Spring Cleaning

On Tuesday, at precisely 3:00 p.m., the kitchen faucet began to drip, then trickle, then pour. After more than two weeks of freezing, our water line thawed.

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Slow Decompression

I returned to the homestead five days ago, but the “decompression period” in which I re-emerse myself in the homestead has taken longer than it has in the past (see Decompression).

This is largely because circumstances have required me to visit town far more frequently than usual.

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