The Weekend Hobby Thread (3/16/24)

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Hello Hordelings and welcome to The Weekend Hobby Thread. This is not an open thread, so leave the politics and current events out at the curb. Thank you.

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Good guy and all around good Moron Hrothgar submitted the following. His subject line went,
"You should like this." And I do. I like it very much. We need moar kids doing this then playing with damn phones.

Pretty soon I'll be out there wetting a line, the ice on our lake went out this week. Last year it was the first week of May.

Perhaps a new boat. I wonder if The Fabulous will let me build one?

She reminded me we have a fishing boat and a canoe and I should be content. And reminded me I don't want to end up like this:

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The In-Box was empty. Does that mean you folks are hibernating or just too dang busy to perform any hobbies?

Most of you by now have figured out that I enjoy fishing. I enjoy fishing for Northern Pike. A fun battle. And they are very tasty. However there is a draw back to them. And that is their Y-bones. I'll have to give this tutorial a try. Instead of cutting them into bite size pickled fish pieces with the snack cracker of your choice and some cheese.

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Recently on an ONT I had written, a commenter had mentioned that a new home was going to have a music room in it as she enjoyed playing piano and the French Horn. I wonder if this is the type of room being considered?

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About the only time I can sit still and listen to music is at a concert or riding in a vehicle. There are some great music rooms out there, but I can't sit still for that long.

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That seems like an awful lot of work. But it is a cool concept. I think I'll stick with painting. I recently purchased some cheap stretch canvas from Dollar General to practice some new techniques I'm working on. The following is a practice piece that turned out OK.

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What's going on in your world and what are you working on? Some call them hobbies. Some call them projects. The Moron Horde wants to know. So if you have a hobby or a project you are working on or have worked on. You can tell us all about it here at petmorons at gmail dot com. That address also accepts Jenkins Green, 20/0 fan brushes and gift certificates. Until the next time, March 30th, keep on Hobbying!!!

Mr. JJ Sefton will be here next week as long as keeps his fingers. If he doesn't I'll be back.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 05:30 PM

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 05:32 PM (fwDg9)

2 Did another hobby today. Metallurgy with lead I had saved up of parts from work and a few tire weights.
Tire lead weights are getting hard to find.

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 05:36 PM (fwDg9)

3 Wow, Mis Hum. I really like the practice piece. Well done

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:37 PM (6ZY4c)

4 I attempted to make a plywood boat when I was a kid . My failure was not having access to any sealant. Too bad Flex Seal wasn’t around back then.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 05:37 PM (MNhXM)

5 Filet Gal looks like she knows her way around a fish.

Boat Fail People are lucky. I know a few folks who hit a spinning prop from such foolishness. Fall off, Laugh, Chop Chop, Scream, No More Laugh. Be careful out there.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 16, 2024 05:37 PM (R/m4+)

6 Thanks for the Hobby Thread, Mis Hum!

Someone who lives in my household would appreciate that top comic. And, yes, he would go back to the lake if he heard a fish splash!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 16, 2024 05:38 PM (U3L4U)

7 I used to paint outdoor pics like that one above. but I gave it up when I went in Navy for 7 years.

Posted by: vic at March 16, 2024 05:39 PM (A5THL)

8 polynikes, what are you working on?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:40 PM (6ZY4c)

9 I know a lot of women don’t find the song funny but I think Brad Paisley’s I’m Going to Miss her is hilarious.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 05:40 PM (MNhXM)

10 Latest project was smudging my place. It had a lot of confusing energy surrounding it. I got some sage smoking after opening all the windows. Then cleared that out and burned some Palo Santo wood. Now to use my orange spray.

Feels better already.

Yes, I also have salt in the corners, Himalayan salt lamps glowing and Chrystal's around.

Oh, and Holy Water. Gotta cover all the bases.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 05:42 PM (GMlj0)

11 That TRC-449 I've been beating on the last two weeks? Found the other problem last night. Last coil before the transmit mixer was bad with an open lead. Pulled one from a sacrificial chassis and boom, everything works again. Still needs an alignment, but at least now I can do one.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 16, 2024 05:43 PM (dZVON)

12 polynikes, what are you working on?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:40 PM (6ZY4c)

I’ve added a few to my site since I was last here.

Stuppleart.com

I just finished a painting of Cruz Bay on St Johns that I haven’t been able to post yet.

And I also really like MH’s practice painting. The composition is great as well as the color palette.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 05:43 PM (MNhXM)

13 Mis. Hum.,
I think we've figured out how to send some examples of my drawing in an email. I picked out three examples. Hopefully, it will be in the hobby thread email this week.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 05:45 PM (zudum)

14 polynikes. I enjoy looking at your AoS painting everyday.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:45 PM (6ZY4c)

15 I like the practice piece of art. Even put the cloud in front of the moon, which some people miss.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 16, 2024 05:47 PM (dZVON)

16 Did Putin win re-election? I heard it was close.

Posted by: Archer at March 16, 2024 05:48 PM (rskKm)

17 polynikes. I enjoy looking at your AoS painting everyday.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:45 PM (6ZY4c)

Thanks 😀

I will happily donate another painting for the TXMoMe this year.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 05:48 PM (MNhXM)

18 That cartoon at top is SO true. It explains what happens to me so often.

And I'm impressed with the fish that little boy reeled in. He deserves accolades. And that is a memory he, and his dad, will treasure.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 05:48 PM (zudum)

