Month: August 2022
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Weeks of August 15 and 22
Read more…: Weeks of August 15 and 22I skipped a week because I was traveling for work. I was in San Francisco for a team meetup. We spent some time working at Automattic’s SF office, explored the city, ate some great food, visited bookstores, and hit a few tiki bars. Some highlights: Catching up with old friends in Walnut Creek Tea leaf…
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Week of August 8
Read more…: Week of August 8Charlie’s new skills, cooler weather, cooking outside, planting for autumn, aging kindly, reading suggestions, digital garden updates, and project ideas.
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Weeks of July 25 & August 1
Read more…: Weeks of July 25 & August 1I didn’t write a post last week, so I’m doing a double post this week. I had a 26 week streak, but I knew I’d miss one eventually. Trying out the newish Table of Contents block in this post! Charlie Charlie turned one this past week. It is incredible to think about how much he…
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Building a swing set with A-frame brackets
Read more…: Building a swing set with A-frame bracketsThis is part one. Part two is adding a climbing wall: https://cagrimmett.com/2024/03/07/adding-a-climbing-wall-to-an-a-frame-swing-set/ Part three is adding a slide platform: https://cagrimmett.com/2025/05/03/adding-a-slide-platform-to-an-a-frame-swing-set/ We just built my son a swing set using Eastern Jungle Gym’s A-frame brackets. When I started out, I couldn’t find a guide that laid out everything I needed to buy, how to put it…