This cabin porch. . . . . . in the Adirondack Mountains of New York is a place of many memories for our family. . . . and our dear friends, Larry & Gail know all about our memories of this cabin….because they live there. A few years ago Gail & Larry sent us this … Read More
Old Faithful
Ever hear the old adage (or is it a Proverb? 😉 that a man should never buy his woman a gift that has a cord or plugs in? DIY Guy has heard the adage. He knows it. And he has given me two gifts that plug-in. One was a vacuum for my birthday one year. … Read More
Another breakdown . . .
Back in June I lamented on all the things that were broken at our house. Here’s our list of broken stuff with our DIY Guy’s progress…. Pool: Leak (Still leaking) Pool: interior light popped out (fixed) Pool: Solar cover roller broke (fixed) Pool: Solar cover needed replacing (fixed) Pool: Pump motor broke (fixed) Pool: Auto vacuum broke … Read More
I challenge you!
He holds the record for the farthest reaching splash, the highest splash, and the largest wave. He is the resident expert on doing a “Can Opener” (a.k.a. jack-knife depending on what side of the tracks you’re from). At 50 years old…. he still holds the Title! Any Title Challengers out there? I just … Read More
C’mon in….the water’s fine!
After a busy day on Saturday, we took today off and enjoyed lunch by the pool with the kids — — it was a nice, quiet, relaxing lunch — until testosterone took over — and when testosterone takes over — and you are sitting by the pool — it’s probably best if you are wearing … Read More
Camera Dump
Finally got some help with this new lens I’m about to pay for…. and learned what I was doing wrong. Let’s just say it was a humbling moment. I’m home alone tonight…without a car to go shopping, so I took a few minutes tonight to try the lens. and I love it! It’s a Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D can … Read More
Aunt Minnie’s Secret Recipe
Last week we had accrued more eggs than we could use and it was time to take some serious action. We had to make something with eggs! Something that used more than a few eggs. Something like……egg salad…..or deviled eggs. My kids LOVE deviled eggs. But they don’t like MY deviled eggs. They like their … Read More
Say “Whiskey” !
We had out of town dinner guests tonight. Actually, it was more like we had a couple of our “kids” come home for the evening. This is the first time these “kids” came back with offspring of their own! This is Natalie. She‘s two. She’s also a “firecracker” that talks up a storm and never stops moving. She’s a … Read More
Meet My Sister
It’s a different world these days! Last week Danae introduced Mike to her sister. Unfortunately Cara wasn’t in Rochester for the meeting. She was in Cincinnati sitting on her bed, and Mike was in Rochester, sitting on Danae’s bed. They met each other via “Skype” – on the computer screen! There’s been more than a … Read More
Weekend Progress
DIY Guy and I are making some good progress on our list of things to get done this month and THAT’S a GOOD THING. Because…next weekend we are having a party here for the Arts Team (at church). The artists. The drama queens and kings, musicians, vocalists, tech team, planners, directors…etc. Basically, all the creative … Read More