Deck Staining Part 1

 Posted by at 12:40 am  Nick's Blog
Oct 022023
 

Yesterday we put the first coat of Cabot Australian Timber Oil stain on the deck we had built recently, and since neither one of us had stained anything before, nor had we used a paint sprayer before, it was a learning experience. We started out by masking off everything with painter’s tape wherever the deck came in […]

Four-Legged Compass

 Posted by at 12:57 am  Nick's Blog
Sep 202023
 

Some of you may think I spend my life writing mystery novels and playing on my tractor, but that’s far from the truth. I’m a multifaceted person who is interested in all kinds of things, believe it or not. I’m always finding some weird rabbit hole to go down when I’m browsing online, and sometimes […]

Range Backstop Day 1

 Posted by at 12:30 am  Nick's Blog
Sep 192023
 

Our son Travis and I have been looking forward to getting the shooting range set up, and yesterday was the first day of working on the project. While some people just depend on the heavy woods around here to serve as a backstop, and we have hundreds of acres of forest behind our property, I […]

Gearing Up For More

 Posted by at 1:06 am  Nick's Blog
Sep 072023
 

Much of yesterday was spent gearing up for more projects around the house and property. I started out with a call to a company called Bin There Dump That to arrange for a 20 yard dumpster to be dropped off next to the barn on Monday. The company will pick it up in a week, […]

Apr 082023
 

Whether it’s automotive engines, boats, guns, boobs, or some other things we won’t get into, we’ve all heard the unending debate of whether or not size matters. This came up a lot when we were doing seminars at RV rallies and events around the country. Some people insisted you had to have the biggest motorhome […]