The Hamilton Minute Archives
Friday, December 21, 2018
Ever since my first Christmas we have had a tree that reached the ceiling. Sometimes it has been a skinny tree, sometimes it’s a massive tree – but there have always been two basic requirements:
1. It must reach the ceiling (12 feet), and;
2. It must be a balsam.
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Friday, December 14, 2018
Every day carry (EDC) is a phrase that can mean something different to everyone. All of us leave home with a specific set of items. I bet your keys, phone and wallet top your list. I even have a ritual that I follow before I step out the door. Sounding like a chant, I say “Keys, Wall...
Sunday, December 2, 2018Last month I shared why we love our trees. This month I am sharing some of the less positive aspects of living under a dense tree canopy. Here is my annual calendar of frustration with our trees:
Spring
All plants (except mosses and ferns) produce flowers, and that includes oak tre...
Thursday, November 15, 2018
2018 has been an exciting year at Hamilton Consulting Engineers, Inc., and for our clients. We have been able to deliver multiple fast-track designs in which the planning and design has been completed in one step allowing multi-million-dollar projects to be completed within 1 to 1&fr...
Thursday, November 1, 2018
In the fall of 2015 we had just started major work at the house, and it was obvious by the number of people working and the dumpsters moving in and out. “You must be excited moving into your childhood home,” a friend and soon to be neighbor commented to me after a business lunche...