19 Politics/international affairs is my hobby.

Posted by: Archer at March 16, 2024 05:49 PM (rskKm)

20 My elder child has gotten into something called "WarHammer". He's been building and painting minatures, but has added very tiny Neodynium magnets to both the figurines and the armor and weapons they use, so he can swap it out. Asked child if I could takes pics, but he said he wasn't done with painting and modifying yet. I did see how easy it was to remove/replace the armor and weapons though.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:49 PM (ynpvh)

21 In Coastal South Carolina I'm spending the day getting my mowers ready for the grass growing season. The JD L111 was easier with only one extra trip to the parts store for a fuel pump. The Craftsman self propelled was a bit harder. Needed more DAE 30, sparkplug and air filter. Another trip this time to O'-Riellys and when I finished changing to oil (always spend the extra money for a Honda engine) I noticed the blade was bent to hell. Ordered the blade online through Tractor Supply. Guess it will be another 5 days until I get everything set.

Posted by: The Guy at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (4cEdi)

22 19 Politics/international affairs is my hobby.

Posted by: Archer at March 16, 2024 05:49 PM (rskKm)

Fang Fang and Anna Chapman were also involved in Politics/International affairs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (ynpvh)

23 I really like your painting of the lake, especially the way you captured the reflections in the water.

Thanks for the tip about Dollar General. I'll check out the local one to see if they have any.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (zudum)

24 polynikes, that is very generous. Hopefully you will be able to bring it in person.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (6ZY4c)

25 Watched the plywood boat, wasn't sure it would float

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (fwDg9)

26 7 I used to paint outdoor pics like that one above. but I gave it up when I went in Navy for 7 years.

Posted by: vic at March 16, 2024 05:39 PM (A5THL)

Bet there was lots of water to paint...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:51 PM (ynpvh)

27 Awesome fishing vid.
As mentioned, a great memory captured.

On the way back from a field trip from Chicagoland to see some jade and minerals at the Lizzadro Museum, and othrr stuff st the Field Museum.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 16, 2024 05:52 PM (ga06m)

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Yes, I also have salt in the corners, Himalayan salt lamps glowing and Chrystal's around.

Oh, and Holy Water. Gotta cover all the bases.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 05:42 PM (GMlj0)

Who's Chrystal?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:52 PM (ynpvh)

29 I haven't done anything. That girl sure can bone. But, she ain't good at using a microphone. The sharp knife is what does it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 05:53 PM (0eaVi)

30 It's in the 40s with wind chills in the 30s today. Not much in the way of yard work today.

Posted by: Archer at March 16, 2024 05:54 PM (rskKm)

31 Spindle spinning some fiber. I am determined to start doing this more often. I haven't been knitting either and I just can't let work eat up all my time.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 05:54 PM (yeEu9)

32 hiya

Posted by: JT at March 16, 2024 05:55 PM (T4tVD)

33 Crystal Gayle?

Quartz?

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 16, 2024 05:55 PM (ga06m)

34 Wow, Mis Hum. I really like the practice piece. Well done

Ditto.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 16, 2024 05:55 PM (V8he0)

35 Thanks for the Thread, MisHum !

Posted by: JT at March 16, 2024 05:55 PM (T4tVD)

36 "That ain't no catfish!"

What did he use for bait, for Pete's sake? Shoulda had a gun with him and capped the beastie in the brain. I heard gator's good eating (unless there's a season).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (ynpvh)

37 19 Politics/international affairs is my hobby.
Posted by: Archer at March 16, 2024 05:49 PM (rskKm)

Well you are at the wrong Thread

Thanks folks for liking my work.

Polynikes makes me look like a pre-schooler.

And JTB looking forward to the sketches.

If you have a hard time emailing them, contact me via email and we will get it worked out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (QXQ4l)

38 Rose quartz, amethyst and citron.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (tBR8T)

39 That's a really good "practice painting," MisHum. I haven't painted in years now.

Only hobby this weekend is trying to get rid of clutter and junk.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (CHHv1)

40 38 Rose quartz, amethyst and citron.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (tBR8T)

So sorta like Miklos' gals?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 05:57 PM (ynpvh)

41 That girl sure can bone.

Phrasing!

Posted by: spindrift at March 16, 2024 05:58 PM (RUR9i)

42 31 Spindle spinning some fiber. I am determined to start doing this more often. I haven't been knitting either and I just can't let work eat up all my time.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 05:54 PM (yeEu9)

Our oldest does that. She really enjoys it.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 05:58 PM (QXQ4l)

43 Rose quartz, amethyst and citron.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM (tBR8T)

Just saw a number of bowls carved in Germany. Rose quartz, amethyst, lapis, ruby with zoisite, and...another one.

I will post a picture of them tomorrow if I remember.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 16, 2024 06:01 PM (ga06m)

44 Sharping mower blades with a grinder. Sparks. Bourbon.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM (Q4IgG)

45 Only hobby this weekend is trying to get rid of clutter and junk.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 16, 2024 05:56 PM

Spent the afternoon helping the RMBS Mom doing that. Found lots of ammo the RMBS Dad had stashed in a drawer we hadn't opened in years. Christmas in March!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM (Wnv9h)

46 Sharping mower blades with a grinder. Sparks. Bourbon.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM

There's some haiku potential right there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 16, 2024 06:03 PM (Wnv9h)

47 44 Sharping mower blades with a grinder. Sparks. Bourbon.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM (Q4IgG)

I'm old-fashioned; I still use a file. Mower was old when I bought the house almost 30 years ago. So old, it's now orange (was probably originally red). None of those fancy-smancy safety features, so you can turn it on a leave and it keeps running...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 06:03 PM (ynpvh)

48 46 Sharping mower blades with a grinder. Sparks. Bourbon.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM

There's some haiku potential right there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 16, 2024 06:03 PM (Wnv9h)

Indeed. Just one more line will do it!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 06:04 PM (ynpvh)

49 Mrs. JTB surprised me with an early birthday present: a set of TWSBI Eco fountain pens with different size nibs. I have seen a bunch of videos and reviews about how good they are for sketching and she must have heard me mention it.

