July 31, 2006
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Back in the Saddle
Sorry for the continued hiatus: we have been travelling the west coast from San Francisco to Bremerton to Edmonds, Federal Way, Onalaska and Longview, various Oregonian distractions, and a quick stop in Tahoe before finally returning to our little apartment in Los Angeles.
Construction update: things are coming along all right. Plumbing and electrical plod along apace. We will finish our very complicated window order soon, and all 35 windows for both structures will arrive four to six weeks after that... which means we must have our unusual window flashing and sealing all done by then, so we can pop them all into place. Sounds easy...
Relationships update: Nathaniel has broken the ice for us with the neighborhood kids, and we now have LOTS of new friends on this block. I am getting to know the other adults in our apartment building, the one next to us, and the one across the street.
a question: Why are all post-Spanish-Mission residential structures in California built without any sensible insulation from solar heat gain, and mostly without any concern for passive ventilation-- i.e. "so we can catch a breeze in here and not broil to death"?
