The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey December 4, 2022

4 December 2022

I'm continuing to slowly put the woodshop together, cleaning up stuff and building infrastructure and storage. The first "big" project was to build a new workbench, replacing the one I left behind in Maryland. This one incorporates the vise that Marcia got me for Christmas a good many years ago. The work surface is just about a quarter inch lower than the table saw, so it works well as a drop zone for longer outfeed work. Stainless steel bolts set at the bottom of the six legs are the leveling feet. The next thing I built was a pegboard wall…

Brian Bilbrey November 20, 2022

20 November 2022

Such as it is. It's a busy time of year. The last of the outdoor maintenance is getting done. Leaves are all up and composted ... well, they were, then a new batch blew in from across the street, argh! Friday I took off a few hours early to get some maintenance done on the propane-powered home generator, an 11KW Generac. I did all the normal maintenance stuff, and ended up having to reset the controller to make everything work right again (remove battery connections, unplug controller, plug controller back in, restore battery connections, then redo all the setup wizard…

Brian Bilbrey October 8, 2022

8 October 2022

Howdy, folks. Going to go with pictures for the time being, since I'm too busy for most things. We got out to California for a week last month, and got to see all the family that we haven't since well before the covid struck. A really nice visit with everyone, bracketed by terrible long travel days with layovers longer than flight times. Before traveling, we got the boat out of the water and put it in for the assorted minor warranty issues that surface during our first season with the watercraft. On our last weekend of fishing, Marcia and I…

Brian Bilbrey August 31, 2022

31 August 2022

And so it goes. The best intentions and all that, but in the split between life, work, chores, fun on the boat, etc ... I've not posted here. Sorry-ish. So what's been going on... August was a fairly wet month up here, compared to the first couple of months of Summer. I know you Californians will hate us for this, but just this morning, we had 1.25 inches of rain, bringing the month's total up close to a nearly normal 3". The weather is about to turn, though. The first night below 50F should be this week... Down in MD,…

Brian Bilbrey July 22, 2022

22 July 2022

More garden surprises, but first, our front walk botanical garden: Right now, all the fun is happening at the end of the walk, where lilies and black-eyed susans are in full bloom, the lilies especially right now: Over at the far corner of the front yard, by the road, there are masses of saponaria: Meantime, Marcia has been busily doing preservation work against a bushel of pickling cucumbers - this is the result of two days of work, more to come, I'm told...