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Brian Bilbrey February 15, 2015

Cold Holiday

It was colder than 6° F when I got up shortly after dawn this morning, with about two inches of snow that was drifted and icy. No real fun driving out for the groceries today, as a result. The temperature had warmed all the way up to 15 by mid-afternoon. According to the NOAA, we're not supposed to see the fun side of the freezing line until next Sunday or later, and we have some snow coming again in the mid-week. So, an utterly normal President's Day weekend, then. * * * Being cute: * * * I managed two…

Brian Bilbrey February 8, 2015

The Continuing Saga

I was back in the basement this weekend. Yesterday, I finished up the flooring install. There were a few long runs left, and some fiddly bits around doorways, cabinets, etc. that I had left until the end. All done, and caulked in the two doorways that won't have a transition jam. This morning, after shopping, I went out to get some of the materials needed for the next round of work. Primer, painters caulk, high gloss white for the trim, etc. While I was there, I looked at the shoe moulding. The closest I could find to what I wanted…

Brian Bilbrey January 4, 2015

Going Fast

The year sure is flying by. It seems that New Year's Day was only a couple of days ago, and already 1% of my year is gone already! As anticipated, I did get some flooring installed in the basement on Parade/Bowl Day, too: The flooring goes down pretty easy. I made use of my Dremel multi-tool to get under the edges of door jams and such. In the last couple of days, I fabricated some maple edge transitions, and got them installed today (pictures some other day). There's still floor prep + painting and moulding to apply before the project…

Brian Bilbrey December 21, 2014

Welcome to Winter

I'm thinking of Jerry Pournelle a lot these days, and wishing for him a speedy and complete recovery from his recent "small" stroke. What I *want* is for Jerry to keep defying odds, and keep putting out first rate science fiction (selfish of me, I know), and for Jerry to keep enjoying life. Not much to ask, is it? * * * Just another busy weekend for me, though. Much of yesterday I was in the woodshop, and repeated that again today. Among other things, I dismantled an old humidifier that was wasting space. Most of it is now in…

Brian Bilbrey December 4, 2014

A Finished Cabinet

I finished Marcia's rolling cabinet for quilting supplies late this afternoon. She's happy with it... The cabinet Cabinet drawer for storing templates