For reasons yet to be explained, I've been very, very busy. So here's a picture of a new neighbor - a 10-week old shiba inu named Roxy: * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Master Sgt. Peter A. McKenna Jr., 35, of Bristol, Rhode Island, who died on Aug. 8, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds when he was attacked by enemy small arms fire.
Continue reading...Lexi, protected from peas There's better be a pea under there... * * * Last night, when all was quiet, I finally got a around to putting together the Metal Earth Dragonfly model that I picked up from Amazon weeks ago on a whim, inspired by Jenny's 1000 Ferris Wheels post. It's good to have a focused distraction from time to time. The work took me away from myself for a double handful of minutes, and reminded me that I can focus when I make the effort. There's been so much going on that I'm spending more time putting out…
Continue reading...It was a good week. I pulled out another five gallons of mostly tomatoes on Tuesday, and made a pot of red sauce with most of them. Others I took to work and assorted other Friends of Tomatoes. Then there was Saturday... Saturday started off with Marcia having decided that since she had terrible luck fishing at Centennial Lake, nearby, we should BOTH go, early on a Saturday. Early, in my case, meant waking up not before seven - it was a long week. So, out of the house before eight, and at the water's edge casting by about 0830.
Continue reading...After a couple of unusually cool weeks to start out July, we're into Summer normal for the DC 'burbs: 90's for heat and humidity. Yesterday, silly me, I did yardwork anyway. That broke me, but I did get in another 5 gallon bucket of (mostly) tomatoes: I think that's going to end up being a red sauce. Time will tell. * * * DoD announced no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!
Continue reading...Five Gallons of Veggies That's the big fun: I pulled a five gallon bucket of veggies out of the garden today. But ... that's the only fun. Busy bloody weekend is over, thankfully. Fixed a leaking fridge water feed, which now looks like this: A ball valve and a copper feed pipe is much better than a vampire tap, a needle valve, and a plastic feed line. I got the leak stopped and water back on in the house by about 8:30 Friday evening. The water to the fridge was restored by Saturday mid-morning. Thereafter, yard work on both days.
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