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Construction Update

I stopped by the house this morning to see how the work was going. I haven’t been by in a while because of hurricanes and things. They’ve made a lot of progress. The footings...

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Milton

As I said at the end of my last post, I’ve headed down to Florida to see my folks. Hurricane Helene had just gone through. They were fine because their house is relatively high....

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Demo

The builders have been pretty busy this week. Our kitchen now looks like this: But the really exciting part is this: That’s where the furnace used to be. It’s nice to see that gone....

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It’s Started!

We’re having a bunch of work done on our house. The biggest piece is replacing this beast: That’s a 40 year old Weil-McLain oil furnace. It has definitely been showing its age lately, and...

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Microcar 2024

Last weekend was our yearly favorite – Microcar Classic. It started out a little damp: But it dried out pretty quickly and was sunny for the rest of the weekend. We saw a bunch...

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2.150 & 2.70

This week MIT threw a birthday party for their mechanical engineering department (aka Course 2). It’s 150 years old this year. We stopped by and went on tours of several of the labs. 150...

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Wilbraham Hill Climb

Today we went to a hill climb in Wilbraham. That’s a small town near Springfield MA. In the early 20th century, that area was a hotbed of automobile manufacturers like the Duryea brothers. In...

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Spring

We were in DC about 4 weeks ago. That was just in time for the cherry blossoms. Now we’ve caught up here in Boston. This is what our nectarine looks like now: We won’t...

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Fells

This afternoon we went for a hike in the Middlesex Fells. It was a beautiful spring day. The reservoir was sparkling. We saw a number of deer. There were several large vernal pools. Most...

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Patriot’s Day

It was a beautiful day for a parade this year. You can find our pictures on flickr. We spent the morning getting the garden ready. Next year is going to be a big deal.