For many years now, we've been using Rich's SIL's mother's recommendation of starting the turkey with the breast down, then turning it over halfway through. But turning over a (HOT) 20-lb turkey is… somewhat difficult. We've always used a couple of carving forks and other implements. This year, Rich had a bright (orange) Idea: Silicone… Continue reading

When we moved to Washington, we crated up Elmwood Manor, a Lawbre Bungalow 1:12 scale "dollhouse". It sat in the garage, in its crate (on a rolling cabinet), until I had the room where it was going set up sufficiently (and Rich really wanted the space in the garage).  Then, (8 months since we unpacked… Continue reading

Sometimes, what seems like a very simple project can have great benefits.   In this house, the garage is two steps down from the main house. (Given that we've put the laundry area in the garage, that's a useful thing.   Anyhoo, there's a single concrete step just outside the door from the back hall… Continue reading

Yesterday.   The one on the right is ours; the one on the left pulled in while I was sitting in the car, waiting to meet someone.   (They're SeaHawks fans; we have an FSM plaque.)             Continue reading

My new glass cabinet (purchased on craigslist). Three doors were warped when I got it, so I had them fixed. We finally got the glass put back in.   It's wired, but we're going to replace the two light fixtures with LED fixtures.   The lowest shelf in each section is solid wood, the others… Continue reading

Today’s adventure – we went to the Point Defiance Zoo north of Tacoma. Continue reading

I'm not a weather geek like some people, but I do like to know what's going on. We get a lot of wind in our neighborhood, and we've had a wireless thermometer / anemometer running for quite a few years now. But I wanted more. Netatmo So, two years ago, when I read about the… Continue reading