Category Archives: Stories of my life

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

Posted on August 7, 2016 by pouringmyartout

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…

Posted on August 7, 2016 by pouringmyartout

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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So… Balboa Park… by the zoo… near downtown San Diego… that’s where we went…

Posted on August 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

It was a beautiful day. And it was ‘free museum day’… which explains some of the earlier pictures… Most of the buildings in this part of the park were built for the World’s Fair… back in… uh… I don’t know… … Continue reading →

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I’m still not ready to tell you where I went today… but they had a natural history museum…

Posted on August 2, 2016 by pouringmyartout

And no… I don’t remember what that was… but it isn’t real… and it doesn’t still exist… probably… I sort of want to make 50 copies of that dinosaur’s head, and change the colors in each one… because you know … Continue reading →

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Yeah, I woke up at three in the morning and drove on a foggy road by cliffs to get you these pictures…

Posted on July 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I know I did this same journey once before, under similar circumstances… that is how much I care… but driving Highway One on the coast of California between Santa Cruz and Morro Bay is freekin’ awesome… I had to pull over by … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

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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We interrupt these pictures of cute kids to… uh… bring you pictures of a different cute kid…

Posted on July 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I got to babysit my little buddy Olivia again today. Oh man, she was adorable. Her mom said she had to go to work, so Olivia waved at her and said: “bye, momma”… while her mom was still holding her… … Continue reading →

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The thing is… (hey, I never used a ‘thing’ in a title before)…

Posted on July 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

But the thing is… this little guy right here… … is a colicky baby. Now, if you have never had a baby with ‘the colic’, it is not fun. Our first daughter, Jessica, slept through the night from day one… … Continue reading →

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More stuff I did with my little cousins…

Posted on July 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

No, Clark, your brother isn’t ‘blurry’… he looks like that because I too the picture while he was swinging back and forth… and you have something on your face… So we took the little scamps to a children’s play ‘museum’ … Continue reading →

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Okay, one more post about my adorable little cousins… for today…

Posted on July 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

You can’t get much cuter than that, can you? But you can try. The little town above Santa Cruz where my cousin live is absolutely beautiful. We took Clark down to a little stream near their house. He climbed on … Continue reading →

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