Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 27 going to 39 and sunny. Winter is here to stay.
Got some more of the undercounter lights replaced from florescent to LED.
Waiting for some GFI outlets to show up to finish the last two.

Sons friends over last night, got them out of here to the apartment at some point so we could get some sleep.

He has a concert tonight and the hosts have invited us to hang out while the kids do the music.

Today an old friend is supposedly coming down from NYC to meet up for lunch in New Hope. It's a long drive, so if he bags I can understand, his wife couldn't be with him so it's just him and I in New Hope today.

Be Well,
Before:

After (still need to decide how to clean up wires, if I bother:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I got some sleep in the lazyboy, and a sore throat now. Don’t know why, but when I come down with something it hits me hard. When it starts I ache all over like the flu, but no nausea. Enough about that
39°
Stove needs cleaned, but I’ll keep pushing the ashes aside for now. Need to refill. When I filled the box with 14 bags yesterday, I put a couple more on top. Only 6 feet from me, starring at me thru the window.
Wife is busy doing her Friday cleaning, and she doesn’t feel great either.
And she did make the coffee today. Which has helped the throat.
Need to wrap gifts.
Our Saturday breakfast group did a name draw, but we probably won’t go tomorrow. But we did order some rolls from the Mennonite market next door so one of use might run our gifts in. Used an online name draw site, and you enter gift ideas. I drew my wife’s name, lol. She got one of the other guys, and got him a hatchet, so I know who she drew. It came in amazon box with blade cut thru the box.

 

[Mark P.]

Good Morning, currently 41° here

Going to take a couple weeks off for the holidays.. Everyone take care and have a safe holiday..
Merry Christmas to all...

Mark

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning! Low of 26°, heading to 48°. High clouds now, rain moving in around 17:00. Chance of snow tonight, but probably rain, being tonight's temp is supposed to only drop to 36°.

The forecasts are all over the place..... this system is a "warm" one, coming out of SoCal. We are right at the elevation (7,000) that it will fluctuate above and below freezing, so going to be a mixed bag.....

Paul, beautiful pics of Peddler's Village. Old stomping grounds.... the wifey and I always enjoyed going there. Probably a lot different now than it was 30 years ago.
Were you dropping gifts out of the little plane? ----
I can visualize the trail of tiny parachutes.......

Dennis, hope you're over the worst part of the illness. Sorry you can't get some good sleep. Hope you can get a nap in......

Drew, glad you didn't have to risk absconding with the MIL's batteries.... PopG to the rescue! ---- now the big question --- Is the tie working?

Scott, I can't believe that you don't have snow on the ground. Strange for Vermont.

Last plaque is done....whew! Nothing like waiting until the last minute! Pulled a few boards in prep for the next project of the high display shelves in the addition. Did get the corbel pieces cut out and the facing edge routed.

Hopefully I'll get the long boards planed and joined today. No rush.... this is to enjoy some leisurely woodworking.

This year's Christmas will be a little strange.... celebrating twice..... first with the son and 2 GS's on Christmas day, then the daughter and family will be coming down on Thursday, MIL in tow also.
BIL will be flying in on Thursday from California . I'll pick him up at the airport late morning. He's currently going through chemotherapy. Very aggressive adenocarcinoma that metastasized to multiple spots. Iffy prognosis.

He really got dealt a bad hand.... he lost his wife of 30 years in a tragic scuba diving accident a year and a half ago. Then 6 months later got diagnosed with cancer. I honestly don't know how he's been able to deal with everything.

OK, got to get off that subject......

Everyone have a peaceful and joyful celebration this holiday weekend!

 

[sodamo]

65°F and 1.05 inches rain. Forecast more of the same.

Gave the shredder a good run yesterday

Off to Hilo town this morning for Friday Follies

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

Tie works great Ted. A little worse for the wear but keeps on jingling

friend just left, enjoyed our tea and sweets together, and she brought me more cookies.
not what I need at all

now off to pick up another friend and head to airport.
beautiful sunny day out.

Ken, good luck finding a place to park in New Hope today. The half of the world not at Peddlers Village will be downtown New Hope.
Popgadget, great pics of the lights.

 

[mpham]

Quick drive by to post my forgotten pic of the latest project. Ash wood crotch piece that was almost completely cracked thru.

 

[Popgadget]

Were you dropping gifts out of the little plane? ----
I can visualize the trail of tiny parachutes.......

Nope. Good old fashioned way. I can tell you from experience that it is not easy to drop something with any sort of accuracy from an airplane, and the difficulty goes up exponentially with altitude.

 

[Helogabals]

The reproduction of the Motor Wagon is still here
Made by Karl Benz in 1886 and was the first driven under its own power
His wife drove it 70 miles to visit her mother to prove the concept
No gas stations she had to stop at pharmacies to get gas on the way

I liked this video:

Don't know how authentic it is

 

[buckeyefarmer]

thought this was cute, from an 1879 newspaper:

Cure for that disorder of the mouth commonly called scandal.
Take of "good nature"
one ounce; of a herb called by the Indians "mind your own business."
mix this with a little "charity for others.",
add two or three sprigs of "keep your teeth."
simmer them together in a vessel called "circumspection" for a short time, and it will be fit for use.
Application:
The symptoms are a violent itching in the tongue, which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called Gossips.
When you feel a fit of it coming on, take a teaspoon of the mixture:
Hold it in your mouth, which you will keep closed. Shut it until you get home, and you will be completely cured.
Keep a small bottle with you at all times, and on the slightest symptom, repeat the dose.