davidd’s A DOLL A DAY 2021

[davidd]

Oooo, yay!  I want to see the beach hut!  What happened to the first one...?

Although people might debate enthusiastic vs. nuts, as I was out in the dark this evening cleaning frozen stuff out of them before they freeze solid, since it was a little warm (9 degrees, rain). 

The original beach hut was too large and cumbersome to take with me when I moved from Hawaii to the mainland. It pained me to discard it. However, if I revisit the project there are several small but significant improvements I will make to the design. I will need to find some supplies in addition to palm fronds, but palm fronds were one of the major supply hurdles.

I can't believe it's been over ten and a half years since I started the original Pinky Beach House project:

27 March 2011

That makes me want to cry. Where did all those years go?

As for "enthusiastic vs nuts" – after dark, barely above freezing temps, in the rain: I can tell you which side I'd take in that debate!   (I type this with a straight face after having been picking dry, dead palm fronds out of the "green waste" piles left on the street in the neighborhood.)

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3 December – A Doll A Day 2021:

3 December - "Son of a biii... scuit eater! You're freakin' kidding me, right?"

As a result of several errors in the original installation, Janie discovers that a "simple" tightening of the drain trap connections fails to stop a recurring leak, so an entire disassembly and re-installation of the drain line – necessitating a trip to the hardware store, of course – is required.