On the way to dinner with Andy…

…I managed to grab this cool shot of the rising moon. Straight off the camera, no editing. 

Meanwhile, Julie’s been working on THESE!

She smoked short ribs for us last weekend! Watch for a bit and you may see some of the smoke :)

I contributed tools, advice and a little hauling service

John and I spend an hour or so last Saturday to trim the low hanging limbs off their big tree.  We cleaned up their view quite a lot.

Andy and I hanging out before dinner

I got to see some of the skills he’s practicing at the skatepark

Making progress on the bootie wall

Except now we started calling it the booty wall hahahaha.

People aren’t left to wondering…

…if I take my Jeep out for legit off-roading, haha.  Brutus comes by the dust and dirt honestly. 

A great way to let the beautiful day in!

It’s fun to share this kind of stuff with Andy

He sends me the occasional “tooling” video.  In this one, the blacksmith visited a cooper to try his hand at cask making.  It’s crazy to watch how they manually shave and hammer them into a properly spec’d container!

Bootie wall all built

Next it just needs a coat of paint.  It was a beautiful weekend to work in the garage.  Lots of sun, but still just the right temperature and breeze. It’s nice being able to pull the cars out and have this much room to work.

A fun stubby little pencil

Not super practical for marking things, but still bun.  I like the fat, brass barrel and the weight it gives.  I also like that you can unscrew the right end and use it as a lead sharpener. 

What a pepper pose…

Of course, I had my helper girls…

Chloe’s ears are long enough they pick up sawdust when she (always) puts her nose to the ground hahahahaha.

Helping Susan and Larry this past weekend

I volunteered to help our with their Hope Rising Gala a little.  They needed this wall built to hold the over 700 booties that represent lives saved.  It took a lot of my red tools and most of my garage haha.  My Jeep was kind of locked in for a while there.  Good motivations to keep at it and get the job done :)

Bitty’s tail so short, all she can do is sit on it to catch it…

Relaxing on the porch with my favorite cuppa tea

This is the apple cinnamon spice that Laura introduced me to on our trip to Michigan with Mom.  Also in my favorite tea cup (left over from Steve and Janice’s things ❤️