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Window Shelves

I seem to have spent my pandemic making shelves. Most of them have been big, ugly ones in the workshop for getting the junk^H^H^H^Hsupplies organized and off the floor. I’ll spare you pictures of...

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First Nectarine

For at least six years I’ve had a dwarf nectarine in the front garden. Every year it is covered in flowers that the bees love, like this. And every year when the little green...

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West Farm

Today was one of those beautiful late summer New England days. So Chris & I went for a walk along some trails on the next hill over behind the farm.

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Ex-Formling

I stopped by 35 Medford yesterday to pick up my stuff. I hadn’t been there since March because of Covid, which has been really weird. It looks pretty much the same as it did...

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hexmirror

Here’s my latest project. The sides and the central hexagon are made of black walnut. The front surface is mulberry paper. There are a bunch of little brass screws holding things together. It’s about...

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World’s End

It was really hot today, so we went down to World’s End. World’s End is a beautiful park that was designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. It’s 250 acres of curving carriage roads and vistas...

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Mulberry Visitor

This is the time of year that our mulberry tree is often full of squirrels & birds. Something seemed a little off at breakfast this morning. Look who was sitting 30 feet in the...

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Strawberry (rhubarb) Shortcake Day

Mike discovered that today is National Strawberry Shortcake Day, so obviously I had to make strawberry shortcakes today. We also had some rhubarb sauce I’d made earlier in the week with rhubarb from Wilson’s....

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Cheater Lens

I’ve had the MIG welder out recently. It’s been a bit frustrating. I haven’t gotten a decent line in years now. The big problem is that I can’t see what I’m doing any more....

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Winter Projects

This package came from England the other day. So, what’s inside? The piece I was waiting for to finish off this winter’s projects: This is a new radiator from Cooling Experts. The Westfield uses...