Tales from FAR Manor

 I’m fond of saying, “In for a dime, in for a dollar.” Or as one of the villains in White Pickups  put it, “Go big, or go home?” In other wo...

With the framework complete, I tossed four planks onto the joists. Given the length of the boards, I decided to start in the center and work...

This has been going on for a while, but I wanted to make sure it got done before posting, so I didn’t end up with a start without a finish. ...

I felt pretty decent in the morning, despite all the drama. Still, the house was dark and still (no electricity). Fortunately, by the time I...

Still no power this morning. We decided to hit the retail district to: Get breakfast Look for a generator Pick up some other odds and ends A...

This one didn’t seem as scary as Opal in 1994. Just like Opal, Zeta passed by overnight (or very early Thursday morning). The heavy rain cam...

Six years ago, Mason was the world’s cutest pirate . Well, Charlie has to try to do everything Mason does, so… The kids at church did...

Image source: openclipart.org Of course, I’m riffing on the classic M*A*S*H episode Five O'Clock Charlie  here, but it’s not terribl...

The last few days have been the good part of November—sunny, cool, perfect for getting outside and doing stuff. Sunday afternoon, I hunted...

Last night brought frost to FAR Manor, the first October frost in three years. It’s all downhill from here: I committed myself to wri...

With some of the things my online friends up north are dealing with this week, I got in the mood to write another one of these. Earlier in...

Fall on Planet Georgia is a great time to be outside. After a long hot summer, it’s nice to be able to sit out on the patio with a fire to k...

… of 2010, at FAR Manor, anyway. The frost is on the way tonight, and we had some frost up on the garage roof and the cars this morning. For...

Wibble : ( UK, Internet slang ) Meaningless or content-free chatter in a discussion; drivel, babble. A lot of little stuff has been happenin...

Or something like that. The Boy did a fine carving job, I must say.

Aha — Picasaweb does have a way to embed a slideshow! This is what things look like around FAR Manor right now. If it wasn’t for all the cr...

Some longer-time readers may remember when the developers got too close , about a month before I posted the first episode of FAR Future . Wh...

You would think it’s the middle of November out there: chilly? damp? windy? Check, check, check. I dodged chicken house duty this morning, i...

Climate change seems to have pushed Planet Georgia’s peak color season from late October into early November. I posted some shots around Ami...

After church this morning, I got accosted by one of Mrs. Fetched’s cousins. “I hear you’re supported Obama,” he growled. “What of it?” I sho...