Fine Art Tuesday
Mrs. Freeholder and I have had the rare experience of enjoying fall together this year. The last years when we were both working, autumn was…
Year: 2021
I am bushed
(Note: I added a new item at the end. Don’t miss it.) I just wish I would bounce back like the kitten will. I’ve still…
I swear, they all belong to the same union
Last month, it was the lawn tractor. This month, the pressure washer. I suppose I can’t complain, as it has worked far beyond what I…
Fine Art Tuesday
Yep, late again. Story in the next post. John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, more commonly known as Gutzon Borglum was the son of Danish…
Back to busy
If the weather forecast is correct, I’m getting 3 unseasonably warm days. I haven’t gotten the house pressure washed yet this year (it didn’t get…
Bleg
(Via Kim du Toit) Sarah Hoyt needs a hand. If you have it and can share it, her GoFundMe awaits. Yeah, she’s beaten her goal.…
Hold your horses, cowboys
I’m as jazzed as anyone about the Republican victories on Nov. 2, especially in Virginia. But before the talk of a “Red Wave” gets totally…
Fine Art Tuesday
(I almost missed it again. There seems to be a mental block forming on the subject.) Today’s subject is architecture, and I want to discuss…
Reports from the OP, November 2, 2021
Let’s look at the current local observations. Gasoline is having multiple personality issues. Depending on the station and the day, it’s either $3.18 or $3.30/gallon.…
Happy Halloween!
Normally, the family gathers at a local restaurant for a meal and to see how each other’s week has gone. But with Son grounded due…
(Im)Patiently Awaiting the Collapse
I listen (and support via Patreon) a prepping podcast, Prepping 2.0. (Link is to the web site, you can subscribe from there if you’d like.)…
Well. I guess one more is called for.
And when I thought that the “Life in the time of Wuflu” series was really finished… Son comes down with the Wuflu. Seriously. He missed…
Report from the OP, October 21, 2021
It seems that things are deteriorating at an increasingly rapid rate. Of all the, let’s call them “pundits”, that I regularly read, the ones with…
Score one for the home team
So I get a call from the John Deere dealer this afternoon. It’s going to be almost $1800 to repair my lawn tractor. Most of…
Fine Art Tuesday
Dune. Arrakis. Desert planet. Those are the thoughts of ducal heir Paul Atreides as he ponders on his family’s move from his home world of…
Report from the OP, October 17, 2021
This one is going to be a little different than usual, so bear with me. It’s almost like a mental tab clearing. Mrs. Freeholder, Old…
At least it held up long enough to get the wood moved
It never fails. I’m mowing the yard and the lawn tractor starts making a loud noise. Not clanking, more like it’s normal sound but a…
I’m finally done carrying wood
Rain delays, doctor appointments and so on could delay me but not stop me. The wood is carried and stacked. By measurement, this is between…
Fine Art Tuesday
Rather than a single piece of music, this time I choose to go with a composer, John Williams. There is little one can say about…
The insanity that is California
In California, the belief is that pollution can be legislated away. The heck with the people who will be hurt in the process. California took…
Deep breathing
Yeah, I was pretty pissed yesterday. Thanks to those of you who reached out. It’s hard to watch your country flushing itself down the toilet,…
Fine Art Tuesday
Until I hit Eaton Rapids Joe, in my anger I had forgotten it is Tuesday. Today’s effort is music, in particular the music of John…
At the brink?
Yesterday John Wilder wrote that, by the definition he’s been using, we’re in a civil war. However, he believes that the US is at the…
Report from the OP, October 4, 2021
For those of you following the firewood saga, there is no major news. I carried perhaps 1/2 cord Friday. I had today set aside to…
Good wood warms you twice
I keep thinking about that old saying, and wondering if making an online transfer to the natural gas company or the electric company might not…
2 Minute Warning
This past weekend, we got our 2 minute warning in relationship to the change of seasons. While it wasn’t that cold (lows in the mid-40s,…
Fine Art Tuesday
In light of my recent journey to West Virginia, I thought an artist from that state would be apropos. Virginia B Evans was born in…
*sigh*
Today is either the third day in a row I’ve had a migraine, or Day 3 of a migraine. Sometimes, it’s hard to know which.…
Here we go again
Haven’t been home for a week and we’re going to be gone again. This time Mrs. Freeholder and I are heading to a nearby campground,…
Report from the OP, September 22, 2021
On this day last week, Son and I took the RV and headed up the Hillbilly Highway, also known as I-77, to West Virginia in…