Lepolt.com » house http://www.lepolt.com/blog Random stuff from my head to your computer Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Of Cameras, Peppers, and Tomatoes http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/08/14/of-cameras-peppers-and-tomatos/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/08/14/of-cameras-peppers-and-tomatos/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:24:10 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=341 So last post I spent 1200 words being angry at Nikon and the lack of communication between Nikon and me and Nikon and other departments within Nikon. Today I present you with this photo:

There was a box shipped via UPS next day air on my porch Thursday evening. It would appear that Vinnie somehow pulled it off and got my camera back to me in time for the tennis tournament this weekend. Good news for me!

And, just for fun, here are some good lookin’ veggies!


(don’t let the small red one fool you…)

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http://picasaweb.google.com/lepolt/SignsOfLife

Peppers

Jalapeño Peppers

You may notice that there are more plants in pots instead of the ground…well, we weren’t having a whole lot of luck with the actual garden, so Abi salvaged what she could and threw some into pots, which are doing fantastic. I keep telling people that Abi and I are pot farmers…but Abi always corrects me and says we’re “container gardeners.” I’ll let you decide.

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$.65 at the store. Only $104.35 to go until we break even!

Also, we have a friend in one of our pots:

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  • Projects always take twice as long as you think they will
  • Painting sucks, but the finished product is awesome
  • If I build it, it’s going to be sturdy enough for me to climb on
  • The bigger the fire, the better (applies to indoor and out)
  • “Home improvement project” should include a dollar sign in there somewhere (or two or three or four…)
  • The bigger the house the more time it takes to clean

    • Enjoy some new photos:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/lepolt

    ]]>     http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/20/new-house-month-10-more-of-what-weve-learned/feed/ 1     Garden Challenge ‘09 http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/11/garden-challenge-09/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/11/garden-challenge-09/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 16:58:21 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=313 Last July when Abi and I moved into our house, the previous owners had raised a little garden that we decided to take care of for the rest of the season. It produced a fair amount of decent vegetables, which we ate and froze. The previous owners had planted a strange breed of tomatoes and onions, neither of which were our favorite, so this spring we decided to start from scratch and plant everything ourselves.

    A couple months ago Abi and I went out to buy some various garden items like seeds and an indoor planter to get things going. This past weekend we moved everything from inside to out, and also planted additional seeds and plants to finish things off. In a few weeks/months time, we will [hopefully] have:

    • Tomatoes (2 types)
    • Onions
    • Bell Peppers (2 types)
    • Bella Hot Peppers
    • Jalepeno Peppers
    • Cayenne Peppers
    • Blackberries
    • Raspberries
    • Strawberries
    • Watermelon

    Planting this stuff was not cheap…which leads me to explain the title of this post: Will we recoup the cost of planting all this stuff in fruits/vegetables produced by the garden? As an experiment, we are going to weigh everything as it is picked and calculate a dollar amount of that “harvest” based on the current rate at a local grocery store. We’ll keep a running total throughout the summer, and hopefully come out ahead at the end!

    Our initial cost was approximately $80. Stay tuned for updates!

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    Thanks to CD, Evan, and Abi for help splitting/stacking wood.

    Abi and I were responsible for painting and getting all the winter off the driveway.

    ]]>     http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/02/16/lumberjack-painter-and-snow-ice-remover-extraordinaire/feed/ 2     New House, Week 2: Emptying Boxes http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/07/31/new-house-week-2-emptying-boxes/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/07/31/new-house-week-2-emptying-boxes/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:01:25 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=73 Week two of the new house was full of much less surprises and excitement than last week…no water on the ceiling, no leaky pipes, and the [long] grass was made shorter. This week we unpacked a whole ton of boxes and tried to find a home for everything in the new place. As of Thursday evening I would say we are about 75% unpacked, although we’re more like 25% moved in. It’s obvious which rooms have taken more neglect than others based on remaining clutter. The office has by far seen the worse of it; there are cables and cords and stuff that should be in/on my desk everywhere. I think this room will be the big one to tackle next week.

    Meanwhile we finally were able to get Time Warner out here to install Internet and cable to the house. It was a debacle at first since none of the previous owners ever had TWC, but after talking to five different people on three different days we finally got it straightened out. What a treat, right? Sorry Kevin, I’ll leave DirecTV for you to explore…

    I’ve taken bunches of photos of packing up the apartment and moving into the house that I would like to post eventually, but cleaning this place up has been the top priority for Abi and me since we moved it. Baby steps, my friends, baby steps. And no, not from real babies! Leave me alone!

    I made one final trip to our apartment today for a little last-minute-end-of-lease vacuuming. Afterword I dropped off our keys to the office, flipped the place the bird and left. The bird thing might be an exaggeration, but I did shout “peace” as I walked out for the last time. It was a bittersweet moment, but rest assured we are on to bigger and better things! I wish I had my camera there for a couple photos of the empty place, but oh well. That’s it. No more 6750 Towering Ridge Way Apt. 198!

    To sum this up I can say that Abi and I are incredibly thrilled to own a house! It’s truly amazing, and we love it! Stay tuned for the party!

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    What we’ve learned so far:

    • ALWAYS remember to put the bonnet nut back in place before turning the water on
    • There really is enough water pressure coming out of the pipes on the 2nd floor to hit the ceiling
    • Spraying cold water on a hot light bulb will make it explode
    • So far none of my tools have been more important than a wrench
    • If you have old parts, it’s best to replace them IMMEDIATELY instead of trying to figure out if they’re really the cause of the problem…because they are
    • A simple fix is probably the best fix

    The last item is probably the most valuable at this point. That being said, however, I would not have learned about most of the other items on this short list had I just taken the “simple fix” path. Sometimes screwing something up yourself is the best way to learn. I’ll agree with that so long as the end result isn’t a catastrophe!

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