Spent much of the weekend reviewing and editing hundreds of construction specifications for our condo. Soon, we’ll be signing off the design.
Category: Home Living
Fresh Pasta
Stocked up on fresh pasta at the Mill City Farmers Market.
Condo Task Dependencies
Created a spreadsheet to communicate task dependencies to the developer of our condo. Our tasks to make selections are dependent on the developer completing their tasks. I was tempted to produce a Gantt chart.
Transforming Root Vegetables
Bought vegetables grown in Minneapolis by kids. Transformed some of the root vegetables into a scalloped bake without losing my fingers in the mandoline.
Building the Umami Inventory
It was time to build the umami inventory: made mirepoix and stock.
Hardly Leftovers
Prepared dinner with carefully curated ingredients: everything left over from Thanksgiving, except pumpkin pie, stuffing and cranberry. Tomorrow: farce galettes au compote de canneberges (stuffing patties with stewed cranberry for dipping).
Electrical Requirements
After I put together an electrical requirements document for our new condo I had to lie down.
A Manual for New Homeowners
This week we hand off our house to new owners. In recent days I have been putting together an online manual for the buyers to make it easier for them to settle in. The display of the manual adapts to the device being used. The following five screenshots show the manual formatted for smartphones. There…… Continue reading A Manual for New Homeowners
The Spiffy
Subjected our old Honda Civic to The Spiffy, one of the wash options on offer.
Sky Becoming Home
At the end of a loop we’ve cycled 100’s of times the door to the garage of our temporary home reflected open sky that will be our next home.