Monthly Archives: January 2022

Point of Use Water Softener

We have used our SPT dishwasher now for about seven and a half years. I purchased it from a grad student at CSU to fit in the corner of our rustic kitchen. After a few years the inlet valve broke … Continue reading

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RV Suspension Upgrade

Just before Christmas we took the RV to the truck shop for our long awaited rear brake job and suspension upgrades. While in the shop there were also delays because when doing the brakes the differential needed service. Then we … Continue reading

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Another Trip

My son and his family live only 3 miles from us. We really enjoy being so close to our three grandchildren especially since our older two moved with their parents to Germany. They were the reason we moved to Colorado … Continue reading

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Planning for Green Roof

I have been interested in green roofs ever since a USGBC conference in Denver featured them. Our house has a nice flat and almost flat roof on the south side. I had an engineer study the photos and evaluate the … Continue reading

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Quick Trip

My sister told us that her son in law took a couple of extra flights and returned immediately to keep his flight status for another year. That made me realize that I also had just a few miles to reach … Continue reading

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December Travel

We travelled most of December and despite Covid enjoyed our time with family. Dave and I visited my sister in California for a week and really enjoyed being together. She has my mother’s dining room set that my brother lovingly … Continue reading

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