A patio installation job bracketed our recent vacation, which was good news for the quality of the finished product- we found a huge stump that needed to be removed. Building a patio over a tree stump, no matter how recently the tree had been cut...
“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.” ― Raymond Carver We've been on vacation all last week. Since an actual classically defined vacation is a rarity- one where we plan for, anticipate...
[caption id="attachment_410" align="alignleft" width="240"] in Idaho[/caption] I used my annual motorcycle vacation budget this year to take in the wonders of Glacier National Park. Its a beautiful place and a remarkable achievement of a forward thinking that set aside the area as a public resource in...
I've written about being sore after showing off to the new hires- err, I mean "setting an example of the pace and enthusiasm" of our on-the-job workmanship. I've written about how fun it is to find a gigantic rock within an area that absolutely has...
What could be more anachronistic than writing on a laptop computer by candlelight? I'm outside on my back porch enjoying the post-sunset mid-August Seattle climate. I don't yet need an overshirt like I will the rest of the year, and I'm not wearing shorts like...