, bad choice of words. Ignored. Yes! Ignored. Trimwork is finished.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficeblueprep.jpgbrookeofficeblueprepFirst coat of paint applied with brush pad, and ceiling has been trimmed and rolled. Photo was taken is mere moments before the ceiling started to crumble into paste-dust.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficeyellow.jpgbrookeofficeyellowBrooke's office, before.2010-08-23T16:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/15/back-in-my-day-gnomes-used-to-push-electricity-uphill-both-ways/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficebluecloset.jpgbrookeofficeblueclosetSame view after painting and trimwork. This section has been rolled, and the floors scrubbed all the way to Delaware and back.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookeofficeyellowcloset1.jpgbrookeofficeyellowclosetMy office, with yellow walls and blue closet.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/brookesofficeyellowside.jpgbrookesofficeyellowsideAdding blue paint with a brush pad. Note the old track lighting and precarious ceiling fan.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lightsconce.jpglightsconceTrack lighting, before and after bracket.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dirtyrag.jpgdirtyragA full bucket later...2010-08-17T03:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/14/and-tired/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mainroomgreen.jpgmainroomgreenMain room, after.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mainroomyellow.jpgmainroomyellowMain room, before.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ceilingspackle4.jpgceilingspackle4After repairs. Crap, I can still see the color difference.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ceilingspackle3.jpgceilingspackle3Before repairs.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ceilingspackle2.jpgceilingspackle2Same location, after spackle and before paint.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ceilingspackle1.jpgceilingspackle1Definitely latex ceiling paint over oil-based paint. A GOOD DECISION ALL THE WAY AROUND.2010-08-14T03:12:52+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/11/aw-come-on/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ceilingholes.jpgceilingholesPrimer (-noun): a first coat or layer of paint, size, etc., given to any surface as a base, sealer, or the like to keep bulls%^t like this from happening.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolpainted1.jpgpoolpaintedThe pool deck, with paint.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolpainted.jpgpoolpainted2010-08-17T19:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/08/adventures-in-the-fetid-hellswamp/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fetidswamphole.jpgfetidswampholeWhat's rediculous is that this is the "After" photo.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hellmouth1.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAWell here's yer problem, lady! You've got hellmouths.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hellmouth.jpgDIGITAL CAMERAhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tilepattern.jpgtilepatternCloseup of the pool tiles, after cleaning. 2010-08-13T19:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/06/slowly-but-surely/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolstairsfull.jpgpoolstairsfullSome days these projects don't seem too awful.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolstairs.jpgpoolstairsBefore.2010-08-06T18:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/08/04/a-for-effort-but-no-prize/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poolhazbucket.jpgpoolhazbucketU haz a bucket? DO NOT WANT!!!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/poollong.jpgpoollongPeople keep asking us if we're planning to fill the pool in and build a deck over it. We don't know why.2010-08-06T18:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/29/a-this-is-the-worst-one-ive-ever-seen/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/poolwall21.jpgpoolwall2Yes, we do cry ourselves to sleep. Why do you ask?https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/poolwall2.jpgpoolwall2One day, this will actually add value to our home.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/poolwall1.jpgpoolwall1Fire, and lots of it!2010-07-29T03:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/26/the-vomiting-fountain/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/vomitingfountain2.jpgvomitingfountain2The Vomiting Fountain, in flagrante torrenthttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/vomitingfountain1.jpgvomitingfountain1The fountain, lost in ivy.2010-08-03T16:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/23/a-few-status-shots/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/winecellar.jpgwinecellarNothing pairs with a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon better than toilet runoffhttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brookestudycloset.jpgbrookestudyclosetPractically a portal through time.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brookesstudy1.jpgbrookesstudyBrooke's office, with Rottweiler.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brookesstudy.jpgbrookesstudyMy study, with Rottweiler2010-07-23T03:34:26+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/20/the-labyrinth/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/catacombs2.jpgcatacombs2There's a minotaur around here somewhere.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/catacombs11.jpgcatacombs1The entrace to the Labyrinth, complete with paint cans from the previous owners. Thanks.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/catacombs1.jpgcatacombs1https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/porchwithswing.jpgporchwithswingSurrounded by Japanese maple, and overlooking the site of the future water garden (aka: the Hawk Buffet)2010-07-23T03:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/17/kludge-wrangling-part-ii/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/latexoveroil.jpglatexoveroilLatex paint over oil is a bad idea. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spackledholes3.jpgspackledholes3Spackled holes before paint, and after paint (with more spackle). Also? Spackle.2010-07-17T18:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/15/here-there-be-kludge/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spackledholes2.jpgspackledholes2Strata!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spackledholes1.jpgspackledholesBut the screwdriver is all the way downstairs!https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spackledholes.jpgspackledholes2010-08-12T02:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/13/pile-of-bricks/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pileofbricks.jpgpileofbricksLike most modern art installments, the title of "F#^k It, We'll Get To It Later" might reflect on its creators state of mind upon completion.2010-07-13T17:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/12/1-master-bedroom/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroomwallpaper.jpgredroomwallpaperMeow.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroom5.jpgredroom5Done! New paint, new carpet. Dig that light rust-brown carpet that looks pink thanks to an overcast day and a yellow light source, yo.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroom4.jpgredroom4Some trim has been painted, and the second coat has been applied with a roller. Dig that pink carpet, you hip cats you.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroom3.jpgredroom3Ceiling has been painted and new light fixture installed. Base coat of paint applied with a pad.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroom2.jpgredroom2Light coating of primer applied with a brush pad.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/redroom1.jpgredroom1The Murder Room, before.2010-08-06T02:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/08/drill-baby-drill/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brownjackhammer.jpgbrownjackhammerBrown brings honor to the good name of the International Order of Gorillas 2010-07-08T20:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/07/02/pool-update-day-8/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/newhousepoolday8.jpgnewhousepoolday8Aspirin has become my dearest love2010-07-02T20:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/06/30/brick-you-is-now-the-worst-insult-in-the-world/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/brokeasspooldetail.jpgbrokeasspooldetailDetail of brick decking over concrete patio, with polywogshttps://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/brokeasspool.jpgbrokeasspoolThe broke-ass pool, with jackhammer2010-06-30T23:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/06/29/redroom-redroom/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/redroomredroom.jpgredroomredroomMurder Room before and after light priming. https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/redroomslip.jpgredroomslipCloseup of the Murder Room, with light sanding2010-06-29T21:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.com/2010/06/25/the-house-redux/https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/stainedglassfull.jpgstainedglassfullStained glass window in main bath.https://flyingbynight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/stainedglasslantern.jpgstainedglasslanternOne of many stained glass lanterns which serve as the exterior lighting system.2010-08-20T09:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://flyingbynight.comdaily1.02025-02-22T21:06:47+00:00