Category Archives: Pictures of me

So maybe you were thinking I just made the whole thing up about our English relatives coming to visit…

So… you did your homework and went back to last summer when we visited them in England and did lots of cool stuff… so I shouldn’t have to introduce them, right? Just kidding… that is Malcolm, Lynne, and Dot. We … Continue reading

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I think I have figured out why I suck at blacksmithing…

Okay, I skipped ahead a little in the order of these pictures I took, because red-hot metal makes a better hook for drawing in people to the blog than this picture… That is my cold bar of steel, that I … Continue reading

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Yet another bad day at the forge…

Despite the fact that blacksmithing is not coming easily to me, I still show up to the classes with some enthusiasm… and a little hope… Yesterday, I got there before anyone else, so I took a few photos outside the … Continue reading

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Time to say goodbye to my cousins… and their weird cats…

These are the last pictures of my days staying with my cousins in Santa Cruz, helping out with the baby… and playing with Clark. That kid has so much energy. He never stops moving. There is my Cousin, Mallorie… Clark … Continue reading

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My two adorable little cousins… (or); Why I came home late from my latest adventure…

So, on the way home from the Bay Area, I stopped in Santa Cruz to visit my cousins. I should say ‘we’ stopped, because I had Mollie with me, and my wife, who flew up for the last days at … Continue reading

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Okay, here are some pictures of me holding my new baby cousin…

I am skipping ahead to the end of my adventure, just to make sure that you stick around for it. The thing is… (and if you know me at all, you know this is an unusual thing)… but I didn’t … Continue reading

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Arrrgh, mateys! Are you ready to set sail on my newest adventure?

Ahoy, lubbers! I’m back… and I have tales to tell and pictures to share… (for some reason, the crack squirrels decided that it would be funny to do this adventure in the order that it actually happened… I mean, we … Continue reading

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The 4th… and cute kids… and a cute dog… and a cute me…

Happy birthday, America, from me and my dog, Shiloh… you don’t look a day over 175… and I hope you saved the gift receipt for Donald Trump… so you can return him… I got all my tikis out and decorated … Continue reading

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It’s official, I suck at blacksmithing… and I need to find someone to shave the back of my neck…

I also like the way my chin creases look when exaggerated and filed with soot… Oh, it started off fine, my second project in the level one blacksmithing class… I cleared out my clinker box in the forge, dumped the ash and … Continue reading

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When the world is going crazy… pet a horse…

These are the last pictures of our trip to the San Diego Wild Animal Park… yes, my daughter and I actually stopped at a horse ranch on the way home just to pet some horses… Because… horsies!!! I love it … Continue reading

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