Just finishing up at a neighbor’s house. Was great to get together with some friends and celebrate the upcoming new year. I honestly had a great 2020. The boating, lake, hiking, and rewarding work. I honestly look forward to doing more of the same next year. I usually make a list of places I want to visit or new things I want to do any try… but my list of 100 items is usually depressing as it is the sane list year after year sans 5 or 6 of them. So this year I resolve to just do what I want Here is to another year of adventure! See you…
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I just ran across a guy’s birthday idea that I’m stealing and doing for my guy friends next year. Here is the idea in photo format It is a simple case with some whiskey, a good cigar and lighter, and they playboy magazine from the month and year they were born. Frankly I love the idea. Pick up a few vintage playboy magazines off of ebay, and a few cases and a whiskey/bourbon that I know each will like. Going to make a list and get the month and years and start picking up some playboys!
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Sometime last this past spring we had an odd snow day where I took my old dog out for one last (most likely) hike in the snow. We took it real slow and the two miles took over an hour. Since then she has had surgery and gotten older. It snowed again here and I did not want to waste the opportunity. She loves the trail, she loves the walk, and even if her old bones were not willing to take her all the way, I was willing to carry her if needed. It was never needed. You can still see the shaved area from her spleen removal surgery. She…
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With winter cold coming quick and my cigar out building not being big enough for the friends and neighbors that drop by for cigars once a week, it was time to build something bigger. I originally wanted a larger out building but that was going to take time and was going to be more than I really needed. I opted for using the upper part of my garage that was just storage. 12 x 36 feet in all. By partitioning it I could still keep some storage, and have a nice space I could enclose and heat to use as a cigar room. The cigar room itself would be 12…
