When I went away to school, my first roommate told me about the time that he took mushrooms. “You see a doorway,” he said…

I’ve been working on the attic all week. I need to finish all my repairs up there before the roofing people start, and I’m not …

The lawnmower is working again. Last year, Mom and I rebuilt the self-propelled mechanism and fixed up the rear baffle and shield…

Mom headed back home to Virginia. I think she had a good visit—I hope she had fun. We worked on the kitchen floor together, she got …

June 2, 2024

My sister gave me some horrible news a couple of days ago. “There’s a dead raccoon in front of the meditation place.” How far …

The weather is beautiful here. It already feels like summer outside. The lilacs are in full bloom and the first iris has already opened. If I …

A couple of days ago, I took a break from kitchen stuff and went to work on the roof of my brother’s new garage. I’m comfortable on …

Yesterday I dressed up a friend of mine. He was over with two other old friends and we were packing up stuff that has been …

I like tile floors, especially in wet locations. They’re pretty much worry free and fairly easy to clean. In Maine, the big downside is the …

In the kitchen, I’m about to put down the mesh for the heated floor. Before I can do that, I have to finalize the layout. It shouldn’t be …

My friend Finn (English Mastiff) passed away last weekend. I should say “our” friend—Finn was loved by many. He lived a long…

Finn (English Mastiff) is in the hospital. We woke a few days ago to find that he was unable to walk. The local vet sent us down to the …

The power is out. If I had to guess, it’s going to be out for several days. A weird spring snowstorm clobbered us with a wet, heavy …

When I was a kid, Mom threw me some epic birthday parties. Classmates came over after school one year and we were …

The crocuses were just starting to peek out from the leaf litter on Friday. Now they’re buried under snow and ice. We had the first …

My kitchen work was on hold last week. I’ve been remodeling my kitchen for the past decade or so it seems. Last week I had company and sanding drywall just wasn’t in the cards. It’s hard enough when …