finally

It was warm enough today for us to sit on the porch for dinner, and then hang out there for the evening.  Gandalf was very pleased.  We did not tell him that will be the last time for a while, as the next few days look pretty cold. We didn’t want to ruin his enjoyment.

smock

I’ve used this old shirt of Doug’s when painting stuff, and as you can see, it has already worked well to keep clay off my clothes. I did have to shorten the sleeves to make it usable for me.

forever in blue jeans

Years ago, when I was judging the Boston Public School Science Fair, I met a 6th grader who did a pretty good experiment.  His dad was a carpenter or contractor or something, and sometimes complained about the insulation he worked with.  So the kid tested 3 kinds: one he created from blue jeans, one hybrid of that and the original, and just the original (he knew what a control was).  While I don’t remember which won (it was either the 100% jeans or the 50%), I remember the kid. Given the timeline, I’m pretty sure he’s not responsible for this stuff himself, but I like to think he was involved somehow.

salon

Welcome to Salon DougNLis.
We were supposed to have a working shower, and we may yet in a few days.  But, as often happens with these projects, we don’t have one right now.  So, for the moment, this is what we have, at least for washing hair.