The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey June 15, 2014

Painting the Town Red

Not exactly "the town", eh? In my case, it was the shutters on the second story front of the house that I painted red. And by "red", I mean Classic Burgundy, a Benjamin Moore color. Six windows, twelve shutters, 6 hours total time on Saturday spent alternately crouching on, and stretching up from the porch roof. Didn't fall, #FTW! Today: shopping, started the laundry, cleaning, mowing. We went out for an early supper at Mi Hacienda. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:  

Brian Bilbrey June 8, 2014

Lexi Being Cute

Instead of running off when I approached her in the back yard, Lexi decided to deploy her Massive Cute Attack. It works, too ... For me, this was just another a warm, chore-filled weekend. When does Winter start? * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of these fallen warriors: Capt. Jason B. Jones, 29, of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, who died on June 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small-arms. Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, 20, of Hillsboro, Missouri, who died on June 5, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy…

Brian Bilbrey June 1, 2014

Five Down, Seven To Go

Months, that is. The year, it flies by too quickly. We're approaching the heat and humidity of the year, sadly. The upside of the unpleasant months is fresh veggies out of the garden. Soon, soon: Things are going well ... I cleaned house yesterday. No, really. With a car wash mitt and a few buckets of soapy water, I cleaned everything I could reach on the front of the house. Doing it that way was a pain in the ass, and frankly exhausting, but the method did a much more consistent job of cleaning than using a pressure washer to…

Brian Bilbrey May 30, 2014

A Lovely Day for an Anniversary

Yep. Sixteen wonderful years I've been married to Marcia. To celebrate, she worked on a t-shirt quilt for a customer, while I ... went to work. But this evening, on the way home ... She seems to like them. She also got a sewing thing accessory as a pressie, while I've got a set of E. E. "Doc" Smith paperbacks headed my way. We're so romantical. We'll go out to supper to complete our celebration one of these days. * * * Marcia got a FitBit thing a while back, and she likes it very much. It helps her keep…

Brian Bilbrey May 25, 2014

Memorial Weekend

First, a correction (fixed already) - I had the umlaut in the wrong place in Zoë Keating's name last week. Sigh. I wouldn't have these problems if I'd listened to more metal when I was growing up. * * * The house in Kensington, California, where I spent my first four years, was sold last year. Zillow has pictures ... and at least one of the stirs some memories. Note the cabinets flanking the demarcation between living room and dining room. Note the glass front doors on the right cabinet. Note the LACK of glass front doors on the left…