Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Rain

Posted on June 12, 2011 by kimerer_brian

It has rained all weekend. The grill is closed for business. What happened to Summer? Oh well. The garden is loving it.

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Elephant

Posted on June 2, 2011 by kimerer_brian

A while back we were in the garden center of the Big Box store, and my son picked out an innocent looking bulb to plant. It turns out that the innocent looking bulb is an “Elephant Ear” plant. You can … Continue reading →

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Polywogs

Posted on May 29, 2011 by kimerer_brian

We recently noticed that the polywogs have hatched in the local creek. So we trudged down there today with some buckets and captured a few of them. It turns out that the old aquarium that we used to raise polywogs … Continue reading →

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Got Rocks?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by kimerer_brian

For those of you who have not yet heard my “Oh my achin’ back” lament, we dug up the front garden last weekend and put in some plants. The landscaper wanted an arm and a leg to do the job, … Continue reading →

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Skynet Fridge

Posted on May 21, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Our new refrigerator has a really nifty Control Center on the front of the freezer door. It is over the ice and water dispenser. This is the new, high tech way of controlling a refrigerator, not just a couple of … Continue reading →

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Horse

Posted on May 15, 2011 by kimerer_brian

It rained all day today. So I spent most of the day down in the basement in my shop. I built this saw horse: I bought the brackets for the saw horse about 30 years ago. Yeah, thirty years ago. … Continue reading →

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Backsplash

Posted on May 11, 2011 by kimerer_brian

The backsplash tiles behind the stove were installed today. Looks pretty good. Ignore all the little wedgie things sticking out. They are there temporarily to hold the tiles in place while the glue dries. They remind me of a dental … Continue reading →

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Downside of the Garage

Posted on May 9, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Having the garage is great, don’t get me wrong, and I am not complaining, but there is a downside as well. This stick… has been in the back seat of the Rav now for over a month… ever since we … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Blog

Posted on May 8, 2011 by kimerer_brian

Maybe it is a good weekend when there is nothing to blog about. Did some shopping. Hung out on the patio. Grilled on the new grill. It’s all good. Happy Mother’s Day to all…. especially to the Moms.

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T-Mobile

Posted on May 2, 2011 by kimerer_brian

I had an interesting conversation over the weekend. I have a T-Mobile prepaid cell phone that I use on occasion as a backup phone. I have to put minutes on it every 3 months or all of the stored minutes … Continue reading →

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