50th High School Reunion – Should We Go?
If you have previously read my post about How We Met, you already know that even though my wife and I went to the same high school, we did not … Continue Reading 50th High School Reunion – Should We Go?
Pergola Vision
I have written before that our oldest son is a professional landscape architect and in 2007, while working in San Francisco, he designed a wooden deck for us (click HERE … Continue Reading Pergola Vision
Doll House Furnishings – Phase 5
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 4 Looking back at the photo of the actual cabinets, I could see that the glass panes were perfect squares while mine were … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 5
Doll House Furnishings – Phase 4
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 3 I progressively removed each piece of paper that represented a furnishing for the kitchen and replaced it with the actual fixture in … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 4
Pool Plight – AGAIN!
When I provided an update on our backyard back in May of this year, I mentioned that there was one more improvement they we planned to make in our backyard. … Continue Reading Pool Plight – AGAIN!
Doll House Furnishings – Phase 3
Continued from: Doll House Furnishings – Phase 2 With those kitchen fixtures purchased and, on their way, I was ready for the next step, drawing up an overall plan. To … Continue Reading Doll House Furnishings – Phase 3
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
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