Just started playing around with them using Noodler's black ink. It is SO different from using graphite or even Pigma fineliners. The results have been 'interesting' but intriguing. And the level of control is very different from just writing with a fountain pen. Have to say, for the cost they are a bargain and will add a new dimension to the hobby. More to learn and to have fun with.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:05 PM (zudum)

50 37 ... "If you have a hard time emailing them, contact me via email and we will get it worked out."

Thanks, Mis. Hum.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:07 PM (zudum)

51 That girl sure can bone.

Phrasing!
Posted by: spindrift at March 16, 2024 05:58 PM (RUR9i)

What?! A double entendre? Me? This is my shocked face:

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:08 PM (0eaVi)

52 OK... how about this;

Sharping mower blades with a grinder
Sparks
Bourbon
Onion grass

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:09 PM (Q4IgG)

53 Nurse, I love stone!
My husband indulged me in it, and some of my prized specimens are stone lamps, of quartz, amethyst, citrine, rutilated quartz, and a beautiful fluorite votive that showcases the rainbow chevron patterns.
I love fluorite, with one of my favorites pieces being a carved bowl styled like a turtle shell.
He liked to buy jewelry, and sometimes did not get how I could prefer some natural stone pieces to...jewels.
Wearing my favorite spring earrings today, a gift from him one Christmas, of a small pear-shaped amethyst above a square cut green sapphire hung on the diagonal, in silver.
They make me think of crocus buds
<3

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 06:09 PM (enw9G)

54 I like my TWISBIs. They encourage you to learn how to clean and adjust your pen. I have fewer problems with them drying out when capped.

I'm supposed to use fine liners for my latest watercolor class, but I don't like using them. I'm going to try and do it with pens.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 06:09 PM (yeEu9)

55 50 37 ... "If you have a hard time emailing them, contact me via email and we will get it worked out."

Thanks, Mis. Hum.
Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:07 PM (zudum)

Youre welcome.
With your assorted collection of fountain pens I bet they are quite handy with your hobby.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:10 PM (QXQ4l)

56 My next hobby is plumbing. I'm going to ask a neighbor if he has a propane torch. I need to remove an outdoor faucet, but I'll replace it with a compression fitting instead.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:11 PM (0eaVi)

57 Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:05 PM (zudum)

I really pen and ink drawings even though I don’t do it. I think you said you watched the British series , Landscape Artist of the Year . One season a pen and ink artist won the competition. Her commission work she did was awesome.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 06:11 PM (MNhXM)

58 56 My next hobby is plumbing. I'm going to ask a neighbor if he has a propane torch. I need to remove an outdoor faucet, but I'll replace it with a compression fitting instead.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:11 PM (0eaVi)

Go and buy one. They aren't too pricey.

But don't be making a smoker out of a Propane Tank.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:13 PM (QXQ4l)

59 58 56 My next hobby is plumbing. I'm going to ask a neighbor if he has a propane torch. I need to remove an outdoor faucet, but I'll replace it with a compression fitting instead.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:11 PM (0eaVi)

Go and buy one. They aren't too pricey.

But don't be making a smoker out of a Propane Tank.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:13 PM (QXQ4l)

But I swore it was empty. Hey, have you seen my eyebrows?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 16, 2024 06:13 PM (ynpvh)

60 Bodged so hard today I can barely move. Work on the air-cooled projects continues. I switched off the Corvair and back to the VW Bus when I decided to go all-in on all new brake parts for the Corvair and it took a while to get all the parts shipped to me. Plus, trying to find someone to turn the drums. Seems it is a lost art. Finally got drums back and that will be done soon. I can report that I started the Corvair for the first time in 7 years last week, and started and moved the Bus for the first time in about 6 years. Both sound healthy and strong. The bus would turn over, but there was no spark to the coil. 15' wire must have a break somewhere, so I ran a new wire from fuse box in front to the coil. Also reinstalled A/C brackets and compressor. That was a minor pain, but happy I saved the directions from when I first installed it 20 years ago. Put on rear apron and bumper. Just have a few wiring items to run down and 3 new windows to install. I'll send pics soon.

Posted by: Air-cooled Guy at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (V5BDR)

61 I'm going to ask a neighbor if he has a propane torc

Marcus Wallace might have a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.

Posted by: Jules at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (ga06m)

62 That boat would be good for taking your guns to the lake.

Posted by: fd at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (vFG9F)

63 Any plumbing tools are worth having around for emergencies,.

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (fwDg9)

64 But don't be making a smoker out of a Propane Tank.

That was a helluva way to try and save a few bucks.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 16, 2024 06:15 PM (V8he0)

65 Spent the afternoon helping the RMBS Mom doing that. Found lots of ammo the RMBS Dad had stashed in a drawer we hadn't opened in years. Christmas in March!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 16, 2024 06:02 PM (Wnv9h)

Any .308???!

