Some time ago, I did a small (4”x6”) painting of Dillon, my greyhound at the time, sitting in a waistcoat and monocle, drinking a nice cup of tea. I’d received the gift of a tiny watercolor set and asked Clay what to use it for, and that was his suggestion. The story of its creation and evolution is here and here, for the curious ( Read more... )

So I still don't actually have the trailer I've paid for. Something to do with a blizzard ( Read more... )

Since I don't yet have a trailer over which to obsess (there's only so much research I can do without it actually in my possession to fawn over), I've revisited a hobby project that I haven't touched in a while - the 1911 Monitor portable organLast year, I built a new box/housing for it, adding a lot of strength to what was a pretty flimsy original ( Read more... )

Cruising through ebay, I found this (not sure how long the auction will remain online via this link, because it’s ended ( Read more... )

Well ( Read more... )

Musing on this Inauguration Day, I've been trying to understand within myself what is so offensive about the idea of Donald Trump being our next president ( Read more... )

Visiting my mom last night, she was in a good mood and told me several stories about my childhood (that she has told me many times) that I thought I'd share.

The First DayThey adopted me when I was seventeen months old, and had very little advance notice that I would be arriving ( Read more... )

Happy New Year ( Read more... )

Clay is rockin' a new look...Lannie is unimpressed:


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Let me tell you a story ( Read more... )