Tales from FAR Manor

I got a panini press for Christmas, a fairly fancy one that also has electric griddle and grill (open or closed) functions, Mason and I made...

Kahuna, my late-2013 iMac, has been really laggy as of late. Running EtreCheck suggested the hard drive might be failing, although it gave n...

I promise TFM won’t become a cooking blog, but eating is a big part of life here. I’ll be posting one or two more recipes in the coming week...

AJ is doing very well. She had her first church visit yesterday, and that went well. She has put on a pound since she came home from the hos...

I asked Mason what he thought of AJ after he had a chance to hold her. “Small, warm… and her nose is really tiny.” Tiny nose! Grainy l...

I’ll spare you the long-winded, self-indulgent preramble. If you live in the US, you know exactly where this is going: you have a metric cro...

I’ll let the pics do the talking…

Say hi to AJ, born Saturday afternoon around 4:30pm local time. Keep me covered! She was a month early, extending our streak to three ...

Long ago, I observed TANSTAAFL (There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Laptop). I got a throwaway from work, but had to spend $120 to replace a...

It’s amazing what they can do with ultrasound these days. They zoomed right in on Granddaughter Dearest’s face… Look at those duck lips!...

Back in May, I blogged about Kroger’s Home Chef  meal kits . They’re basically raw ingredients and a recipe card. None of the prep work has ...

Recently, those “Balanced Breaks” snacks have captured some attention. It’s a great premise—a snack that concentrates on protein with dried ...

A couple Fridays ago, I went to pick up Charlie from daycare, and this is what he looked like: Fence 1, Nose and Forehead 0 …but he cam...

Together again! And when I die, and when I’m gone, There’ll be one child born in this world To carry on, to carry on. —Blood, Sweat, an...

Beats camping in a tent, says my 60 year old back. Not quite everything came together last weekend, but good enough: Mason had fall brea...

I found this after the fact: Mikel, Mason, and Charlie, all in one pic. It was from last December, when he came up to spend Christmas with u...

This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write: The Boy has begun his longest journey . A permanent TB01. You-know-what this. ...

While we were cleaning up the house, a Casio wristwatch turned up. Sizzle didn’t claim it, and I had never seen it before. Mason thought he ...

Pull up a chair, young’uns. Today, I bring you a tale from a time when years started with a 1. It was a technologically backward time, befor...

The local Kroger recently set up a refrigerated kiosk with “Home Chef” meals. These are boxed meals with two servings, running $17-$20 per b...