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Notes from Maine - 2024/07/21

We’ve had another busy week here. Seems like yesterday that I was writing about Earl’s fever and kitchen cabinets. Those two …

Ike Hamill 7/14/24 Ike Hamill 7/14/24

Notes from Maine - 2024/07/14

When I sat down and turned on my laptop, I was reminded of what I was working on yesterday. It’s a play for some friends. They didn’t …

Ike Hamill 7/7/24 Ike Hamill 7/7/24

Plumbing can be easy at times, but I’ve never found it enjoyable. My drain installation doesn’t look like any of the pictures I can find …

Ike Hamill 6/30/24 Ike Hamill 6/30/24

When I went away to school, my first roommate told me about the time that he took mushrooms. “You see a doorway,” he said…

Ike Hamill 6/23/24 Ike Hamill 6/23/24

I’ve been working on the attic all week. I need to finish all my repairs up there before the roofing people start, and I’m not …

Ike Hamill 6/16/24 Ike Hamill 6/16/24

The lawnmower is working again. Last year, Mom and I rebuilt the self-propelled mechanism and fixed up the rear baffle and shield…

Ike Hamill 6/9/24 Ike Hamill 6/9/24

Mom headed back home to Virginia. I think she had a good visit—I hope she had fun. We worked on the kitchen floor together, she got …

Ike Hamill 6/2/24 Ike Hamill 6/2/24

June 2, 2024

My sister gave me some horrible news a couple of days ago. “There’s a dead raccoon in front of the meditation place.” How far …

Ike Hamill 5/26/24 Ike Hamill 5/26/24

The weather is beautiful here. It already feels like summer outside. The lilacs are in full bloom and the first iris has already opened. If I …

Ike Hamill 5/19/24 Ike Hamill 5/19/24

A couple of days ago, I took a break from kitchen stuff and went to work on the roof of my brother’s new garage. I’m comfortable on …

Ike Hamill 5/12/24 Ike Hamill 5/12/24

Yesterday I dressed up a friend of mine. He was over with two other old friends and we were packing up stuff that has been …

Ike Hamill 5/5/24 Ike Hamill 5/5/24

I like tile floors, especially in wet locations. They’re pretty much worry free and fairly easy to clean. In Maine, the big downside is the …

Ike Hamill 4/28/24 Ike Hamill 4/28/24

In the kitchen, I’m about to put down the mesh for the heated floor. Before I can do that, I have to finalize the layout. It shouldn’t be …

Ike Hamill 4/21/24 Ike Hamill 4/21/24

My friend Finn (English Mastiff) passed away last weekend. I should say “our” friend—Finn was loved by many. He lived a long…

Ike Hamill 4/14/24 Ike Hamill 4/14/24

Finn (English Mastiff) is in the hospital. We woke a few days ago to find that he was unable to walk. The local vet sent us down to the …

Ike Hamill 4/7/24 Ike Hamill 4/7/24

The power is out. If I had to guess, it’s going to be out for several days. A weird spring snowstorm clobbered us with a wet, heavy …