For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, you are probably thinking: “Now wait didn’t he just recently post a series about building a doll house for … Continue Reading Doll House for My Oldest Sister – 1st Phase
You are in for a real treat with this post—the launch of a new blog! You may recognize my brother in the photo above from many of the photos I … Continue Reading Introduction: How It All Started
If you wear glasses, depending on what age you were when you first got them, you may have had this derogatory term thrown at you. I know I have although … Continue Reading Hey Four Eyes!
In May, in addition to visiting our daughter and her family, we had the chance to spend the weekend with our daughter’s in-laws in Seattle. Typically, our visits do not … Continue Reading Unexpected In-Law Reunion
If you have been following my blog for the last few years, you know that since retiring in 2017, one of the things I have been doing to keep myself … Continue Reading Doll House Delivery Service!
Earlier this year, I wrote about putting together the first LEGO set that I had ever bought for myself, this classic Mustang. I had an absolute blast building this kit … Continue Reading LEGO Jazz Club
Continued from: Doll House for My Sister – 3rd Phase To get this doll house to the exact same level of partial completeness as we did for the one we … Continue Reading Doll House for My Sister – 4th Phase
I have written several times before about how the backyard trees and bushes around our pool have been described by some as a “Garden of Eden.” Or by others as … Continue Reading Backyard Dilemma
Continued from: Sopwith Camel – More Challenges?? Before I could begin assembling the model, I realized that I needed to prepare the landing gear and wing struts for assembly. In … Continue Reading Sopwith Camel – Final Assembly
Most of you have probably heard of the 1966 award-winning movie A Man for All Seasons, but as I have aged, I have come to discover that unlike the … Continue Reading A Man for One Season
Continued from: Doll House for My Sister – 2nd Phase With the first-floor walls in place, I could now add the baseboards to the large green room… …and the faux … Continue Reading Doll House for My Sister – 3rd Phase
Continued from: Sopwith Camel – Unforeseen Challenges In our last update, I had decided to paint the individual model pieces first rather than assemble them prior to painting as called … Continue Reading Sopwith Camel – More Challenges??
Continued from: Winter Puzzling 2023 – First Piece If you zoom in on the paper image of the puzzle, you can see many colored butterflies with a consistent beige background. … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling 2023 – Last Piece
Winter is essentially over 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 start … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling 2023 – First Piece
Continued from: Doll House for My Sister – 1st Phase But before I started on the flooring, I realized it would be easier to attach the shutters while the walls … Continue Reading Doll House for My Sister – 2nd Phase
For someone who loves to drive and prides himself on keeping his car immaculately clean inside and out, what happened on May 15th of 2022 was a devastating blow. If … Continue Reading Oh Hail!