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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Salvaging Doors From The Basement

November 16, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Two weeks ago we dug into our door salvage stack to find a door for the orange bedroom closet, along with some other soon-to-be-used doors. The future closet door is […]

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Rad Times

November 29, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Before the drywall went up we had to prepare the pex water supply & return pipes and valves for the wall mounted radiator: Getting the pieces ready: It’s not elegant […]

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Out with the Semi Old!

November 12, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

It was finally time to rip out the old replacement vinyl window (and the rioted wood which was attached to it! There unfortunately was not much left of the original […]

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Officially November: Garden Check In

November 5, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

It’s November already(?!), and despite the fact the air’s getting chilly, with a high of just 52 today, we’re still hanging onto Fall in the garden. The trees are starting […]

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November Garden Update

November 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The weather this weekend was amazing: open windows and coat-free. But soon enough it will be cold & snowy… So this afternoon I “winterized” the garden, swept and bagged the […]

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New Addition

November 20, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Clue: All wrapped up, imported from the Poconos: It’s a new (to us) vintage / antique / heirloom handwoven rug purchased long ago by Rob’s grandmother: We didn’t measure it […]

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