In the afternoon on Labor Day, I set off on yet another dollhouse delivery. You may recall that I have written previously about delivering two different dollhouses to grandchildren in … Continue Reading Yet Another Dollhouse Delivery
If you have previously read my posts about my First LEGO set, the Mustang pictured above, and my second set, the LEGO Jazz Club, then you know that as a … Continue Reading Another LEGO Car!
Continued from: Doll House for My Oldest Sister – 2nd Phase You may recall from my earliest post about this doll house that I had skipped the first step in … Continue Reading Doll House for My Oldest Sister – 3rd Phase
Continued from: Doll House for My Oldest Sister – 1st Phase On a trip to Memphis, my sister the artist (for whom I had just finished the last doll house), … Continue Reading Doll House for My Oldest Sister – 2nd Phase
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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