Posted by: RI Red at March 16, 2024 06:15 PM (/hQdo)

66 That resin wastebasket made with book scraps video was fascinating. A more interesting video on how to make a resin vase using dried flowers plays after that one. Tremendous amount of work though. Now back to watching more make things with resin vids.

Posted by: Tuna at March 16, 2024 06:15 PM (oaGWv)

67 Posted by: Air-cooled Guy at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (V5BDR)

How are the prices on refurbished VW buses these days. They were out of control 6 or 7 years ago.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 06:16 PM (MNhXM)

68 barbarausa!
Oh my goodness, how lovely! I love stones and wood and coral and shells and sand. Maybe that's why I adore the beach.

Your collection sounds amazing. Good for you! I need to find an amethyst geode. They talk to you, you know. I've not found one yet that said, yes.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 06:18 PM (EcZ7+)

69 I figured I'd change the oil and hydraulic fluid in the tractor today. As usual, it's never as easy as it looks like it's going to be. A lug bolt was seized and broke so had to drill, tap, and find another bolt. Luckily, there was one I could use in the assorted bolts that I inherited from my Grandpa. Thank Grandpa!

Posted by: fd at March 16, 2024 06:19 PM (vFG9F)

70 Everything old is new again. Saw an ad for a camper shell that fit on an SUV.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:20 PM (6ZY4c)

71 Changed 96 Bead Lock Ring Bolts, only had to drill out and tap one snapped bolt, ONE BOLT!!!!

Pitcher of Gimlets and Fish Tacos is my reward.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 16, 2024 06:20 PM (XV/Pl)

72 The best way to make a VW bus even slower is to add an air conditioner compressor.

Posted by: fd at March 16, 2024 06:20 PM (vFG9F)

73 Firearms would help as ballast fastened to bottom inside of the plywood boat

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 06:21 PM (fwDg9)

74 Go and buy one. They aren't too pricey.

But don't be making a smoker out of a Propane Tank.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:13 PM (QXQ4l)

True. Lowe's has one for $15, but I have no use for it afterwards. Neighbor's a handyman, so he should have one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:21 PM (0eaVi)

75 I'll send pics soon.

Looking forward to that, Air-cooled Guy.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 16, 2024 06:21 PM (dZVON)

76 How are the prices on refurbished VW buses these days. They were out of control 6 or 7 years ago.

I think you need the 100 window ones for the high dollar.
I could be wrong.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 06:21 PM (X/vd3)

77 Everything old is new again. Saw an ad for a camper shell that fit on an SUV.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:20 PM (6ZY4c)

Vehicle bunk beds.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 06:21 PM (MNhXM)

78 OrangeEnt., you could make alot of creme brule.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:23 PM (6ZY4c)

79 If you ever get to Lincoln City, my stepson's sister can help. She has a rock shop there

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 06:24 PM (yeEu9)

80 Notsothoreau, is amber considered a rock?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:26 PM (6ZY4c)

81 That 'practice piece' turned out way better than just "okay", nice work MisHum!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 16, 2024 06:26 PM (8AZzc)

82 I think so. It's fosillized sap.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 06:27 PM (yeEu9)

83 Posted by: Air-cooled Guy at March 16, 2024 06:14 PM (V5BDR)

Sounds impressive.

For a guy who is mechanically inclined as a piece of firewood, I'm somewhat envious. Looking forward to the story and photos.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:27 PM (QXQ4l)

84 I have a Chevy Colorado pickup. I see all these camping tents that are propped up over the bed on struts.

Seems.... a bit uncomfortable. And/or cold. And/or hot.

Whatever.... I've got more than enough money to hotel.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 06:27 PM (Q4IgG)

85 Years ago, I bought a cheap rock polisher, from China Harbor maybe. Made some pretty shiny little rocks.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 06:28 PM (X/vd3)

86 I think so. It's fosillized sap.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 16, 2024 06:27 PM (yeEu9)

Found mostly around Washington DC.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:28 PM (0eaVi)

87 We are turning our backyard into a bird sanctuary and were rewarded with a red tail hawk snagging a rat right in front of us.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 16, 2024 06:28 PM (RIvkX)

88 If you’re gonna play in Texas you’ve gotta have bacon in the pan.

Posted by: Eromero at March 16, 2024 06:29 PM (o2ZRX)

89 VW buses are very pricey. I have a standing offer of 22K from the person I bought it from in 1996. That was before I spruced it up. Could probably get more.

I was surprised how little power the A/C robs from the bus. Of course, I live in coastal NC at 12' above sea level. Not a hill for 100 miles. A/C compressors are better than they were 40 years ago.

Posted by: Air-cooled Guy at March 16, 2024 06:29 PM (V5BDR)

90 71 Changed 96 Bead Lock Ring Bolts, only had to drill out and tap one snapped bolt, ONE BOLT!!!!

Pitcher of Gimlets and Fish Tacos is my reward.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 16, 2024 06:20 PM (XV/Pl)

Consume the tacos first before the pitcher of gimlets otherwise you won't be eating

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:29 PM (QXQ4l)

91 As usual I lurk here during Saturdays...so many fantastic things!
Gotta say though Mis.Hum, your artwork gets better and better as time goes on!
A painting of one of your catches I bet would lovely...if it lasted long enough before eating😝!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at March 16, 2024 06:30 PM (h8/UD)

92 Good guy and all around good Moron Hrothgar submitted the following. His subject line went,
"You should like this." And I do. I like it very much. We need moar kids doing this then playing with damn phones.

