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Woytek Virtual House Tour Christmas 2020
I am so excited to present Jonathan and Jennifer Woytek’s Christmas 2020 Virtual House Tour. Jonathan finished this tonight especially for all of you, since we aren’t having visitors at our house this…
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Shout-Out to Sister E.
You know what it’s like to clean your house or mow your lawn and suddenly have a flash from your past, right? What it’s like to sit down, catch your breath, and think…
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A Modern “Writing” Desk
I have been fortunate to work for an employer who allows me to take one day per week to work from home. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, I used to take Friday as my…
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A New Medicine Chest
I have to admit that our first-floor powder room has bothered me since I bought our house (before there even was a “we”). It felt… oddly placed, off of the kitchen, behind a…
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How to Make Accidental English Muffins
I have the awesome benefit of being able to work from home on some days. Yesterday (Friday) was one of those days. Fridays work particularly well, as I’m often able to make some…
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The Value of Good Layout Tools
I started making things out of wood around the time I moved into my first place, a house I was renting on the back side of Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood. My parents gave…
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Snow Day
As we in western Pennsylvania move from the season we know as “Fake Spring” to the one known as “Mud,” the precursor to the four-day period known as “Real Spring,” we’re having what…
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“Removing Myself from the Narrative”
I just changed my Primary Care Physician (PCP). I have nothing against my former PCP. I only switched because the prior PCP’s office location made it really inconvenient for me to take off…
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A New Home for Some Family Ornaments
A number of years ago (I just asked Jenny, and we were married already, possibly our first married Christmas, but I really don’t know), my Mom was in Sam’s Club buying her usual…
