Cherry Cabinet Refinishing

Yesterday I did a final strip on the cabinet doors for my SR project using the Klean-Strip KS3 Premium Stripper  To say that it did a phenomenal job is an understatement. It went on smoothly,...

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A Glorious Sadness

My sister did an incredibly difficult but generous thing.  She donated her two horses, Pepper and Cody, to the Cowboy Church's O.A.T.S Program (Overcoming Adversity Through Silence)--an Equine...

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Preparedness

We have Sandy bearing down on the coast. My husband was afoot yesterday battening down the hatches which includes tying off anything that will take to the wind. For my own part, I've had such a busy...

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My New Favorite Tool

I picked up this BOSCH Pocket driver (PS21-2A ) on sale in a big box store.  Mark and I were finding that we had competing needs for the existing larger Bosch battery drill.  In looking for...

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Message from the Universe

I have received the second message from the Universe.  I presume it is from the Universe as the first message that I received, as I remember it, said in a man's voice "The Universe loves you." ...

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Wedding Post Mortem

Well, my daughter is now married.  The days up to the wedding were filled with last minute preparations.  We were grateful for the beneficence of the weather--a glorious day for an outdoor...

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Weekend Immersion

Both Mark and Reade headed up to Hatfield and McCoy for a dirt bike trip. That left me at home to my own devices. It was a productive weekend so far, and it is just 9:07 a.m. in the morning. Yesterday...

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Converted

Not to a new political or religious persuasion, but rather I converted my blog over to the theme that I know and love from the Perplexed Investor, my original blog. I'm sure that I have some goofiness embedded in this blog from that one in that I used the template.  I did change the header easily...

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Anniversary

I have two anniversaries today.  The first, and most important, is my 30th wedding anniversary.  With my daughter's wedding just around the corner and an important Hatfield and McCoy trip planned for this week, our 'night' will be celebrated simply with a trip to B&B Seafood for fresh...

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