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Adorable!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:30 PM (DpEcY)

93 I neither hobbies nor bodged this past week - it was pretty busy, and I had a week off from watercolor class - but I'm making up for it this weekend. I got a couple of "beginning watercolors" books from Amazon that have some projects in them, and I've been puttering with that a little bit. I've also been working on a small Tamiya figure of George Patton, and playing around at the new release of Super Mario RPG on Switch. I have a huge box of unbuilt models, and a huge video game backlog, and now doing some painting besides. Lots of hobbying in my present and even more in my future, and that's good. The more 29 I get, the less I want to someday end up on a park bench feeding pigeons and staring off into the middle distance with the other lone wolves. .

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at March 16, 2024 06:31 PM (2AUjo)

94 Any .308???!
Posted by: RI Red at March 16, 2024 06:15 PM

Check your email. LOL

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 16, 2024 06:31 PM (Wnv9h)

95 I am on board with shells too--I have a variety of abalone shells I use for dishes (tumbled and raw specimens, my rings, etc), my favorite of which is a small iridescent white one (for a pair or two of my best earrins, lol)
My favorite fossil specimen is a fossilized nautilus, that retains some of the mother of pearl.
A pendant he got me was a slice of nautilus that had fossilized in pyrite--a little metal shell spiral.
He was so good that way!

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 06:31 PM (enw9G)

96 The following is a practice piece that turned out OK.

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Fantastic!
Do you paint from life?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:31 PM (DpEcY)

97 I've owned some 4 cyl cars the shut the A/C off when you needed more power.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 06:32 PM (X/vd3)

98 OrangeEnt., you could make alot of creme brule.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:23 PM (6ZY4c)

Don't think anyone in the house would eat it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:33 PM (0eaVi)

99 and yes nurse, they do speak!
A happy day when the piece of bumblebee jasper said "pick me!" out of the tray at the shop, and I now have a worry stone with three bees, two dragons, and owls in the swirls

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 06:33 PM (enw9G)

100 57 ... "Landscape Artist of the Year . One season a pen and ink artist won the competition. Her commission work she did was awesome."

Hi Polynikes,
Yep, I remember the shows she was in. Her Venice episode, maybe others, is available on YT. She is an incredible talent and seeing what she accomplished first sparked my interest in pen and ink drawing. (She's also cute. If I were only 50 years younger. LOL)

BTW, I saw the latest paintings on your site. I love the fall landscape one. It reminds me, happily, of places in New England we visited when I was a kid.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:34 PM (zudum)

101 Adorable!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:30 PM (DpEcY)

Waiting for your take on the knife work by the girl who bones.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:35 PM (0eaVi)

102 Fish, that is.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 16, 2024 06:37 PM (0eaVi)

103 MisHum for practice that's very well done

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 06:37 PM (fwDg9)

104 @90

>>Consume the tacos first before the pitcher of gimlets otherwise you won't be eating

That's one of those Pro-Tips you just don't get from other blogs.

** Eyes Plate of Fish Tacos **

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 16, 2024 06:37 PM (XV/Pl)

105 I need to give doggeh a haircut

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:43 PM (DpEcY)

106 Ben Had, I can't remember the name of the classification, but it is something along the lines of organic, biologic, etc for the group including amber, pearls, and coral, because they are produced by living organisms.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 06:43 PM (enw9G)

107 >>We are turning our backyard into a bird sanctuary and were rewarded with a red tail hawk snagging a rat right in front of us.

Cool!
By sanctuary, you mean setting up a lot of feeders and seeing who shows up?

I got a couple of new feeders last fall and we've been experimenting with food and placement. I hung the new squirrel-proof one on a arm that latches to the porch banister in hopes of bringing birds closer to the window, but it brought the squirrels onto the porch. Nope! Moved it to a low branch on a tree over the patio without thinking (just had to stop the porch assault) and it turned out to be perfect - now the most popular feeder because the birds can quickly hop between it and several other trees/bushes at various positions along the fence.

No hawks - but clearly an owl in the neighborhood based on several instances of the crows swarming in various tall trees nearby (like a scene from "Birds") to harass the predator out of its hiding place.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 16, 2024 06:43 PM (6IDWi)

108 barbarausa!

Wow! It's so wonderful when the earth calls out to you. I have an amazing piece of driftwood I haven't figured out what to do with yet.

I also have a jar of shells and small stones from around the world.

And another jar of beach jewells (small pieces of glass tumbled by the waves and made opaque by the rocks and sand). My grandpa called them beach jewells.

I used to have a little vial of ash from when Mt St Helens erupted back in 1980. It may be around here somewhere.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 06:44 PM (tEB0M)

109
96 The following is a practice piece that turned out OK.

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Fantastic!
Do you paint from life?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:31 PM (DpEcY)

Thanks vmom.

Sometimes I paint from photos. Other times things just come together from thoughts I have.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 06:44 PM (QXQ4l)

110 We've got beautiful spring weather here today, but I'm stuck inside with cleaning and packing up non-essentials for the projected upcoming move. Ugh. Maybe I'll get some down time tomorrow.

Posted by: PabloD at March 16, 2024 06:44 PM (QOl1C)

111 Some amber carvings at the Lizzadro Museum today.

Had a few incredible Italian micromosaics alsoup to 400 pieces per square inch.
Amazing.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 16, 2024 06:45 PM (ga06m)

112 54 ... "I like my TWISBIs. They encourage you to learn how to clean and adjust your pen. I have fewer problems with them drying out when capped."

