How Much Room Do We Need?
Recently, my wife has brought up the “D” word—not the one you might be thinking of but another—Downsizing. Over our nearly 45 years of marriage, my wife and I have … Continue Reading How Much Room Do We Need?
Doll House Furnishings – Phase 2
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 1 With these chairs completed, I could then return to my initial goal of furnishing the bathroom. My sister had tried without success … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 2
Backyard Update
Last year, I wrote about a needed update we made to our backyard due to severe weather conditions we had experienced in the Memphis area. This row of arborvitae along … Continue Reading Backyard Update
Doll House Furnishings – Phase 1
In my final post about building a doll house for myself, I left you with the image above of a mostly empty house with just this chair. As soon as … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 1
Family Meetings
I really must credit my wife with coming up with some unique ideas for our family over the years. With me working fulltime when our kids were young and my … Continue Reading Family Meetings
Miniature Bookshelf Room – Finishing Up
Continued from: Miniature Bookshelf Room – Getting Started As I was waiting for different glued parts of the chair to dry, I worked ahead on some other room additions which … Continue Reading Miniature Bookshelf Room – Finishing Up
Miniature Bookshelf Room – Getting Started
Last year for Christmas, my daughter and son-in-law gave me something new for Christmas. In years past, they have often given me books and occasionally puzzles which I have thoroughly … Continue Reading Miniature Bookshelf Room – Getting Started
Winter Puzzling – 2024
Winter is essentially over (thankfully) which means it is time to bring you my annual winter puzzling story. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I typically … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling – 2024
Model Engine
Many years ago, as a pre-teen when I was at the peak of my model building age, I built a working 1/4-scale V-8 engine. At that point, I was very … Continue Reading Model Engine
25th Anniversary of Mom’s Death
I don’t typically mark the anniversary of the death of one of my loved ones but rather chose to remember them on their birthdays. But this year seemed a more … Continue Reading 25th Anniversary of Mom’s Death
LEGO Boutique Hotel
If you read my 2023 post about my LEGO Jazz Club, then you already know what a blast I had building it and that even before I finished it, I … Continue Reading LEGO Boutique Hotel
Art Studio
When we purchased our four-bedroom home in July 1999, we still had three children living at home. But just a month later, our oldest son went off to college and … Continue Reading Art Studio
Doll House for Me – Phase 4
Continued from: Doll House for Me – Phase 3 With a proper Craftsman Style door newly installed, I could now continue with the instruction steps to finish the porch, adding … Continue Reading Doll House for Me – Phase 4
Dad’s Last Sermon Preached
It has been over a year since I last wrote about my dad’s sermons. I have mentioned in previous posts that my dad over his lifetime wrote over 750 sermons … Continue Reading Dad’s Last Sermon Preached
Doll House for Me – Phase 3
Continued from: Doll House for Me – Phase 2 In the doll house my sister and I built for her grandchildren and in the one we built for her which … Continue Reading Doll House for Me – Phase 3
♫ O Canada ♫
Last October, my wife and I finally got a chance to take an extended trip by ourselves; the first time since before the pandemic began. Starting in 2021, once we … Continue Reading ♫ O Canada ♫
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