Anyone who follows the local news is likely aware of the drastic increase in property taxes, especially for lakefront parcels. The local press has followed the situation closely, including all the lawsuits and legislative initiatives to address the problem. Even papers such as The New York Times have addressed the problem. Growing up here, we [...]
Originally Posted April 2007 Today was one of those mornings we could sleep in. Which, as anyone with children knows, means past 6:30. Which, as we also know, means that because we can, we won’t be able to. Our son, who is slowly learning not to wake us up just because he is awake, could [...]
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCALE PRINTABLE IMAGE Originally Posted October 1997 I have had a lot of interest in the actual plans or blueprints I used to build a lean-to. A number of people have asked directly, and I can see from the search terms that led people to this page that a lot of [...]
Originally Posted April 2007 Building a lean-to shouldn’t take all that long. It took me over 5 years, if you count the planning stage. I felled the first of the cedar trees about 3 or 4 years ago. Then, working during those few hours per month when I was both freed from childcare duty and [...]
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