My cheap $200 sauna served me well for 2 years, but the zipper failed so I had an excuse to upgrade! A customary assembly video: It maxed out at 140 degrees, but health benefits kick into high gear at temps > 160. So, I added some insulation and gutted the infrared panels from the old…
A maybe not-so-mysterious mystery photo: These guys are befuddled, so don’t ask them: I’ve been enjoying eating my one-meal-a-day dinner out on the deck. Who knew sauerkraut was edible! Project of the month, replacing a rotting deck rail: I hired an inspector to verify the cable was good. He was slow, but thorough: Other insect…
After much reflection I concluded I am not a dog person. The doggies were not getting from me anywhere near the attention they got from Helen. With the help of some friends, we found a young and loving family for them, so I loaded up all their gear and said goodby: I also concluded I’m…
Zach finished his Alaska gig and dropped by for a shirtless weekend visit: His current adventure has him on a 50′ sailboat near Miami: A couple of house projects this month. I found one last room that we had not repainted: Upgraded a leaky kitchen faucet to a fancy new touchless one and also added…
We buried Helen’s ashes in a beautiful spot next to our creek waterfall, along with Irina and Boris. Aya made that blue figurine when she was in grade school … Helen loved it: Bantik quickly took up a guard position: Eric sang, he has a wonderful voice: We got lots of wonderful comments on Helen’s…
Helen died Monday morning, 01/03/2022, at home, age 60, far too young. She had metastatic liver cancer, was hospitalized for GI bleeds in May and August, and had been mostly in bed at home for the past 6 months, with hospice checkups for the last 8 weeks. She preferred to be very private on her…