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Orchard Rumination
Apple Blossom (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Lately I’ve been reflecting on all the trees I wish I’d planted in the fall of 2006 and the spring of 2007. We’ve been adding new trees for a year now — a half...
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Rifle & Eggs
Rifle-ready aerating at Rosslyn (Image by virtualDavis, Fall, ’11) “Mornin’,” Wes said as he pulled the pantry door shut behind him and greeted Griffin with a scratch behind the ears. “Good morning,” I...
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Hail Storm & Apple Tree
An ancient and neglected apple tree. Actually some sort of crab apple tree with fruit the size of golf balls. Large golf balls that were tart but delicious. Griffin loved to scarf them up when they...
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Boat Lift Blues
There is a musty old adage among boaters: “A boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money.” And time, I hasten to add. It’s not only boats. It’s everything that has to do with boats. Boat...
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If You Lose Your Purpose, It’s Like You’re Broken
“If you lose your purpose, it’s like you’re broken.” ~ Hugo Everything has a purpose, even machines… They do what they are meant to do… Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me so sad, they...
View ArticleDeconstruction and Reuse is Child’s Play
Legos teach reuse at a young age. You build, take apart and rebuild using the same pieces. You wouldn’t throw away your Legos would you? So why throw away your home’s valuable materials?...
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Strapped for Strap Hinges
Gate Strap Hinges (Credit: Snug Cottage Hardware) Ashley Grant recommended Sarasota Architectural Salvage as a possible source for two pairs of “antique” early-to-mid 1800s style exterior gate strap...
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Demolition: Rosslyn Dedux
Rosslyn Demolition, autumn 2006 When it was built it was just right for the times. But it didn’t adapt… Rooms were shut off and fell out of use. Neglect left the paint chipped, with bare wood and brick...
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Rosslyn Featured on Emmet Carter Green Design
Rosslyn Wine Cellar (Credit: Nancie Battaglia) A major upgrade to the Emmet Carter website incorporating recent green design projects prominently features Rosslyn. I’ll excerpt a few descriptions and...
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Carriage Barn Renovation: Stall Walls + Floor
Carriage Barn Renovation: During the winter of 2013-4 we undertook the long overdue project of rebuilding the carriage barn floors, stalls, walls, etc. (Source: Geo Davis) We’ve been slowly working...
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Low Lake Levels + Crib Dock Reflections
Crib Dock more and more exposed in front of Rosslyn boathouse. (September 12, 2016) Whether you call it climate change, “nature’s sense of humor”, or something else, Lake Champlain’s water level is...
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Rosslyn Featured in Old House Journal
“Beguiled into Stewardship”, Old House Journal, June 2015 Issue (Page 1-2) Exactly three years ago on June 3, 2015, Old House Journal published an article about Rosslyn. Time for a flashback! Regina...
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Mighty Winds
Not-so-formidable fence bludgeoned by maple limb, but mostly intact. Early evening, maybe 6:00 pm or so the skies darkened prematurely. I mean, really darkened. And the wind whistled then whipped. I...
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