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The Project, Part 6: So Much Progress!
Click HERE for the Wednesday Writing Circle starting October 9th. Since the last report, we’ve made so much progress! After The Builders finished laying the firebrick, Tim and I...
Come Write With Me!
New 4-Week Writing Circle Starts October 9 Come join me in a remote Writing Circle on four Wednesdays in October from 5-7 pm (Vermont Time). The Wednesday Writing Circle will...
The Project, Part 5: Progress!
Building the Arch The Builders (aka Tim and Andy), laid firebrick over the foam barrel form on the weekend. It was a two-man job. Not being a man, I attended to the garden on...
The Project, Part 4: A Weekend Off
We had a two-week respite from pouring cement, laying bricks, and otherwise working on the oven last weekend. Instead, we performed our day jobs: Tim saw patients, I met...
The Project, Part 3: My Growing Glossary of Masonry Terms
As promised last week, here's my growing glossary of masonry terms. Learning new words while laying bricks makes hard labor interesting. Mortar Board (noun) I have a BA, MA,...
The Project, Part Two: Learning to Lay Bricks
Bricks in a rowlock pattern, outlining the future oven. I’m learning to lay bricks as part of this summer’s Big Project: building an outdoor, masonry bake oven. Slow Going We...