Saturday, February 22, 2020 I had been looking forward to today all week! I spent the past few evenings this week working hard building two doors for my cabin–one for the front, and one for the back. The two doors are pretty much identical: 3/4″ plywood, 24″ wide, 80″ tall,…
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Presidents Day Weekend, 2020 Day One: The weather promised to be crap Saturday and Sunday, but I didn’t care. I was eager to get started building my cabin! I packed all my tarps–and I have a LOT of tarps!–my tools, and everything I needed for spending the weekend working at…
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Friday, February 14, 2020 So I’ve decided to build a cabin tomorrow. I’m not sure how much of it I will get done. Although I have done some building in my time, I’m self taught and figure things out by trial and error. Lots of error. It’s one of the…
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Monday, February 10, 2020 My paid gig landed me a day at the state capital. Woohoo! Other than a quick drive by on a Sunday shortly after I’d moved to the area, I’ve never been there. Today gave me an opportunity to get up close and personal. To save myself…
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Sunday, February 9, 2020 Another rare sunny day this winter! I got home early Sunday afternoon after spending the weekend in Seattle and was just itching to get out. I needed Vitamin D and exercise! It would have been a perfect day to head out to River Song. But, according…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I headed out the maze of narrow, winding roads leading out of Cape Disappointment State Park, looking for the road back to the resort, and a sign caught my attention. I could visit the North Jetty? I tapped the brakes and quickly turned left onto Jetty…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I was pretty tired by the time I left North Head Lighthouse. I’d already gone on two hikes and spent an hour listening to a very disappointing sales pitch. I debated just heading back to my condo, but decided I couldn’t leave without at least driving…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I decided to continue heading south after leaving the Worldmark sales office early Saturday afternoon. There was still plenty of daylight left, and there were two lighthouses close by. I love lighthouses. My ex and I spend a whole week lighthouse hopping up and down the…
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 Today dawned bright and clear, the first sunny day since mid November. I debated running out to River Song, but I’ve been trying to cut down on driving since I saw last month’s gas card bill. Between the two trucks and the weekend runs out to…
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 I’d mentioned in Wednesday’s post that I am tired of paying $800 a year in Worldmark maintenance fees, as well an $85 per use housekeeping fee for every stay beyond one per year. I’ve become increasingly unhappy with the annual dues increase, and especially so after…
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