Down And Dirty

 Posted by at 12:05 am  Nick's Blog
Nov 012020
 

Right on schedule, the truck from Edgewater Yard Shop arrived at 1:30 yesterday afternoon with two yards of fill dirt that we needed to replace what was lost when we took out the big dead tree and the parasitic Palmetto that was surrounding it. I originally thought that we would need about 1½ yards, and […]

Let The Madness Begin

 Posted by at 12:02 am  Nick's Blog
May 252019
 

It has been very hot here on the Central Florida coast for the last few days, with the temperature edging up close to 90° most days. And it’s only going to get hotter. The weatherman says that the region can expect temperatures in the mid to upper 90s for the next week or two. Fortunately, […]

Jul 122017
 

If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident age 62 or over, time is running out to get a National Parks Senior Pass for just $10. On August 28 the price of the pass, officially named the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass will increase to $80. A page on the National […]

Time Is Running Out

 Posted by at 12:48 am  Nick's Blog
Dec 142016
 

If you are aged 62 or older time may be running out for you to save a lot of money on a National Parks Senior Pass, which gives you and the passengers in your vehicle free admission to National Parks and Monuments, National Historic Sites, and discounts on camping at US Forest Service, Bureau of […]

Today We Play

 Posted by at 12:02 am  Nick's Blog
Sep 142016
 

For the last few days we’ve been sticking pretty close to home writing and weaving, so I have declared today a play day. We need those every once in a while. Terry finished weaving her latest project and took it off the loom last night. It’s a huck lace shawl, a new pattern for her […]

May 022009
 

The good thing about being an old fart is that I now get a senior citizen discount just about every time I go to a fast food restaurant. The kids working behind the counter don’t even ask my age any more, they just knock a few cents off my bill. Is that a good thing […]