The great photo digitizing project has hit a snag. I started working on “fixing up” the photos that I had scanned in last week. First up was this picture of Jim’s parents Bill and Betty on their wedding day. (Too cute, no?) …
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Trivia I Need
ColourLovers posted a list of all 120 Crayola crayon colors and their (approximate) hex and RGB codes. The list was complied by Aaron at ColorSchemer.com. I am now going to waste several hours creating a custom Photoshop palette of these …
Read MoreHousekeeping
A few months ago I moved some things — including the files for this blog — around on the servers. It all seemed to go just fine — until… I upgraded the wordpress installs. All the older image links broke. Luckily I figured out just how …
Read MoreNew Tools, Continuing Upholstry and No More Room
I got tools from Rio Grande this afternoon. Clockwise from the top. Ring mandrel — very pleased with the quality and heft. Parallel pliers — thank you Sarah L. for getting me addicted to those expensive little dears. Raw hide mallet for banging on …
Read MoreGarden Report — August 30
It’s been hot and dry for much of the summer. That’s hard on the plants and I know that I’m going to have to move some things that haven’t handled the heat well come fall. Meanwhile I’ve been replacing some of …
Read MoreThe Things You See in the Woods
For Christmas this year we got ourselves a couple of game camaras so that we could get a better look at the animals ( including neighbors) who are using the network of trails that goes through our woods. (People out …
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