By Artur Ciesielski | Challanges , Essay
When riding in the Phoenix Mountain, near my home, I tend to not event take a water bottle and not tools. I like to ride with minimal stuff. It’s no different when I go trail running. Of course, I can walk the few miles home if I have to, so the risk is small. On […]
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We, Joanna and I, decided to call the spaces by a flower, each of which does grown in our garden. Since this space is near a large lavender plant, it’s inspired by French rustic homes, lavender is often synonymous with France – this apartment is called the Lavender. And, it’s now done. It took 38 […]
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There have been some days where, at the end of the day, there is little to do. We have to wait for something to be done before proceeding: the counter top to arrive or the drywall patch to dry. So what you see is the place with lots of half finished things. The window in […]
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It’s been a busy week and things are moving along really nicely. I hope that continues, but it may or may not. There is always stuff that comes up: so far those things have been limited. I picked up the special order floor and it’s waiting in the bedroom. The windows should be here soon. […]
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It took about 2 and a half days to clear the place out. The built in cabinets were well made. Some of the wood will be repurposed for other projects and Joanna will use some of it for her art – specifically most of the doors. The biggest pain was removing some 450 square feet […]
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Here we go, another renovation. This time it’s unit 03 in a mid century modern building in Central Phoenix. This space is pretty much original to the 1955 build except for some mechanical items like plumbing and cosmetic plumbing like flooring. It’s pretty much all going away and what’s going to replace it is a […]
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I was hired for an Airbnb conversion consultation – this is the result. The condo is in a small 4 unit community on a lush green yard in a fairly popular and in-demand neighborhood that’s close to the airport, two major downtown location and with many restaurants near by. It fits the profile of a […]
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Day two of racking up the miles, but day three since it started. Of course Christmas Day was busy. Upon leaving I just decided on a whim to follow the Sonoran Bikeway south, then I decided just to go all the way to South Mountain where it ends, so I did. Down 3rd Avenue to […]
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Christmas eve: it’s busy day and I woke up in a grumpy mood. Then a guest from the vacation rental called that her tub and toilet were no draining, so I had to wait for the plumber, yet I got about an hours ride in today. One of the hard things is deciding where to […]
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Day Two in the Davos area. We’re actually staying in a small village near Davos called Kloisters, it’s much more charming and beautiful then the more teutonic Davos. Unlike the cloudy and dreary yesterday, today started and ended off with some beautiful weather. Breakfast was good: I had three cappuccinos and a white coffee: they […]
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I got to Czestochowa just after noon. I left the norka at 7:30. It was not an easy ride, but it was fun. The sand got to me, but the cycling path in the first photo below was the fresh cream with wild sour cherry on top: just awesome. If the trails were mostly like […]
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It’s about 6pm. I’ve had 5 beers and 3 bottles of water, that is 4 liters of liquid, not one pee. It all evaporated or soaked into t0 my clothes. I left the house at 9:45, got to the starting point 10 kilometers later and set off at 10:30. Now some 100 kilometers later I’m […]
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