Very oddly for July and August around here, it's been quite cool. Lows were in the high 50's, and highs in the mid-80's, with mild humidity. Quite strange. And a month of solid rain, followed by heat, did nothing good for the garden. It's dying early, sad to say. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:
Continue reading...Garden bonanza! Serrano and habañero peppers, lots of several different types of tomato, a few cucumbers, and a bunch of potatoes - all this came out of the garden this evening. Some of that stack became first salsa of the season: Tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro from the garden, yellow onion and a bit of garlic from the store: Yum! Oh, yeah ... the salsa became dinner. I'm likely to regret that, but it was super delicious.
Continue reading...Here's the picture I envisioned for the office, back in October, when I was in the home-stretch on the degree warpath: I started working on the project in mid-December, apparently moments after I was done with the final paper of the last course I took. In early February, I installed the first shelving unit. Today I installed the final piece - the back counter, which is fabricated from 3/4 cherry ply and banded with hard maple (thus complementing the desk in the center of the room). I've built every piece of furniture in my office, discounting the Aeron chair ...
Continue reading...For the home office refurb project, that is. Today, I fabricated and attached the hard maple edge banding onto the back desktop. I also got two coats of poly applied. Depending on how it feels tomorrow, it'll either get two more coats of poly, or get installed. I'm hoping for the latter. The garden has languished for attention, but I'm probably going to make salsa in the next couple of days for the first time this year. Yay! I spotted some legacy tech today while shopping. I think you pick that thing up, put in some coins, and talk Ernestine…
Continue reading...It's been, finally, much like a DC summer for the last couple of weeks. The rain stopped coming, except for pop-up thunderstorms that miss us, north or south. Heat and humidity are the order of the day, every day. We were supposed to have a front through last night, and cooler temps behind, but there was no rain for us, and it was 90+ by nine in the morning. However, finally, some significant amounts of tomatoes are coming out of the garden (though mostly still cherry, but you won't hear me complain, they're yummy): A couple of other tomatoes, some…
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