Arts and Crafts

 Daughter has this ice show thing going on. I help out from time to time by putting together scenery and props.

This is a cardboard lamp post kit.  It took hours to cut out all the pieces with an exacto knife.

 I've learned to hate hot glue.

Five hours later I had one together. Almost. I need Daughter's approval on the height of the thing before I can finish it. Then there's lamp post number two to tackle.....

Snow Daze

 Watching all the news coverage of the big snows up north made us feel left out until yesterday.

 We finally got what we consider a blizzard around here-about six inches. Everything shut down.

 It wasn't our usual type of icy winter precipitation. This stuff is white and fluffy. You didn't have to work hard at all to tidy it up.

What's not to like about this kind of snow. When the sun bounces off it, 20 degrees feels like 40.

 Even the pup enjoyed a romp in it without getting too cold. Good thing I really didn't need that glove.

Snowday

 There's not much snow on the ground but it's enough for a ride.

 It's a long way down.

 I'm not alone.

 It's a race back to the top.

I think she's there to keep me company but it's really just my gloves she's after.

2015!

 Happy New Year everybody! We had dinner and a drink down at the beach this year. It's been a long time since we did anything special on New Year's Eve.

Normally I'd be getting ready for today's Polar Bear Plunge.

 But this is as close as I'm getting this year.

 A game of golf yesterday did me in.

 I'd never survive the mass run in the sand to the water and back.

It's tough to get old.

But it's good to be old enough to legally get blitzed. Frolicking on the boardwalk in the cold is a lot more fun when you have some tequila in your belly.

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

It's not Christmas until we go to Homestead Gardens and spend a ridiculous amount of time looking at the same ornaments we pretty much look at every year.

 The place is good for photo opportunities.

 There's something around every corner that you can get up close to for a selfie.

 There's also places you can sit and strike a pose.

Me and this bear had a thing. It may be stuffed but it looks like it's having as much fun as I was.

Up on the Rooftop

 It's that time.

 It's time to risk life and limb to add a little holiday cheer to the neighborhood.

 I've got 911 on speed dial.

 It wouldn't be the first time I took a tumble doing this. Ladders are the worst.

 I see why people leave their lights up all year long.

 It's a long way down.

 Almost done.

 Pup was keeping a very worried eye out for me.

 But got too cold. She had to continue her vigil through the window.

 The easy part was the deck. The cat approved.

That was a lot of work for minimal effect but it's still more than most of our neighbors have put up. Merry Christmas.

Man's Work

The table that I use to make models was put to another use today.

She has me putting sequins on skating costumes.

This stuff is actually pretty cool. I'm wondering how I could use it on a car.

 Right now though I have to get it stuck into a bead of glue without making a giant mess of the thing. It's not as easy as it would seem.

Not bad for an amateur.