27 stories above oakland ca. #beautifuloaklandcalifornia

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#beautifulberkeley

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The iconic trans America building stand by as a giant patina copper heat lurks over my right shoulder.

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46 stories above pretty city. It wasn’t that long ago that I feared this.

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International daughters day, a belated celebration. O’Melays love sushi.

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Awkward is future. Time counts seasons with sharp grit. Impressions of self.

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First complicated tile cut around sink

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Flat tire in SF at rush hour. Not really any fun being had here.

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Good morning Berkeley. Walking to school in this beautiful city.

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Georgiana school picnic

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Berkeley high. Yes I cried

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The new school

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Monkey bars at Romneya‘s new school

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The shower seat. Three little flowers 🌺 to sit on. It took me all day to do this seat. Lots of prep work and planning. Tile saw was necessary.

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This bowl was full of pico de Gallo less than an hour ago.

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Floor tile is done. Now on to the walls. Subway tile is so much easier to lay.

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Happy 17th birthday my lovely boy. You embody potential. You are brilliant, funny and deeply loving. My kind young man I love you with every cell of my body.

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I didn’t know that they made chocolate it’s-it ice cream sandwiches. Made right here in the Bay Area. Georgiana loved it.

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Vengelis blade runner score

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Serious progress today. Thwarted by running out of tile. I knew this yesterday but could do nothing about it. Earliest I can get more tile is Tuesday. 😯

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90 days of sobriety.

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I’m afraid of a kiss Like the kiss of a bee. I suffer like this And wake endlessly. I’m afraid of a kiss!

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Just a little repair, thanks Georgiana for the heart.

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Kitten in box

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First time helping

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Romneya 11th birthday celebration. My heart lives outside my body and it lives in this human. Every pain he feels I feel more deeply than I can possibly feel for myself. Every joy he experiences brings me greater elation than I can achieve. So when you see him suffer or be happy know that he in not alone. All my love my beautiful son. You are my heart.

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Primer coat of redguard waterproofing membrane

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26 stories above the macArthur BART station

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Cozied in with my girl. Three bedtime stories later and still awake.

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Cement board blue sheet rock done. A little thin set and mesh and I’m ready for the waterproofing paintable membrane (I’m using redguard). Anatoly asked why I am going overboard on waterproofing. I told him most bathrooms are designed to last 30 years. I am making a 100+ year install. His children shouldn’t have to mess with this install.

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Covered

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Mirror attachments

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I’m vulnerable Darkness knocks and I answer Aching solitude Practice for the haiku project

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My every dream lives in this beautiful soul next to me

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Lighted steel aloft Baking sunlight blinds my eyes Dust floats shimmering

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Denna checking out the new radiant heated shower bench.

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All of the insulation in the bathroom is rigid foam insulation glued together and sealed in with great stuff foam insulation

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Hermetically sealed it’s like a thermos in here

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Anatoly did this section of insulation

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Shower is coming along

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Sheet rock starts tomorrow

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I did all the wiring that will be covered by sheet rock.

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Quite late this year

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Purrmaid office

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The cement board and shower pan are in.

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The yard is so trying to be beautiful even with the neglect.

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