Author: doug

I installed some shelving for my dad today. He has medical issues that make him very short of breath even just getting up out of his chair, and these Ikea cubbies will, we hope, put a lot more of his daily life right at his fingertips.

Our viburnum is really putting on a show this year, for the first time since we planted it in 2011.

You-do-it Electronics in Needham is a critical resource for area electronics hobbyists. They’re everything that used to be good about Radio Shack.  This is the Arduino section.

I didn’t need to buy a parsley plant this year after all, as it turns out: last year’s plant self-sewed.

The searzall does a good job in the winter, but during grilling season nothing puts a sear on sous-vide food (like this pork belly) like a ripping-hot charcoal fire.

Today I built a base for some shelves for my dad. This platform will elevate some Ikea open-backed shelves high enough to clear a baseboard radiator, so they can sit flush with the wall. I still have to sand off the measles (wood filler) and paint it, but the carpentry is done.

I am back to commuting by bike & train, and have modified an old briefcase with pannier clips. It’s much nicer for a daily commute than even my very nice real pannier, though I’d hesitate to use this setup for longer than my 1-mile ride, especially on rough roads or in the rain.

Jen and Greg hosted a 70’s-themed birthday party.  Here’s the birthday girl herself.  Click through to see the rest of my photos.

Four tulips. It would have been five, but some animal in our neighborhood likes to eat them. This is the most we’ve ever gotten.

I’ll be commuting via train again this summer.  The T has switched commuter rail passes to being printed on Charlie cards (RFID, as opposed to mag-stripe Charlie tickets), which is great for me because they’re more reliable & convenient for the Red Line turnstiles.