I just found my original sketches of the chicken coop design, and I have to say that the execution wasn’t too far off the mark. Here’s the sketch…
And here’s the coop…
Not bad.
Chicken Coop Plans
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My birthday present
I haven’t started calling it my precious, but I’m very fond of the enameled cast-iron dutch oven that Beloved Wife got me got my birthday. This weekend, I used it to make a yummy vegetable curry.
Even NatureBoy enjoyed it! I will have to make it again.
Chicken Coop II
One of the major projects of this summer has been the new Chicken Coop.
About five years ago, we got rid of our chickens and our old chicken coop. The urge to keep chickens returned, though, and so we needed to be a new one. There are still a few details that need to be addressed (South door window, back door latches, nesting boxes and trim. But the chickens are out of the house!
BW’s licensure exam today!
Beloved Wife is taking her Occupation Therapy Assistant licensure exam. Best of luck, sweetie. You’ve worked very hard for two years; I know it will pay off.
Happy 13th, NatureBoy!
You are loving, creative, spirited, and lots of fun. I love being your Dad; it’s such an adventure. I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner or behind the locked wooden door. 🙂
CraftyMomma has some more cute NB photos. Check them out.
This one is going on my desk:
Steve retires :(
Among other things Steve said at his retirement celebration, today, was this. “I hope I have as much fun in retirement as I’ve had working at UVM.”
My tears didn’t come until I left the party.
Friend to me and many, many souls here at UVM; visionary, curmudgeon, provocateur, playful adopter and vocal advocate of disruptive innovations. I will miss your voice, calling to us from a divergent path, pointing toward a new, interesting destination.
Now that you’ve migrated much of your virtual essence into the cloud, I expect frequent pings (tweets, facebook updates, Asian video chats…) telling me what you really think. And keep the cool music and design posts flowing.
Let’s go out to lunch before summer is over. I’ll buy you a martini. 🙂
CraftyMomma’s most recent project
When I got home from work, yesterday, Beloved Wife showed me her most recent creation:
It’s a “grazing ark” for our intrepid guinea pigs. Yes, they will be spending most of their summer days outside. (Hurray!)
It came out just exactly as she had described it to me and had sketched. We had a couple brief consultations about construction methodology, but the design and execution are all hers. Well, done, BW!
Father’s Day
Beloved Wife made a Father’s Day slide show for me:
Pretty amazing to see a survey like that. [sniff]
After a pleasant morning, NatureBoy and I trundled into town to visit the FLGS, where we picked up a few things, including some Dungeon Tiles, and several True20 products on sale.
This afternoon, NB ran some more Fourth Edition D&D. I must say that I’m really enjoying 4E, especially in comparison to the recent session of 3.5. The PCs have run out of healing and spells, but have to try to find the missing children before something happens to them…
All in all, it’s been a happy Father’s Day, and a nice Summer Solstice, too. I wish Dads everywhere a happy Father’s Day, hoping you’ve been able to send time with your offspring.
Blessed Be.
Geek Momma rocks!
Whenever we go to Barnes & Noble, we visit the used section. Last month, I found some Transformers graphic novels that were helpful in keeping NatureBoy occupied during some of the long waits during CraftyMomma‘s graduation.
Recently, NatureBoy and I were looking through the RPG section. It really pales in comparison to our Friendly Local Gaming Store, Quarterstaff Games (website needs work, but the store is great). When CraftyMomma found us, she had picked up the Mutants & Masterminds Freedom City supplement in the used section. That’s awesome on so many levels!
I have the best wife. 🙂
WETA makes a mermaid
Spotted on Engadget, this is a very cool story:
