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Unknown rock

Posted on April 13, 2011 by bturnip

In building the garden beds, I came across a lot of rocks.  I filled up the voids in the cement blocks with the rocks.  Some of the bigger rocks I whacked with a hammer to break them up so that they would … Continue reading →

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NPR.org First listens

Posted on April 7, 2011 by bturnip

NPR’s first listen series streams soon to be released albums in their entirety up until their release date.  The current selection has 3 strong albums: Robbie Robertson, ‘How To Become Clairvoyant’ Alison Krauss And Union Station, ‘Paper Airplane’ Paul Simon, … Continue reading →

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Unknown spider

Posted on April 4, 2011 by bturnip

While digging out footings for my raised bed garden, this spider was down in the dirt, under some rocks, mostly likely: Poking around with an internet search leads me to believe that it was a mouse spider.

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Raised bed garden project

Posted on April 3, 2011 by bturnip

[Apparently these pictures are stretched in Internet Explorer, at least IE8.  This seems to be an Internet Explorer issue only- Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox  render the pages as expected.   I’ll see if I can find a work around; until then, … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle

Posted on March 29, 2011 by bturnip

My old webhost has shut down.  Lots of overhead on moving. Some secret projects, experiments and such have been packed away.  Some will see the light of day again, possibly in new and improved incarnations. Moving is mostly complete.  The … Continue reading →

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Hooray for brushed nickel

Posted on January 24, 2011 by bturnip

So the lovely wife felt like the faucets and fixtures in our house look a little dated: Ok, point taken. A set of new faucets later: So the wallpaper is still a bit much for our taste and the hanging … Continue reading →

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Graydon

Posted on January 16, 2011 by bturnip

A recent pic from the archives- click the zoom icon for full size: Here’s another one taken at the same time with different light:

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Gabe at the library

Posted on January 16, 2011 by bturnip

Gabe loves to go to the library. Primarily because he gets to page through the Spiderman graphic novels while we are there.

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Back, with Batman

Posted on January 13, 2011 by bturnip

I managed to lock myself out of my websites and haven’t had any new Unknown Dog material for my regular readers. Both of you will happy to know that I am back in the saddle and will hope to have … Continue reading →

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Stool project

Posted on November 30, 2010 by bturnip

A stool for Gabe. Built from plywood scraps and glue, with a few brads to hold the legs in place while the glue set. Getting the bevel cut for the 15° legs drove me nuts for a while. I finally … Continue reading →

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