Category: Photos
Wood Stove
We mostly finished our wood stove project a few weeks ago (with the minor exception of some trim work). It was my first time doing a tiling job. For that matter it is my first time working with metal studs, building a hearth, etc. Overall, I am pleased with how it came out. Of course, there are a few things I wish I had done better, but that’s always the way when you’re cutting teeth on something new.
Harry and I spent a weekend doing the rough construction. The hearth and half wall are completely non-combustible; built out of metal studs and durock (a cement board product). For the half wall, Harry welded a metal post to ensure the corner of the wall would be sturdy. The tall narrow wall is built on top … Read More »
Grandma O
Over the weekend we had a birthday party for Grandma O (Ali’s Grandmother on her father’s side), she turned 90. A lot of the Olson’s came to celebrate. We mostly lounged around Harry and Anita’s eating and drinking, and occasionally playing games with the kids.
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Granby
On April 9th Ali and I returned to New York from our Alabama trip with Grandma in tow. I had been trying to talk her in to coming and visiting us in New York for a long time. Now I don’t want you to get the wrong impression my Grandma loves me, it’s just that she is really scared of flying, and thus the reason she had been reluctant to visit. I’m not sure what changed, but she decided she’d give it a try as long as she didn’t have to do it by herself. Accordingly, Ali and I hatched a plan to bring her to New York with us when we returned from our Alabama trip.
She stayed with us for four weeks, and I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to have … Read More »
Fear & Loathing in Alabama
It’s not that I fear or loathe anything in Alabam, it is just that the picture reminded me of The Great Gonzo. Now I don’t mean to tread on the memory of Hunter Thompson, it’s just that the “granny” glasses reminded me of the poster for the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
We had a great time in Alabama visiting everyone! Enjoy the pictures.
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Okemo
A, o, oh way to go Okemo, or was it Ohio? Which ever it is Okemo certainly wasn’t gone! (If you don’t get the reference, let me just say, Pretenders.) Its peak rises a moderate 3,344 feet into that great expanse called the sky.
The mountain itself wasn’t the best I’ve ever been on. It was more like a local mountain that you ski at because it’s close, not because you drove four hours to ski at it. In truth, it wasn’t really that bad, but Ali and I were coming off of our trip to Sunday River and I was just looking forward to being challenged again. Well that didn’t happen, but it turns out Okemo had a lot of good bump skiing. This is something I’ve not done a lot of, and … Read More »