Lanie’s been in Europe since December. It’s been my job to give her car a run out every now and then while she’s gone. One has to do these things in style 🙂 +1
September 23, 2023
In the car
February 22, 2022
Trip over, back at the trailhead, and a very modest 14 miles hiked with 962 ft. of elevation gain.
February 6, 2022
It is going to be a long day today. I left at nine and plan to be at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church by midday. Then we have four hours to get everything ready for the four pm Celebration of Absalom Jones service. After that, break everything down and drive three hours home.
December 29, 2020
Final trip of 2020 over — Not the most flattering of pictures. A quick summary of my hike out. One-minute read.
December 24, 2020
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.
September 19, 2020
On the road again – Today we had an Area Confirmation service at St. Andrew’s in Kansas City, which meant I spent over five hours in a rental car. 3 pictures
April 13, 2017
Bit Of A Cock-up On The Car Rental Front – What’s that stuck in the middle of the console? Vacation Day 2 – Sleep, rent a vehicle, and go buy some essentials for our stay. One-minute read
June 18, 2016
UK friends and family seeing this might begin to get an idea of why I don’t like driving in the UK. 100 miles of driving and this is about as busy as it gets. After all the upgrades I’ve had recently, this vehicle was about as basic as they get. It didn’t even have a …
February 3, 2016
A lucky shot just pointing the camera out of the window. As I drive to and from the Diocesan Office in Kansas City (three hours each way), one of the benefits is this view.
December 13, 2014
Shopping at Ikea We almost bought more than we could carry. It took a little bit of juggling to get everything in the van but we managed it. Just. 2 pictures
September 21, 2011
I thought I’d cleaned the mirror before taking this picture. Obviously not. Ginger’s not been feeling too well, so I let her sleep and picked up the big kids from school.
September 19, 2011
So this afternoon I got it fixed. The van’s a lot quieter now.
September 17, 2011
Trying to get out of the parking lot on the way home from the symphony (365:260)
August 3, 2011
Pumping gas (365:215) – And the price is slowly coming down again.
August 2, 2011
Today the temperature in Joplin Missouri was 111°F (365:214) – That’s 44°C to my overseas chums.2 pictures
July 27, 2011
Phew! What a scorcher – >And other tabloid headlines. You need to be British and of a certain age to understand the relevance of the title; of a certain age because with British weather the opportunities to use headlines like this are few and very far between.
June 10, 2011
Waiting and Writing. Sitting waiting in the car is one of the few places and times I get a chance to stop and think. 2 pictures
June 3, 2011
Van Repairs (365:154) – A few days ago the van’s AC went on the blink again. This time it’s jammed on, which is better than it not working at all. It blows air even when the fan’s turned off. 2 pictures
March 27, 2011
Changing the headlamp (365:086). One-minute read
March 19, 2011
Resting my eyes (365:078) – At a service station in Eureka, Missouri, just off the I44. One-minute read
March 9, 2011
Price Cutter parking lot (365:068) – Today the van broke down.Two-minute read
February 22, 2011
High School parking lot (365:053) – This cliché Lomo and mirror shot is all I have to offer today.
January 19, 2011
Waiting for the kids (365:019) – What’s the point of taking safety shots if I don’t use them? One-minute read
January 7, 2011
After the school run (365: 7) – I was supposed to be working today. However, that was only on the condition I was paid in advance (this particular customer owes me a lot of money). No money came so I busied myself with other much more interesting things… Two-minute read, 2 pictures
July 9, 2010
Packing for car camping — we are organized! When we first started car camping we quickly discovered it paid to be a bit organized. Our first ever car camping trip included a diversion to buy a couple of camp chairs because we’d left ours at home in the garage.