Last night we had a medical drill with the Fire Department. The topic was extrication, but this drill was focused on the medical aspects of auto extrication rather than actual extrication procedures. That meant that we didn’t get to cut …
A few of weeks ago, a guy came into my studio and mentioned that his 17 year old daughter was interested in photography as a career. She was going to be visiting him from Illinios in a week or so …
Today I travelled out to one of my favorite spots with Katy and my intern (more on that tomorrow). If I knew the name of this spot I would tell you, but it is so far away from anywhere that …
This morning with the fog as thick as it was, it looked like the hay bales next door stretched off into infinity. Out of countless hay bales only one had the courage to stand above the others.
Since Blake and I are planning to put in some long days in the saddle this summer, I knew I was going to have to get a better saddle. So I ordered up a gel seat from Saddlemen. Their seat …
Ferndale Fire Department responded to a multi-bike crash on the Wildcat today. 6 riders crashed after the lead bike went down in a blind corner. Several riders ended up getting airlifted out, and the rest went in ambulances. Not a …
I’ve been doing a lot of painting lately, and still have way more to go. I’m starting to think this may be the only project I work on for the rest of the summer.
All weekend the sound of tractors and mowers could be heard around Ferndale. It’s time once again to make marshmallows. There’s something quite fun about seeing the landscape dotted with huge white marshmallows.
It was a bit windy today, but we invited Phil and Diane over so with four people we decided to see how much we could get put together. The instructions for this kit leave a lot to be desired. Some …
My panniers for the KLR650 finally came in so I got them installed. I wanted something rugged to carry the camera equipment for my upcoming trip and these are what a lot of the round-the-world riders use so I figured …
Here’s the blank for the brackets I’m cutting out. Step one is to do the rough cut with the jig saw. Then cut a notch with the band saw. Then sand them to the final profile. Then route the edges. …
The weather has continued to be crappy so Sunday I worked in the shop instead of on it. I started cutting out the brackets for the fence in the front yard. It was going well with about 20 of them …
I worked with Katy back in 2003 and she was the model for some of my favorite photos, as well as being our go to gal when we needed really tiny Victorian clothes modeled. Due to a series of health …
One chore that our fire company really looks forward to is the annual hose test. This means taking every piece of hose off of the fire engine, testing it and then re-racking it. This year we got some new hose …
Our studio building is getting a new roof installed and so there’s been lots of pounding going on. Kind of hard to keep the pictures hanging straight on the walls with the constant vibration so for awhile I’ve given up …
Last night we went and watched Earl Thomas play in Eureka. While I was using the men’s room, I couldn’t help but notice the name on the urinal. Just the day my friend John Maddock emailed me that the Maddock …
It’s been very drippy in Ferndale lately, if it’s not outright raining, the fog has been heavy enough that it might as well be raining. So painting days have been few and far between. Today we finally got a break …
Like I needed another project. We opened the box from our purchase a week ago to find that there are 80 different types of parts and a rough estimate of probably 1000 total parts that need to be assembled. We …
Over a few days and in between rain showers I was able to get the top of the front painted. I’m really glad I got the loan of the scaffolding, but I’ll still be happier working down on the ground.
Lori’s been attacking the herb garden with some gusto and it’s starting to look much better. I think I’ve finally convinced her that even though she wants to be a green gardener, slug bait is a good thing. In addition …
A few weeks ago I was on my way to the post office when I noticed a ceiling fan for sale in front of the Mercantile store for $25. Since I was planning to put a fan in the workshop …
