Monthly Archives: September 2014

The Great California Drought – Part I, the problem

I am a native Californian.  Born, raised and live within a few miles of where I’ve always been – Santa Clara County.  My father was born in Yakima, Washington, but grandfather moved to the little town of Modesto while father … Continue reading

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Wednesday Remodeling

It is official – had the final inspections today and the city has placed the final approval on our little remodeling project. So we’re done! Except for a couple of lights, moving a refrigerator, and cleaning up the side yard. … Continue reading

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Day Trip – Castle Air Museum

It’s been sitting on the floor near my desk for several weeks – my father’s flag. When he died in 2001, the VA gave me his flag and we displayed it at his memorial service.  Then we bought one of … Continue reading

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Wednesday Woodworking – recycling

It’s been a busy week.  The kittens are taking a lot of time, there’s still plenty to do to clean up from the remodeling and Heather and I took a nice day trip this last weekend (more about that on … Continue reading

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