October 2008

Energized

October 24, 2008
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With all the doom and gloom hanging over our heads on the state of the economy, we’re looking for more ways to save,— but sometimes that means spending a little money first. We had the folks from Informed Energy Decisions over a couple weeks ago to perform an energy audit/condition survey of our bungalow. We [...]

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Tuna Box

October 9, 2008
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When do you ever see a box, made out of solid wood, which was used to ship goods overseas, such as 48 7-oz. cans of tuna? We found this a little while back in our basement. Angola, sometimes known as Portuguese West Africa, was under Portuguese rule until 1975. They gained independence after a 15-year [...]

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Stained Glass Door

October 9, 2008
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A little more about our stained glass basement, yes basement, door from the previous post. As I said earlier, we brought this door with us from the previous house, however it wasn’t original to the house; it came from Pete’s family cottage, located just over the Wisconsin border. Pete’s grandfather built one of the first [...]

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