Tag Archives: civil war

I went back in time… part 3…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Yup… they actually let me put the explosive primer caps into the top of the cannon and pull the lanyard that ignited the charge and set off the gunpowder inside the cannon. That is the actual cannon that was used during … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, civil war, civil war reenactment, current-events, history, humor, photography, social-media | 34 Comments

I went back in time… part 2…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Ten points if you noticed that I am not wearing any shoes… They didn’t have any size 15 shoes in the bins of spare uniform parts where they kept extra stuff for temporary volunteers like me. So I fired a … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged civil war, current-events, history, humor, military history, photography, social-media | 22 Comments

What did I do yesterday??? I went back in time…

Posted on March 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

We went to see a little civil war reenactment in Vista, California yesterday, and I got recruited by the Richmond Howitzers. I have actually been thinking about joining one of these reenactment groups for quite a while, but I was … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged abe lincoln, civil war, civil war reenactment, current-events, history, humor, Richmond Howitzers, social-media | 16 Comments

Some pictures of some paintings… part 1… oh, and a free art lesson…

Posted on April 17, 2014 by pouringmyartout

Yesterday, I told you I was almost done posting photos of my trip to see my mom in the Bay Area, except for some pictures of some pictures. I always do some painting when I am at my mom’s house. I … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, civil war, current-events, history, humor, painting, watercolor, watercolor painting, watercolors, writing | 24 Comments

What’s wrong with this picture? Part 4…

Posted on October 19, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Here is a famous photo of General Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveler. Let’s play ‘spot the changes’… I will give you a little hint in the form of a joke: A guy was driving on a country road … Continue reading →

Posted in funny famous people pictures, My art | Tagged art, chickens, civil war, humor, joke, road runner, robert e lee, traveler, writing | 13 Comments

Just some weird stuff…

Posted on August 24, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Because weekends are always slow… and I need to clear these out of my Photoshop files… here are three pictures… That is a picture of me. Well, it isn’t really me. But it sort of looks like me. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life, stuff about blogging | Tagged blog, blogging, civil war, high school reunion, humor, party, photos, photoshop files, pictures, thumbs, writing | 24 Comments

Get stuphed… Part 6…

Posted on July 24, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I tease Twindaddy, but I also honor him for his military service… He served with the Marines when we invaded Iraqistan. In fact, he comes from a family with a long history of military service… They have always been willing … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, stuff about blogging | Tagged antisocial behavior, art, civil war, humor, Marines, military history, military service, napoleon, Photoshop, war | 48 Comments

The Hastywords war… Part 7…

Posted on May 3, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Look, I am fully aware that I am now just using this ‘war’ as an excuse to recycle a bunch of my old pictures and art and Photoshop stuff. But I am having fun with it, and I promise I … Continue reading →