February 28, 2014

I put a bead detail on my dutch tool chest. A small detail but it looks a bit more finished I think. I'll start painting it soon.

February 13, 2014

Pitchers and catchers reported yesterday and today was sunny and 50 degrees. Makes me smile...

February 5, 2014

View from Atlas Pizza on Market St in Corning, NY.

January 29, 2014

Small victories - sometimes those are the best kind.  I really didn't want to run today.  The weather was yucky this morning and I was already making my excuses for the afternoon.  but it stopped raining and I managed to get out the door.  I was tired and my legs weren't light and quick but I made it.  And now I"m glad I did.

View from my airplane window

Crossing the Cascades coming home to Seattle. Friday, January 17th about 10:30am.

January 17, 2014

Time to go home. Its been a good week work wise. And I've done my 3 runs for the week. That's always tough when traveling.

January 13, 2014

I'm in Corning, NY for the week - home on Friday. I made it uneventfully.  Last night I settled into my hotel room and got some take-out Chinese.  I did some work and watched tv.  That was my day...

January 12, 2013

It was a good weekend.  Pretty normal and that's good.  I did my usual grocery shopping - and made yogurt, magic peppers and tomato soup for the week.  Lin had requested the tomato soup for her since I'll be gone.  We celebrated Lamb's birthday and that was fun.  Lin made white chicken chili and zucchini pancakes for dinner - both were just great.  Lamb had requested a boston cream pie for dessert and man was it good!  I had 3 pieces over the weekend!

I ran on Sunday to get a head start on the week - traveling always screws up my exercise routine.  And I kept working on the moravian stool.  I finished the legs and have moved on to the top.  I made one of the sliding dovetails and it turned out much better than last time.

January 10. 2014

I like Fridays - I guess who doesn't?  It's usually a quieter day at work and I try and use it as my catch up day - answering all those emails and requests that I hadn't gotten to during the week and trying to shorten my list of things that need to get done.  And today was like that.

I ran again today - just an easy run.  My main goal is to get out the door on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays...for now that's it.

Work on the stool continues and I'm about to embark on a bitters making project!

January 7, 2014

It was a day.  Not a bad day or a good day - just a day.  Work felt like it was pulling me in too many directions and it was hard to focus.  I did manage to work a bit on the moravian stool so that was good. And I did strength training - okay not much but I did some.

January 6, 2014

First run of the new year.  I cut back a bit since I hadn't run since before Christmas - it was good to get back out though.

January 5, 2014

I started a new Moravian stool today - made one leg octagonal.  I want it for my workshop.

January 4, 2014

Grocery shopping, Jack bath, magic peppers, cleaned cardboard out of garage, starting building base for my workbench light - and had pizza at Costco for breakfast.  Lamb is cooking veggie lasagna as a second birthday dinner for Lin - I'm getting hungry.  We're going to have champagne cocktails too!

January 3, 2014

I'm starting a major office cleanup today.