My first 40th birthday

When we first bought the Tall House two years ago, I had naively chosen my 40Th birthday as the date for the renovations to be finished. The party would be HUGE and we would invite all our friends! In my rookie-house-renovator mind two years was ample time to redo a house top to bottom, inside and out. But I hadn't factored in the time constraints...

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All systems go!

The mighty backhoeThe completed framing for the future patio doorsThe ever essential coat closet.PF on his coffee break. Coffee by Manu.The Tall House is a veritable hive of activity today. Plumbers plumbing, Electricians de-wiring, PF and Louis erecting walls, not to mention a big honking backhoe tearing up the place. The backhoe was brought...

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