Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Out with the Old, In with the New
My woodshop adventures continue.
Many years ago, Piper had a welder make a great bed for us out of 2 wrought iron gates. Sadly, our house at Cliveden estates wouldn't allow that bed up the stairs so we sold it.
So we slept on a mattress on the floor for longer than I like to admit before picking up a second hand bed from friends. The old bed was a rickety marvel. I am amazed that it survived (sort of) 3 years of the kids jumping on it.
Last November, I received spousal dispensation to build a new one. It moved in today. I'm pretty sure that it's built to last. German Ash is not a frail wood.
Pictures are here.
Many years ago, Piper had a welder make a great bed for us out of 2 wrought iron gates. Sadly, our house at Cliveden estates wouldn't allow that bed up the stairs so we sold it.
So we slept on a mattress on the floor for longer than I like to admit before picking up a second hand bed from friends. The old bed was a rickety marvel. I am amazed that it survived (sort of) 3 years of the kids jumping on it.
Last November, I received spousal dispensation to build a new one. It moved in today. I'm pretty sure that it's built to last. German Ash is not a frail wood.
Pictures are here.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
London & Stuff
Posting has been light since Christmas though we've been quite busy.
Last weekend, we returned from a trip to England to see family and visit London. It was quite a merry adventure that ended when we returned to a malfunctioning car in Frankfurt. We limped home in a rental and drove back yesterday to pick up our van. We'll be having our mechanic look at it down here so I suspect our driving will be limited for a few days.
Spring travel plans are indeterminate. I have a 5-day home leave to use before our return to the US in June. We hope to use that somewhere here in Europe (Piper votes for someplace warm).
Click here for photos of England. I'll try to caption them soon.
Last weekend, we returned from a trip to England to see family and visit London. It was quite a merry adventure that ended when we returned to a malfunctioning car in Frankfurt. We limped home in a rental and drove back yesterday to pick up our van. We'll be having our mechanic look at it down here so I suspect our driving will be limited for a few days.
Spring travel plans are indeterminate. I have a 5-day home leave to use before our return to the US in June. We hope to use that somewhere here in Europe (Piper votes for someplace warm).
Click here for photos of England. I'll try to caption them soon.
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