Geek Moment – Recently my computer of nine years died, and I decided to replace it with a gaming laptop (right).
At Home
Pictures taken in the places we’ve called ‘home’ over the years.
Ginger & Gary December 2020
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
At my desk – November 2020. 2 pictures
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
My job for the weekend is to convert this lot into a new front deck. 4 pictures
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
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.
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
Ginger’s studio at night.
Tubby, chilling in the ‘Sparkle Zone’ 3 pictures
Sleeping Rainbow Tubby – At seventeen Tubby’s definitely getting ready to cross that ol’ Rainbow Bridge, but his tenacity continually surprises us. 2 pictures
I took some pictures of our rather low-key Christmas decorations to go with the Christmas carols video I produced. 6 pictures
Blue Ball – Something different for a change … I was sitting at the kitchen table entranced by the play of light filtering through the trees and the kitchen window mesh screen. The shadows were forming wonderful dancing patterns on a blue (lacrosse) ball Ginger had left on the table. Video: 1 minute & 2 pictures
Garage Project – Just about done – For now… I’ve been tinkering with finishing this project for a few weeks now. It’s slowly getting there. Two-minute read, 5 pictures
Garage Project – Open sez-a-me. The doors are now fitted, and that’s all the main construction work complete. One-minute read, 6 pictures
Garage Project – Main storage area and the overhead shelving. One-minute read, 3 pictures
Garage Project – Ready to start building the main storage area. One-minute read, 4 pictures
Garage Project – The shop vac and compressor now have a new home. One-minute read, 2 pictures
That’s the corner cleaned up – The wall’s been patched, and the first coat of paint has been applied.
The Books on my desk – Last night, when I tidied up I left a stack of books on the corner of my desk. Seeing them this morning reminded me how much my life has changed. Four-minute read, 2 pictures
Brushes – I have no recollection of why I popped into Ginger’s studio, but the light caught my attention, so I took a couple of pictures. 2 pictures
Not what you want to find in the house – Brown Recluse Spider. It got a bit mangled meeting its demise.
Salt and Pepper Shakers – Part of Ginger’s blue glass collection.