Category Archives: Miscellaneous

It Lives!

The tablet has been brought back to life (knock wood). After researching the problems that tablets have, and accessing the knowledge of some younger experts, I have brought back the Tablet. It appears to be working again. We scrubbed it … Continue reading

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Sky on Fire

The sky was on fire this morning when I got up. Check it out. Yeah. I know. Isn’t this the stuff of Facebook? You know. Here’s what I had for breakfast. Here is my dog sleeping. Here I am doing … Continue reading

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What we meant to do was…

What we meant to do was make a path through the snow for the oil delivery guy… so he can find the spout and not have to wade through knee-deep snow. So we ran the Augernaut up the side of … Continue reading

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Flapjacks

Since I no longer have to chase trains in the morning, I woke up and decided to make a batch of flapjacks for breakfast. What to cook them in? I went to the basement and I found this: I bought … Continue reading

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Don’tcha Just Love Mondays?

I used to ask that question of my exhausted co-commuters at 6:00 a.m. as we stood on an open, frozen platform headed back to another week, waiting for another late train. “Don’tcha just Love Mondays? Mondays are my favorite day! What … Continue reading

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Spring Cleaning

OK. Spring Cleaning is a stretch. But is was warm today, so I took advantage of the January thaw to clean out the birdhouse. First, I took it down and took the side off of it. I designed the birdhouse using brass screws so … Continue reading

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Trophy!

Look! This blog won a trophy! Well. OK. I made it up. But it will look nice on the desk anyway.

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Veggies

With the nights turning cold, and the danger of frost in the morning, we have harvested most of the last of the veggies from the garden. It is a motley crew fer sure. The carrots are a special, miniature type. … Continue reading

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FitzRoy

My Admiral FitzRoy storm glass has gone nuts. Look at this: After being mostly clear all Summer, those crystals have climbed all the way up. I have never seen the crystals so high in the glass. The drought is over! What? … Continue reading

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Spud

Someone found this spud in the potato bag, and then drew a face on it. Here is the other side And then, someone actually gave it a name, “Hairy Pete”. Do I need to mention that this did not end … Continue reading

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