Category: Bloggity Blog Blog
-
Clock Resurrection
Until this past Friday we had a pretty cool clock hanging on the wall of our catwalk over the family room. The face was composed of a small (about 4″ diameter) round block of wood stained a dark cherry with brushed aluminum bars (about 11″ long) set into it in a sunburst pattern – a…
-
Why I Celebrate This Time Of Year
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Jim Brickman Holiday Homecoming concert here in Boise. Jim is a fantastic pianist and I was really looking forward to the music of Christmas performed in his unique style. The concert was good, but at one point Jim talked about how hard it is to write…
-
If A Tree Falls Next To The Highway…
Ever since moving to Boise, every time I drive down to the Salt Lake area I look forward to this little stand of trees that is off to the side of I-84. I don’t know what kind of tree they are, nor do I know why they are there. But I do know that they…
-
8th Anniversary
To celebrate our anniversary, traditionally and I have found a way to get out of town to a nice bed and breakfast and enjoy a relaxing weekend together. We’ve stayed at all kinds of places, and usually had a great time. It’s nice to be waited on for a change – to be pampered, spoiled,…
-
High Dynamic Range Photography
Several weeks ago I ran across an article about HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. HDR photos are produced by taking several different shots of the same scene with different exposure settings, and then doing a sort of a blending of all the shots to produce one image. The result can be anything from stunning to…
-
New Family Room Shelves
Those of you who know me personally know that I like to think I’m pretty handy with power tools. Ok, so mostly I take big pieces of wood and make them into smaller pieces of wood. I’ve built lots of stuff around the house – storage shelves in the garage, a workbench, some invisible shelves,…
-
Fire is Just The Pits!
A few weeks ago, my brother in law and I built a fire pit in our backyard. I’ve been waiting since the concrete finished curing to have the gub’ment tell me I would not cause anyone to come down with emphysema by having a fire in my backyard. Today was finally the day. We toasted marshmallows and…
-
Lines of Power
All growing up we had “common ground” that ran through some areas of our neighborhood. As an adult, I now realize that this is where the power lines went through the neighborhood, and city zoning would not permit land developers to build right under the lines. Driving past this area today, I was struck by…