My daughter’s (and her new husband’s) house has a breakfast nook, and my sister-in-law (who has an amazing eye for decorating) suggested that I build a banquette for it. Within a week of finishing the…
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I built a pantry for my daughter’s new house
My daughter’s new house had a great kitchen, but it didn’t really have a pantry. They did have space for a pantry behind their back door, but the space was non-standard and the pantries that…
My daughter just bought a house
A few months ago my daughter and her fiancée bought a house in Mountlake Terrace, a suburb north of Seattle. It is only 9, minutes from our own house, so we are very excited. Houses…
My brief experiment with Retirement
I have worked my entire life, starting with a paper route at age 10. I could not imagine what retirement would be like – what would I do? I don’t have a lot of hobbies….
Milky way photos at Mt Hood
On May 28th I tried my second attempt at Milky Way photography. I took these pictures of Mt. Hood from Laurence Lake. Here’s a bonus picture that I took of the Columbia River. If you…
Recent photos from Tucson, AZ
A former co-worker (and friend) recently had a family tragedy that left his partner in the ICU for several weeks and a young daughter and an infant to care for all by himself. Two former…
I might be retired now?
On Jan 28, 2025 I awoke to an email stating that Nuna (the company that I worked for) was dropping their core business and that I was laid off. I was neither surprised nor upset….
I finally learned how to turn a bowl on my lathe
My nephew is applying to a design school at Western Washington State University and decided that he needed a new wood working project to round out his portfolio. I have a very modest wood working…
I spoke at a community event about homelessness
I was invited to speak on Jan 23, 2025 at a community event in Shoreline, WA on the topic of homelessness, with the goal of raising support for Camp United We Stand (a county sanctioned…
Africa trip – Day 19: Nairobi, Kibera
12/12/20 was our final day in Africa and we decided to do something slightly controversial. I’ve been working with the homeless in Seattle, and I wanted to better understand how things worked in Kenya. As…