Tales from 53 Mason Street. Join us on our journey as we clean out the attic, knock down some walls, grow some veggies, and put some old stuff back to good use. Betty and Perk and their WAY before photos. Green grass, good times. Sunday, June 17, 2012. Porch demolition, yeah! This post is dedicated to my dear old dad.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008. Wooo Hooo America, I love you! May we all sleep well tonight. Friday, October 03, 2008. While I do not doubt her commitment to Sparkle-Motion. Wednesday, October 01, 2008. One More - About that Sofa. So, why did we go to this extreme? Wednesday, September 17, 2008. We carefully removed the fabric covering from the bottom of the sofa and then .

Saturday, July 24, 2010. Maple Dining Room Table - Applying The Finish. Now that the thing is finally constructed, I cleared out a space in the garage and brought it in. First I attached the top to the stand by screwing through the pocketholes on both short aprons into the breadboard ends. Then I screwed the swivel figure eights to the bottom. Maple Dining Room Table - Attaching the Breadboard Ends. Maple Dining Room Table - Glue-up Redux.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012. This morning I was driving to work and as I sat waiting for the light to change, I saw a squirrel run across the road. I was impressed how it crossed between the standing cars. They say animals can learn those things. And there being something in there about the dangers of the road.

Our 1919 Craftsman Bungalow and Life In General. Saturday, April 14, 2012. Wow, I have 3 followers. So sorry to have been disappointing all of last year. We now have the hang of life in our 92 year old bungalow with our two kids and two bunnies and I will post more good stuff very soon. We just had an energy audit on the place and have loooots of room for improvement. Early heads-up, the annual plant sale at Cheney Mansion. More VERY soon, with pix! Happy Spring, everyone.

Sunday, June 16, 2013. Moose Crossing Sign just north of Rancheria. Nisutlin Bridge from Teslin Rest Area. Teslin Lake north of the village. Clearing Sky between Teslin and Historical Mile Post 900. The drive between Teslin Lake Village and Haines Junction was nice but my eyes kept drifting toward the distance mountains. The both ranges are a part of the St Elias Mountains.

Saturday, March 5, 2016. Yesterday morning provided perhaps the most beautiful scenery yet this winter. And thanks to a new job where that scenery translated into a two hour delay, I had time to put on some boots and enjoy a quiet morning walk through the snow. Did you notice the springhouse is in the picture above? Saturday, July 19, 2014.

Friday, November 20, 2009. Long time no blogging! Sunday, March 23, 2008. Now all we need is some consistantly springy weather. The garden has been laid out and folks have started planting.