Notsothoreau,
I have to say I'm impressed with them. I have higher end pens, Pelikan and a Sheaffer Seas pen that was sold by Levengers. They are my go to writing pens. But the TWSBIs are great so far.

Good luck drawing with fountain pens in your class. Based on my extensive two days of experience, they are a challenge and a lot of fun. The differences that can happen with subtle changes of pressure on the nib and the pen's angle keep things interesting.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 06:47 PM (zudum)

113 Very cool lake painting, Mis Hum!

Posted by: Lizzy at March 16, 2024 06:47 PM (6IDWi)

114 Besides other projects I have been trying to think of a composition for an abstract painting. I was considering abstract of a collection of candy in a candy store but the discussion of various stones sounds more interesting. It’s the color palette I’m most focused on.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 06:49 PM (MNhXM)

115 Got the brake controller and the 7pin hitch almost completely wired into the new-to-me Tundra.
Drilled holes and then found I couldn't get a nut on the bolt so I bought a 3/8ths inch 'pop rivet' tool and some steel 3/8ths pop rivets. No way I could set the rivets by hand; so, now I own a pneumatic pop riveter. The 7pin is on the truck bumper and looks great.
Pulled 2 wires from the back to the engine compartment.
Instead of running a 12v line direct from the battery I bent the ignition controlled leg of the 'aux bat' relay up so I could solder a 10 gauge wire to it. Now the truck battery is not liable to be drained by the trailer.
2nd wire is for the trailer's electric brakes. I poked a hole through an existing rubber grommet (it had the emergency brake and another wire) and connected it directly to the brake controller.
One ground wire in the cab and it's all done.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 16, 2024 06:50 PM (Z0qcz)

116 JTB, I have to tell you of the vicarious pleasure I get from reading about your experimentation with your art. Truly a labor of love

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:50 PM (6ZY4c)

117 My uncle who paints very well uses pictures often I know, outside light doesn't stay long

Posted by: Skip at March 16, 2024 06:50 PM (fwDg9)

118 Waiting for your take on the knife work by the girl who bones.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I dislike dealing with whole fish - the scales, the smell, yech. The video gave me flashbacks. Bit I appreciate her sharp skinny knives.

I prefer cutting up meat.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at March 16, 2024 06:52 PM (DpEcY)

119 I have jars of shells too--my mother loved them, and the rule for the family was just about that if anyone went anywhere there was a beach, bring her a shell or don't come back.
I have a decorative glass jar on the shelf, with some of her old favorites in it.
She was fond of the structures and growth patterns, but particularly loved anything with iridescence.
She had a fine few pieces of abalone jewelry; I love it too, and remember visiting the museum in Ketchikan wearing something of hers, and having one of the docents remark that in Pacific northwest culture, if you had enough abalone to wear it as jewelry, then you were rich.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 06:52 PM (enw9G)

120 Yeah, feeders, birdbaths

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 16, 2024 06:53 PM (RIvkX)

121 I'm really getting into astrophotography. I don't have the highest quality pictures (I'm not a big post-processing nerd), but I think they are pretty cool. I will send some along in the future.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at March 16, 2024 06:56 PM (GIu0F)

122 There is a lot of abalone and green jade on the South Island of N.Z.
I saw a piece of jade while walking the beach; but, didn't pick it up. The oldest said I should have picked it up and the tide had come in and covered.
They sell abalone shells for a buck each along the drive to the shore.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 16, 2024 06:57 PM (Z0qcz)

123 The prettiest little stones (for me) is moss agate. Looks like a little forest of trees.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 06:57 PM (X/vd3)

124 I have a green space next to my house with a drainage canal running the length. Bordered by tall pines and other various trees and growth including fruit trees and wild grapes. It's our neighborhood bird sanctuary. We have a large colony of cardinals that have been here for a decade now.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 06:58 PM (GzpNE)

125 Turquoise is my stone of choice

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:58 PM (6ZY4c)

126 AZ deplorable, the jade of NZ is considered very special. To find a piece like that, I think maybe your son was right!

https://tinyurl.com/4wvdnbex

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:01 PM (enw9G)

127 Beautiful painting. MisHum. Thanks!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 16, 2024 07:01 PM (Ki//m)

128 >>I was surprised how little power the A/C robs from the bus. Of course, I live in coastal NC at 12' above sea level. Not a hill for 100 miles. A/C compressors are better than they were 40 years ago.

In high school a couple friends who were brothers inherited their mom's VW bus. It was our go everywhere machine, ski trips in the winter and the Cape in the summer. Speed was never a thing which was good cause it had none. But we could fill it up with a bunch of us and our gear and it always got us where we were going. Eventually.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 16, 2024 07:02 PM (LkLld)

129 Ronster, agates and jaspers have beautiful patterns.

I have a grey and white agate pendant that looks like a forest in snowy fog.

Ben Had, I have a turquoise ring of my mom's that she bought at a roadside stand in AZ when visiting her sister in New Mexico during the war.
When I was little, I thought she had a robin's egg on her finger, and thought that was cool as all get-out.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:03 PM (enw9G)

130 AZ deplorable, the jade of NZ is considered very special. To find a piece like that, I think maybe your son was right!

https://tinyurl.com/4wvdnbex
Posted by: barbarausa

We saw a huge hunk/jade rock in a bank foyer on the West side of the South Island. IIRC it was over 10 tons.

