Songs For My Schipperke: One Poop Over The Line!

Keep that dog yard clean!




Disclaimer: Those are hickory nut hulls being flipped over the fence. We keep our dog yard clean!

Tuesday Torque: To What Lengths Will Engine Hobbyists Go?

Here is a great series of videos following the collection of an old Bucyrus Erie shovel. Those machines we love to watch at engine shows don't magically appear; someone has to find them, retrieve them, and restore them.

Songs For My Schipperke: All The Little Doggies

We're Having Fun Now!

The boy came to visit and brought his violin. We had to do something with it, so here you are!  Yes, we sing silly songs to our dogs. They don't know that it's not wonderful.

In A Simpler Time...

...you worked your tail off to feed your family!  Back To The Old Grind!

Old Man Motor Sports

Gotta move those leaves; they are a fire hazard when they pile up next to the house.

Silver Bells on the Player Piano!

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee

Talyllyn Railway; The Oldest Preserved Railway (Wales)

No word from Merle this week, so this is our pick at True Blue Sam.   We hope you are OK, Merle.

Drip, Drip, Drip!

That annoying sound of dripping water prompted the discovery of a soaked ceiling tile in the basement.  Immediate exploratory surgery showed that water was dripping from above when our shower was running.  There was no access panel in our bedroom to reach the leak, so drywall surgery came next. We found a poorly done solder joint where the riser went into the elbow sending water to the showerhead. Note the crack separating the elbow from the solder.  Whomever installed this decades ago did not heat the elbow, but just the copper pipe.

Here's the post-mortem photo.  No solder in the joint, just on the pipe and the lower edge of the elbow.  We located the problem and made the repair in the same day.  Now we have to install the access panel where we cut the hole in our drywall.

Merry Christmas Darling, The Carpenters

Barking Dogs: Jingle Bells