9:08 PM, Redmond, Oregon

There were only a few times in my working life that I had too much month left at the end of a paycheck. I had the luxury of a well paying ...

Back in February I wrote that a certain type of camping toaster is a worthless piece of crap . I didn't know—until today—why I hadn'...

At Little Lava Lake campground

I was feeling antsy after two weeks in the relatively small world of our worksite and occasional errands into town.  So I took a day off and...

This deer (or one like it) comes around most evenings

Photo by Jo Thompson

What does it take to build a door frame? A biscuit joiner, glue, a drill, screws, a lot of clamps, a square and an old door to use as a ni...

I rarely wish it would rain, and coming out of the rainy period early this month, I should be glad for sunshine. And I was. But at about n...

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know I bought a really nice aluminum step . Then I ran over it  at Slab City. Then...

Power tools are cool, but sometimes you just need to use tools from the days before electricity. Lou got out one of his Japanese pull saws...

While Lou was dealing with the geometry of the roof trusses, I cut and fitted the foil-faced styrofoam insulation. Too bad I didn't ha...

After much measuring, remeasuring, cutting, gluing and screwing (not that kind of screwing, you perv) squaring and truing, the framing fo...

Don't cut the yellow wire or everything blows up