I really wish I had picked that piece up!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 16, 2024 07:03 PM (Z0qcz)

131 Off to Mass.

Thanks for the thread MisHum!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 16, 2024 07:04 PM (Z0qcz)

132 AZ deplorable, here's to the chance coming again <3

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:04 PM (enw9G)

133 Photos taken by Hubble and Webb also make for a great composition for an abstract painting but AI has ruined trying to recreate with paint. AI just does it so well.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:06 PM (GzpNE)

134 >>I have a green space next to my house with a drainage canal running the length. Bordered by tall pines and other various trees and growth including fruit trees and wild grapes. It's our neighborhood bird sanctuary. We have a large colony of cardinals that have been here for a decade now.

What a treat to have that nearby! Cardinals are lovely.
I am currently stalking a kingfisher pair that visit a nearby park. Half the time I only hear them, they have such a distinctive call. None of my pictures do them justice.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 16, 2024 07:09 PM (6IDWi)

135 I have some sawed in half geodes my mother gave me. The inside is beautiful, outside not so much.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 07:10 PM (X/vd3)

136 barbarausa. Your love of this subject is delightful.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:14 PM (6ZY4c)

137 Is filet girl married? Because skills like that should be appreciated and cherished for a lifetime.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at March 16, 2024 07:16 PM (Wexm1)

138 Very nice lake painting...can almost hear the frogs and crickets.

Posted by: Ju at March 16, 2024 07:16 PM (aTmM/)

139 you are sweet to say so, Ben Had.
My aunt used to give all the kids little books on rocks, plants trees, birds, and got us interested in what was around us.
She and my mom grew up first gen Americans during the Depression, and knew a lot about a lot of things, much of which was how to get by (or have fun!) with no money.
I do love the natural world, but rocks make me stop and stay every time.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:17 PM (enw9G)

140 Ronster, most of my lamps are pieces of geode that have been drilled to hold a tealight. Yes, the insides are spectacular.
Seeing the light from the flame flicker through the crystal formations is pretty entrancing.
Sometimes on holidays that was my centerpiece/candlelight--a bunch of my lamps on a trivet in the middle of the table, with jewelled light

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:19 PM (enw9G)

141 In addition to my car, firearm, and pipe tobacco hobbies... my buddy has gotten me started into GMRS radio... Which means I can now build antennas from the random shit I've been holding onto for years...

Posted by: tRusty Hudson at March 16, 2024 07:20 PM (PJI9f)

142 Wow! It's so wonderful when the earth calls out to you. I have an amazing piece of driftwood I haven't figured out what to do with yet.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 16, 2024 06:44 PM (tEB0M)

I have an interesting branch (about 3 feet in length) that I've been carting from home to home for close to 40 years now. It typically ends up on a mantel with various rocks, feathers, pine cones, and other stuff from the outside that found its way in.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 16, 2024 07:21 PM (OX9vb)

143 116 ... "JTB, I have to tell you of the vicarious pleasure I get from reading about your experimentation with your art. Truly a labor of love"

Hi Ben Had,
Well yours is an unexpected reaction. I usually assume my comments can be rather boring even if I'm excited about the hobby. But it really has become a labor of love. So different from the technical and business writing I did for a career where the results were important for a moment then obsolete and overtaken by events. This is a physical skill that produces something tangible. Wish I had started it when I was a kid and given it the attention it deserves. My ultimate goal is to be able to create images that produce a positive emotional reaction in the viewer. I might never get to that point but it is in the back of my mind as I practice.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 07:22 PM (zudum)

144 barbarausa, that is very interesting, must be beautiful.

Posted by: Ronster at March 16, 2024 07:24 PM (X/vd3)

145 I bet your mantel branch is beautiful.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:25 PM (enw9G)

146 > In addition to my car, firearm, and pipe tobacco hobbies... my buddy has gotten me started into GMRS radio... Which means I can now build antennas from the random shit I've been holding onto for years...
Posted by: tRusty Hudson
__________

Check out SDR (software defined radio.) Mostly receive only... but the USB dongles are cheap.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 07:26 PM (Q4IgG)

147 I think it is, Ronster.

Light through stone is lovely to me.

I remember being fascinated as a little kid when the family took visiting relatives on the tour of the DC sights (grew up in NoVA, born in DC), when I learned about the Lincoln Memorial ceiling.

That's how I'd spend my time at that stop after that, looking up and marvelling at the sunlight through thin marble.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:28 PM (enw9G)

148 125 Turquoise is my stone of choice
Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 06:58 PM (6ZY4c)

Me, too. Favorite color, favorite stone.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 16, 2024 07:28 PM (OX9vb)

149 Mis. Hum., J.J. and all the folks here, thanks for making this such an enjoyable thread. It even has the advantage of not stressing the budget like the book thread does.

Posted by: JTB at March 16, 2024 07:29 PM (zudum)

150 Hah I didn't realize Brad Paisley was playing the Houston Rodeo tonight when I made my comment on like his song I'm Going to Miss Her.

For those not familiar it's about a guy who has to choose between his girl and fishing .

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:29 PM (GzpNE)

151 Me, too. Favorite color, favorite stone.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 16, 2024 07:28 PM (OX9vb)

Yes my favorite oil paint color along with Cobalt teal.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:31 PM (GzpNE)

152 150 Hah I didn't realize Brad Paisley was playing the Houston Rodeo tonight when I made my comment on like his song I'm Going to Miss Her.

