Adult and juvenile male Rose-breasted Grosbeak – this winter we put up four (yes four), bird feeders in front of the ‘Sparkle Zone’ windows. These new visitors arrived today.
At Home
Pictures taken in the places I’ve called ‘home’ over the years.
Breakfast; crispy bacon, eggs, and tomato – Yesterday, Carol gave me two farm-fresh eggs. She said she wished she could be there to see my face when I cracked them.
May 7, 2021 9:15
– Ginger made this luminous plant sculpture several years ago. It’s recently appeared more prominently in the bedroom following a tidy-up
April 27, 2021 0:02
A cuppa and two biccies – what better way to celebrate my second COVID jab?
April 16, 2021 20:44
Lanie opening her birthday presents. +2
April 5, 2021 18:20
Packed ready for a four-day trip – Except there has been a change of plan, now it’s only going to be three days. +2
March 20, 2021 8:31
Packed and Ready to go – The Bishop’s staff were delivering the second of two training events for new vestry and church leaders this Saturday morning. Like most meetings nowadays, it was on Zoom. I got to be slide master, and we all gave 10-minute talks to introduce ourselves and let the folks know how we can help them. As soon as we’d finished delivering the morning’s training I was ready to get changed and head out of here! Two-minute read.
February 27, 2021 11:18
Snow February 2021 – The snow was really fine and fluffy. Very easy to work with. Though I must confess, Ginger cleared the pathway down the drive. +1
February 17, 2021 16:54
Snowy backyard with chairs gathered around the fire pit – It got cold. -13°F (-25°C) cold. Yes, we had a couple of short power cuts, but they were a minor inconvenience. Fortunately a week or so before the cold snap we had our furnace replaced with a new high-efficiency model. +1
February 16, 2021 8:12
Recycling – It’s been a long time. We bribed one of the kids to do it earlier in the year; at that time, there was a huge amount because it included all the packaging for Ginger’s studio remodel.
December 24, 2020 12:00
Geek Moment – Recently my computer of nine years died, and I decided to replace it with a gaming laptop (right).
December 21, 2020 18:26
Ginger & Gary December 2020
December 14, 2020 15:38
Open Wide – Attempting to resurrect my ailing PC with one of Ginger’s dental tools (she uses them for sculpting and texturing). Two-minute read
December 6, 2020 13:01
At my desk – November 2020. +1
November 10, 2020 21:05
The Fallen.
November 8, 2020 17:39
Night, night, Tubby – Today we helped Tubby cross over the ‘Rainbow Bridge.’ It’s amazing how these little furry people manage to worm their way into our hearts. Even irritating ones like the Tubbmiester. Tubbs was the last man standing of our four cats and managed to see in eighteen years. One-minute read, 3 pictures
October 13, 2020 14:30
My job for the weekend is to convert this lot into a new front deck. 4 pictures
September 4, 2020 15:31
Ginger recently undertook a project to make a vessel a day for 100 days. Most days a new vessel of some sort would appear on my desk. The vases came with flowers, and the pots came with small plants. One-minute read, 2 pictures
August 9, 2020 16:29
Stamen – Hibiscus plant in the back yard. I was chatting with Ginger when I noticed the contrast between the light on the stamen of this flower and the darkness of the greenery behind it.
July 23, 2020 12:43
Having fun with my meeting backgrounds – I’ve not been counting how long we’ve been sequestering ourselves away from COVID-19, so I checked. Today is day 45. Three-minute read
April 22, 2020 23:12
Ginger’s studio at night.
April 13, 2020 20:00
Tubby, chilling in the ‘Sparkle Zone’ 3 pictures
February 8, 2020 14:00
Sleeping Rainbow Tubby – At seventeen Tubby’s definitely getting ready to cross that ol’ Rainbow Bridge, but his tenacity continually surprises us. 2 pictures
January 4, 2020 12:42
I took some pictures of our rather low-key Christmas decorations to go with the Christmas carols video I produced. 6 pictures