Category Archives: Family Activities
Christmas Post for 2025
So the first thing I want to put in my blog to update recent events is that my baby sister has graduated and is officially an RN now! I am so proud of her! That is super cool! Not only … Continue reading
Auroras, Anniversary, and Car Repairs
Missus got a message from a friend asking if we could see the Northern Lights as well tonight from our place down in the valley as she could up in the mountains where she lives. So we all went out … Continue reading
Firewood and Family
I lay there in my bed just a few minutes ago and found myself slowly arriving at consciousness, thinking that perhaps I had made it, and it was close to six in the morning. I even started to congratulate myself … Continue reading
Melting Wax
It is autumn now, and the season is best for certain hobbies to start up, including woodworking in the shop where the temperature in the summer is a bit much for hand planing and sawing, or other kinds of work … Continue reading
Second to Last Day of Summer Musings
Well. I did get the logs moved over from the saw pile to the firewood pile, ready to be cut down and split. I am supposed to go get more wood tomorrow with one of the boys, and hopefully that … Continue reading
Tasha
Natasha is my wife’s sister, out visiting these past few weeks from her home in England. She is due to go back in a few days, and my work schedule has been such that it has not been easy to … Continue reading
I Voted!
When you go to vote, they give you a sticker after that says, “I Voted!” I have to print my own this time and wear it proudly. Not because they were out, or because I voted, but because I did … Continue reading
Plodding Along the Days
We are still enjoying the company of my wife’s sister from England, though I fear we are not being good hosts as we are not getting about much. I am tied to my work, and we just don’t have the … Continue reading
Long Needed Day Off
I have recovered the site from a crash, and things are up and running like that. Good enough! I took the afternoon off today and cleaned up in the workshop some before joining my oldest daughter in some carving. I … Continue reading
Driving and Wood
I went into town and earned money today, but only after dropping Missus and the kids to do a market in Preston this morning. I am disappointed that the app keeps telling my I am not taking photos as I … Continue reading