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Halloween 2022

This year for Halloween I decided to go with a them instead of random decorations. Welcome to the Headless Saloon!

October 24, 2022 by

Fun With Wood

There is a little website in our neighborhood where people post random news and events. The other day someone posted that they are trying to get rid of a bunch of wood that they somehow recovered from a restaurant that had been demolished. I grabbed it and went to work!

July 17, 2022 by

Stables

My daughter is going through a big horse phase right now, so I decided to make her a stable for her toy horses.

April 19, 2021 by

The Season

A few months again my wife and I binged watched the show Brigerton on Netflix. I was fascinated by the strategy of trying to find a worthwhile suitor. I thought that this kind of epic battle seemed like it would make a great game!

March 1, 2021 by

Diagonal Drawers

Here’s a super-simple project to get the maximum space out of a kitchen drawer. These dividers took me about an hour to complete, and now my utensil drawer has plenty of room for those longer items!

February 23, 2021 by

Peloton Biking

I have never enjoyed exercising in a gym-type environment. But lately I’ve been exercising at home with Peloton classes, and I’ve really stuck with it.

February 10, 2021 by

Fall Leaves!!

Fall came late this year, but my daughter could not resist raking up a big pile of leaves and jumping right in!

December 10, 2020 by

Holiday Tray Project

This year for the holidays Ragon had an idea to give out some trays to friends and family. Due to the COVID pandemic we can’t visit with people in person, but she thought it would be nice to leave a tray with some goodies on people’s doorsteps, which I thought was a great idea. While she got some nice jars of jellies and baked goods, I went to work creating the actual trays.

December 1, 2020 by

2020 Holiday Card

The holidays are almost here, and the family and I have completed our 2020 Holiday Card! Let’s face it, this year was a challenge for most people. From record-setting wildfires here in California, the ongoing climate crisis, a nail-biting election, social distancing, protests over racial injustice, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 28, 2020 by

Napkin Holder

The kitchen table is usually a mess, and I needed something to do. Sounds like the perfect combination for a weekend project!

November 4, 2020 by

Gaming Table

We have been stuck at home now for about 7 months due to the COVID pandemic, so we’ve been playing a lot of games. I’m starting to go a little stir crazy, so my wife suggested I needed a project. I thought about it for a while and decided I wanted to make a gaming table! I’ve always wanted a nice, modular table that could handle board games and role playing games. And of course it had to have cup holders.

September 10, 2020 by

Ukulele

My daughter and I had a fun weekend creating this video! I shot this whole thing with my phone camera, and edited it together in the amazing and free Davinci Resolve editor.  This was almost all with a green screen background, and Alice and I had a fun time doing it.

June 24, 2020 by

Cat Scratcher

I don’t think I want to know the cat that doesn’t want a tall kitty scratching post/condo thing to climb on and play in.

January 11, 2020 by

Gazebo

A few years ago I updated a tired, old gazebo in the backyard with a new, bigger, gazebo.

August 3, 2019 by

Privacy Wall

After our home addition project a few years ago, our air conditioning unit was just left sitting exposed in the back of the house. Being so close to the pond and playing area it was kind of an eyesore, so I built this little privacy wall to hide it.

April 15, 2019 by

Outdoor Dining Table

Our old outdoor dining table was an old, metal and glass hand-me-down – and it was falling apart. So I decided to build a new one. Seemed like a fun project, and it was!

April 7, 2019 by

Closet To Mudroom Conversion

I converted a not-very-useful closet to a much-more-useful space by converting it into a mudroom area, with a bench, lots of storage, and coat hooks.

October 10, 2018 by

Farm Country

I’m writing this post a bit early today. It’s only 3pm, and right now I’m occupying a little corner of the Dunkin’ Donuts in Newark. Free wi-fi and awesome donuts! I wish we had these in Los Angeles – these donuts are delightful.

July 19, 2018 by

Enjoying The Journey

Today’s ride was really enjoyable. I woke up at the campground feeling relatively refreshed. I took a shower at the campground, had a granola bar […]

July 18, 2018 by

So Much Rain

After my last entry last night, I was all cuddled up and ready to fall asleep in my tent. I was the only person in the park at Lock 20. I was looking forward to a good night’s rest. It didn’t happen!

July 17, 2018 by

Journey On

They say you should listen to the signals your body tells you. Today after the first hour everything in my body was telling to me […]

July 16, 2018 by

Bike Building

The flight to Albany was uneventful. I got about an hour or two of sleep before my transfer in Chicago, then landed in Albany at […]

July 15, 2018 by

Departure

It’s always hard to say goodbye. Knowing I’m not going to see my family again for a week is never easy. I know we’ll probably […]

July 14, 2018 by

Dollhouse

Back in 2015 I had the idea to create a dollhouse for Alice’s 3rd birthday. I didn’t really have a plan for it or anything, just had some extra plywood and the idea in my head for what I wanted it to look like.

July 1, 2018 by

Bike Boxes

One of my main challenges was how to get my bike to and from New York in a relatively cheap way.  Luckily, there is a […]

June 19, 2018 by

Gear!

I have to admit I’ve been enjoying shopping for all the gear that I’ll need for the trip! Luckily, thanks to the odds and ends […]

June 6, 2018 by

Huel

Those who know me probably aren’t a stranger to the fact that I don’t really enjoy eating all that much. There are a lot of […]

June 2, 2018 by

Practice Ride

It’s dawning on me that the bike tour date is getting closer!  I’m also a little worried about whether or not I can actually, physically […]

May 20, 2018 by

Multi-Level Planter

This 3-tier outdoor planter can be created in a weekend with basic materials. But it looks great and can hold a lot of little succulents or herbs.

June 8, 2016 by