Doug's Project 365

If only I remembered where I put my doubloons, I’d have someplace to store them now. Beer coaster for scale.

For once, our Christmas cactus has got the right holiday this year — in the past it’s been everything from a Halloween cactus to an Easter cactus.

If my father’s research is accurate, this clock — which has been in my family since new — was made in 1857. It’s a pendulum-regulated, weight-driven clock and still works fine after all these years.

Quite possibly the largest garlic clove I’ve ever seen.

Damn this is good (as you can tell by the condition of the glass behind it).

The fancy espresso machine in my office makes good coffee but its presentation could use some work.

I don’t know what they’re guarding us from.

First snowfall of the season

Ferrous likes to be on the back of the couch in the loft because the heat comes up from behind and makes it a very cozy spot. Two pictures today, each more adorable than the other. Facebook friends, click through for the second.

Our current stick of butter has a little void in it. When I cut a pat for my toast this morning, the hole was in the shape of a kitty!