For those not familiar it's about a guy who has to choose between his girl and fishing .
Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:29 PM (GzpNE)

You can have both! Just ask The Fabulous.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 07:32 PM (QXQ4l)

153 Which means I can now build antennas from the random shit I've been holding onto for years...
Posted by: tRusty Hudson at March 16, 2024 07:20 PM (PJI9f)

I remember when Gilligan got busted in the grape with a coconut and he became a radio receiver.

I think the prefesser tried to turn him into a transmitter and hilarity was the result.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 16, 2024 07:33 PM (R/m4+)

154 Check out SDR (software defined radio.) Mostly receive only... but the USB dongles are cheap.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 16, 2024 07:26 PM (Q4IgG)

Yeah, he almost got me there too.... but at least with these cheap (albeit decent) hand-helds, I can keep track of my young knuckleheads camping.

Posted by: tRusty Hudson at March 16, 2024 07:34 PM (PJI9f)

155 You can have both! Just ask The Fabulous.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 07:32 PM (QXQ4l

👍😅

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:34 PM (GzpNE)

156 My dining table that I built has a tile inlay of a postcard from an Indian jewelry store. Turquoise necklaces and corn maiden dolls adorn the table.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:35 PM (6ZY4c)

157 That "boat" is scary. To call it a scow would be damning it with faint praise. Ordinary plywood will fall apart if used in the water. Just.Don't.

Here is a plan from the 1950's for an eight-foot pram dinghy made from marine plywood and some small strips of hardwood. My father built several such in his lifetime. I have ridden in them, rowed them, and motored them. You can even fit them with a mast and centerboard trunk, and sail them. They handle well in the water, too:

christinedemerchant.com/free-pram-plan.html

It's a little more work than the barge in the video, but well within the scope of a beginner wood-butcher. And the end result will be a seaworthy little boat in which one can take great pride.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 16, 2024 07:36 PM (tkR6S)

158 I'd love to find someone nearby who can cut a rock in half for me. I toted it home from Wyoming--pulled it from the bank of the Snake River. It's just a gray, crusty, rock, about 4 inches diameter, but it is laced through with something red, and I know that lacy stuff goes completely through it. I'll bet it's spectacular.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 16, 2024 07:36 PM (OX9vb)

159 >>For those not familiar it's about a guy who has to choose between his girl and fishing .

Heh, not much of a choice as the song goes, lol!
Now let's check for ticks

Posted by: Lizzy at March 16, 2024 07:38 PM (6IDWi)

160 polynikes, do you sell your art?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 16, 2024 07:38 PM (JrYM1)

161 Ben Had, if you send a picture for a future thread, I will take and send pictures of some of my treasures!

Dash, I have seen beautiful bookends of rocks split in half, squared on the bottom. and polished. Maybe a local monument company would be able to help you?

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:41 PM (enw9G)

162 Dash, there is a Moron here that does lapidary. Name escapes me at the moment

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:41 PM (6ZY4c)

163 159 >>For those not familiar it's about a guy who has to choose between his girl and fishing .

Heh, not much of a choice as the song goes, lol!
Now let's check for ticks
Posted by: Lizzy at March 16, 2024 07:38 PM (6IDWi)

I've never used that line except for the pups.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 07:42 PM (QXQ4l)

164 polynikes, do you sell your art?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at March 16, 2024 07:38 PM (JrYM1)

I've just been doing word of mouth commissions. I've been thinking of changing my website to sell on spec. Been procrastinating on doing that though.

Posted by: polynikes at March 16, 2024 07:43 PM (GzpNE)

165 barbarausa. I would have to clear off the table!

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:43 PM (6ZY4c)

166 why clear it off, if covered with beautiful art pieces?
I think the whole arrangement sounds great!

I will have to dust my lamps if I set up a photo--they've been sitting in the cabinet since we moved.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:45 PM (enw9G)

167 Maybe a local monument company would be able to help you?
Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:41 PM (enw9G)

Hmmm...there is one right up the road by the cemetery where I go walking. I'll have to stop in when they're open and ask if they'll do that. Thanks!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 16, 2024 07:46 PM (OX9vb)

168 Dash, I think it might be Krebs. At the worst he can just it's not him

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:46 PM (6ZY4c)

169 Shower time. I have been hoeing weeds, and cutting up an old rotten timber in the driveway, which now loos pretty spiffy.

Then Imma go to the Lochiel Brewery and have a beer or two.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 16, 2024 07:46 PM (tkR6S)

170 I have so enjoyed this thread, thank you everyone.

I have to go walk/feed the dog, who can very well tell time, lol

Posted by: barbarausa at March 16, 2024 07:46 PM (enw9G)

171 barbarausa, The table is the tile, 4x4 cedar trim with copper inlay on 2 in copper pipe legs.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 16, 2024 07:50 PM (6ZY4c)

172 169 Shower time. I have been hoeing weeds, and cutting up an old rotten timber in the driveway, which now loos pretty spiffy.

Then Imma go to the Lochiel Brewery and have a beer or two.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 16, 2024 07:46 PM (tkR6S)

Sounds like you have earned it. Thanks for the link to the boat plans.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 07:51 PM (QXQ4l)

173 Sounds like you have earned it. Thanks for the link to the boat plans.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Thawed Out Tundra at March 16, 2024 07:51 PM (QXQ4l)

You're welcome, MisHum. A pram is a classic little boat. I would not be at all surprised to learn there were pre-cut building kits available.

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