My First LEGO Set – Final Assembly
As I began working with the two “3” bags, I was amazed at how the car was taking shape from mostly square or rectangular pieces. At times, I could not … Continue Reading My First LEGO Set – Final Assembly
My First LEGO Set – Getting Started
I did something last fall that I have never done before—I bought my first LEGO set. Of course, I have bought a multitude of LEGO sets over my adult life, … Continue Reading My First LEGO Set – Getting Started
Sopwith Camel – Unforeseen Challenges
Continued from: Sopwith Camel – Spanning the Frames In my last update of the building of this balsa wood model airplane, I had just attached the tissue to the frames … Continue Reading Sopwith Camel – Unforeseen Challenges
Travel 2022 – Inbound
During the third quarter, I traveled nowhere until the very last day of September when my wife and I traveled to Dallas for our niece’s wedding. This wedding had been … Continue Reading Travel 2022 – Inbound
Travel 2022 – Outbound
The way my year began in 2022 with lingering COVID spikes impacting our travel, I was not sure if I would be doing much traveling as I did not go … Continue Reading Travel 2022 – Outbound
Miniature Backyard Fun
Last fall on one of the days when my in-town granddaughter was off from school, I was at their house watching her while her mom and dad worked. When she … Continue Reading Miniature Backyard Fun
Ten Years!
This week marks ten years since I began blogging with my first post having been published on February 9th, 2013. Never in my wildest dreams did I envision I would … Continue Reading Ten Years!
Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 5
I just love David McCullough’s writing and I have read almost every one of his books. For Truman, he won the Pulitzer Prize so I knew it too would be … Continue Reading Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 5
Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 4
If you read my favorite food blog from several years ago, you know that my all-time favorite food is the hamburger. So, when I came across this daily special on … Continue Reading Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 4
Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 3
This book, The Widower’s Wife by Cate Holahan, was for me a most unexpected great read. It popped up on my BookBub list one day and two things caught my … Continue Reading Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 3
Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 2
I would imagine that most everyone is familiar with the tragic story of Anne Frank and her famous diary written during WWII while in hiding with her family in Amsterdam … Continue Reading Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 2
Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 1
Happy New Year! Now celebrating its 10th annual edition, I thought I would begin the New Year by posting around New Year’s Day my favorite books that I read from … Continue Reading Best Books of 2022 – Chapter 1
A 130-Year-Old Christmas Tradition
Merry Christmas! It is not often that Christmas falls on a Sunday, the day I normally publish my weekly posts, so I wanted to take advantage of it this year … Continue Reading A 130-Year-Old Christmas Tradition
Sopwith Camel – Spanning the Frames
Continued from: Sopwith Camel – Building the Frames I recalled from my model airplane building years ago that covering the frames with silkspan (essentially tissue paper) was another fun step. … Continue Reading Sopwith Camel – Spanning the Frames
A Small Glimpse of Seattle
The week before Thanksgiving, my wife and I flew out to Seattle to visit our daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons. Due to other obligations on my part, we ended up … Continue Reading A Small Glimpse of Seattle
Dad’s Sermons Update
It has been over a year since I last wrote about my dad’s sermons. In case you have not read my previous posts, it was in the fall of 2016 … Continue Reading Dad’s Sermons Update
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