Broken Stuff

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It seems like the last couple weeks is about broken stuff. Angie was rear ended on her way to work. The car is broken. The refrigerator also decided to croak. Trying to catch up, gain back lost ground. We have a new car, very similar to the rudely smashed up car. I had it shipped from Texas. Also have a new a new fridge and backup freezer and fridge. Spring is very sprung. The pollen seems worse that usual this year. In Atlanta we complain about the traffic and the pollen, neither one is really as bad as we say.
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I am looking to work with a student architect on our property redesign. Some things are obvious, some are not. Since the house is basically a box sticking out of the ground it is like a white canvas. The old house dictated a lot of how we could proceed. This one is all open. The elements we are looking at incorporating are:

  • Two or three car garage, preferably connected
  • Large porch for valley view, roofed
  • Deck for sunrise and coffee
  • Outside brickoven, incinerator
  • Carport
  • Some kind of circular driveway
  • Optimized valley view
  • New bath down stairs
  • Fireplace
  • New septic system location
  • Ponds
  • Outdoor water cistern
  • Improved drainage
  • Barn attachment, equipment shed
  • Curb appeal
  • Larger window in computer room, bay window
  • Improved plumbing and heating
  • Barn electrification
  • New roof
  • New southern elevation
  • Veneer rear existing chimney, or remove

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