Easter 1964
Lisa seems to be saying “You’re wearing the wrong shoes!” – but Teresa is all “You do what you want! I’m getting me some eggs!”
Mother-In-Law had secret identity!
Teresa’s mother, Carol. On the back of the photo she wrote, “me at 15″. I’m going to go out on a limb here and surmise that she was fixing to…
We got a mighty convoy… With orchestration
When I worked at Radio Shack many, many years ago, the manager would insist on playing Manheim Steamroller holiday music, he thought it was a good way to “demonstrate the…
Things it’s best not to win at auction #602
Things I am glad I did not win on Listia This W.C. Fields battery tester. I understand that the company has the made-up word “Noveltronics” in the name, but come…
R.I.P. Bud Miller
My brother and friend Bud Miller AKA Charles S. Miller, passed away in October, in a house he was renting next to a river, way up in Curlew, Wa. –…
A salute to Chief Smith of Hartford, Alabama
This is something my cousin in Alabama posted about my uncle, who died 25 years ago. I wish I had been able to get to know him. My dad says…
R.I.P. Carol
Teresa’s mom passed away a few days ago, she will be greatly missed. I wish I had started this site a few years ago, I showed it to her just…
Suddenly I’m Bob Villa? Not hardly.
I wanted to stain this vital component of our home security system (A stick that goes in the window frame) but it’s a dowel. So I cut up a a…
This right here, is spring fever.
I was at McLendon’s Hardware in Renton a few weeks ago, and I was impressed with their assortment of springs. Sadly, I could not think of a single current project…