Monthly Archives: August 2019

There are more pictures on Flickr. Joe had hoped to have five guys working yesterday, but the two new ones phoned to say it was raining where they were — they didn’t want to waste his money so didn’t come. … Continue reading →

On yesterday’s post Ann commented that she would like to get a cat but doesn’t know how her pup Gibbs would react. It’s hard to predict. Kaitlin and Torben had two cats, Boomer and Has, before they got Sammy and … Continue reading →

Even though I’m a sucker for smiling pups, kitties that want their space are also much loved. Just ask Pam how she feels about Lily Bit. August 8, 2019

They laid more blocks yesterday: There are a couple more pictures on Flickr. Notice how nice the weather was. We had a heavy rain with even some hail down here, so they were lucky. They have to work on another … Continue reading →

They’re continuing to stack the concrete blocks: And Peter has been working on the plumbing. The thing on top of the long pipe sticking up is the faucet inside the greenhouse. Clearly a lot more of the structure needs to … Continue reading →

August 6, 2019

New research starring YouTube sensation Snowball the dancing cockatoo spotlights the surprising variety and creativity of his moves and suggests that he, and some other vocal-learning animals, may be capable of some of the kind of sophisticated brain function thought … Continue reading →

birdbrain: 1 : a stupid person 2 : scatterbrain Apparently some people don’t think much of the intellectual ability of birds. On the other hand, do you remember the net Andy put over his cherry tree to protect the cherries … Continue reading →

They poured the concrete for the foundation yesterday. There are more pictures on Flickr. Notice a few of the fellows were wearing rain gear. There was a bit of nail biting at first, hoping the rain would hold off. Fortunately … Continue reading →

The state building inspector was supposed to come up Wednesday to approve the rebar for the greenhouse foundation. Instead he told Joe, our contractor, he didn’t want to go all the way up there so Joe could send him pictures … Continue reading →