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That Dam Thing – #1LinerWeds
I mentioned in Monday’s post that the first dam across the Connecticut River failed within a matter of hours. I also threatened promised to discuss some of the technology associated with the dam and...
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Signs of Life – #ThursdayDoors
Connecticut River Railroad Station as seen in 1888 – From Holyoke Public Library. One of the reasons I am optimistic that Holyoke, MA will eventually bring the area around the dam and canal system...
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Back to (this) Normal – #SoCS
It’s Saturday, and after a busy, geeky week, I’m ready to join my friends, kick back and enjoy a cold Corona and a bit of casual conversation that is all too uncommon these days. During this...
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You’re Welcome!
I don’t know about you, but I can use a break from Covid-19, politics and all the subjects that derive from and get twisted into those two topics. Accordingly, I’m just going to share some photos today.
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Aunt Adele’s Wisdom – #1LinerWeds
Last week, I finished the raised floor in the section of our garage that I’m adding to my workshop. On Monday, I started building the partition wall. This was easier said than done. The wall runs...
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Doors & Doorway – #ThursdayDoors
When was the last time you used one of these doors? I have been hanging onto a few random doors for a few weeks. Some are leftovers and some were collected between Point-A and Point-B while...
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Three Stories & Candy – WATWB JusJoJan
My blog scheduling got confused this week. I wanted to be sure I had a post today, to mark the end of Just Jot January. January is such a hard month to navigate, and this daily prompt by Linda G. Hill...
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Form vs. Function
Linda G. Hill threw us a little curve ball last Friday. She asked us to be serious. It was a fair request and a fun post, but it wasn’t what I was planning to discuss at the bar. I know, SoCS really...
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Summer Schedule
Not the best week. We are in the middle of our second 90-degree heatwave of 2021. By the time most of you read this post, Maddie and I will have returned from our walk. She’s been nudging me off the...
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Remarkable Design – #1LinerWeds
I have, on numerous occasions, featured buildings from around New England that were built in the 19th and early 20th century. Most of these buildings are brick, and one of the comments that frequently...
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Update – Update
This mock orange blossom wants has come through the fence. As I mentioned last week, I’m mostly taking Mondays off for the summer. I do have two short updates. One good, one not so good. Let’s take...
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Weekend in Pictures
It’s a Classic gallery. You can click to start a slideshow and read the captions, if you like. I hope you’re all off to a wonderful week.
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What Goes Up — #1LinerWeds
I have finished laying down the floor in the workshop! Since the heat and humidity were so high yesterday, I thought I would just remove the “cabinet” I had built around my compressor in an attempt to...
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Headbangers – #1LinerWeds
I am almost at the point of having a functional workshop. I still have lots of work to do, but tools are accessible, and I have room to work. As I’ve mentioned before, my goal is to have a safe space...
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Best Laid Plans of Dust and Blogs
I prepared the Thursday Doors Recap post earlier than I normally do on Saturday. I was worried that my new theme might not cooperate with the URL-gathering-program I wrote that drives the recap. It...
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Woodworking Then & Now
To celebrate my birthday, our daughter Faith and I spent the day touring Old Sturbridge Village. We are members, and we visit OSV a few times each year, but we always seem to find something we haven’t...
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What on Earth?
After an unusually long post on Saturday. I decided to let you guys off easy today. Also, I wanted to participate in Cee’s Current Challenge Series – Fun with Earth’s Elements which this week is...
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Progress?? – #1LinerWeds
I have been taking pictures of a nearby construction site for almost a year. I keep waiting for something to happen that would be remarkable enough to share. I’m afraid that isn’t going to happen. The...
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