"Granny, I wanna watch Scooby Doo on the puter."
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Day Three Hundred Thirteen
Ground Control To Major Tom ...
Some of the planes are gas powered. Others are electric.
He's built a lot of them over the last few years. Some from scratch--cutting out the wood pieces and gluing them all together until it looks like an airplane.
Some have crashed and burned over the years. Some get rebuilt over and over. Others end up in the trash heap. Sometimes I think he likes to build and repair them more than he likes to fly them. Well, not really. The flying is a lot more fun, I'm sure.
This is Neil in his "man cave". It used to be a workshop for woodworking projects back in the day. Don't let this picture fool you. He's building something to hang another RC airplane on. He was making so much racket with his drill, it scared him half to death when the flash went off on the camera.
Some of the planes are gas powered. Others are electric.
He's built a lot of them over the last few years. Some from scratch--cutting out the wood pieces and gluing them all together until it looks like an airplane.
Some have crashed and burned over the years. Some get rebuilt over and over. Others end up in the trash heap. Sometimes I think he likes to build and repair them more than he likes to fly them. Well, not really. The flying is a lot more fun, I'm sure.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Day Three Hundred Twelve
November Means ... Raking Leaves
The Day - totally gorgeous and strangely warm
The Blower - a great tool ... actually, the leaf blower was Neil
The Future - ah, the next door neighbor's beautiful Maple is always the last to turn and ...
The Day - totally gorgeous and strangely warm
The Rake - big and sturdy, gave me blisters 'cause I did not wear gloves
The Pile - grew into small mountains along the way
The Blower - a great tool ... actually, the leaf blower was Neil
The Future - ah, the next door neighbor's beautiful Maple is always the last to turn and ...
... that's why they call it "Fall"
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Three Hundred Eleven
The Never Ending Dining Room Repair
Having to repair our dining room wall has turned into a time consuming overhaul of trim work, not only around the ceiling, but also around every door in the room. This tiny room has six doors. It's crazy but true. We realized the other day that none of them had any trim like the rest of the doors and windows in the house. Neil has worked hard on the project the past few weeks. We've been busy painting it all yesterday and today. And probably tomorrow. It's getting there. (And we used to think this home remodeling stuff was fun--when we were about twenty years younger.)
Having to repair our dining room wall has turned into a time consuming overhaul of trim work, not only around the ceiling, but also around every door in the room. This tiny room has six doors. It's crazy but true. We realized the other day that none of them had any trim like the rest of the doors and windows in the house. Neil has worked hard on the project the past few weeks. We've been busy painting it all yesterday and today. And probably tomorrow. It's getting there. (And we used to think this home remodeling stuff was fun--when we were about twenty years younger.)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Day Three Hundred Ten
Oh, The Raking And The Piling And The Jumping And The Throwing Of Autumn Leaves
It's just the best fun on the planet on a November day.
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