Author Archives: bturnip

Backpack rack/hall tree thing

Posted on September 29, 2014 by bturnip

Our kids come through the door after a long day of school and their packs and shoes either overwhelm our small laundry room or randomly fall from their little bodies like leaves from a tree, if that tree was able … Continue reading →

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Gabe builds a solar system

Posted on September 23, 2014 by bturnip

Gabe had a free form assignment to make a model of the solar system.  The lovely wife and Gabe batted some ideas around and got to work: Laying out the planet orbits: Laying out the asteroid belt: Proud Gabe shows … Continue reading →

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Graydon and cousin Rosemary

Posted on September 2, 2014 by bturnip

Click for full size- photo credit to Paula Movie  

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Charlie Kate turned 3 (a month ago)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by bturnip

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More Graydon

Posted on July 8, 2014 by bturnip

Speaking of Graydon, this is a scan of a portrait she drew of me.  I’m using my parental perogative and calling it Picasso-like:

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Catching up with Graydon

Posted on July 7, 2014 by bturnip

Ooops.  Long time with no posts! Graydon had been asking about making a birdhouse for ages, so we gave it a go.  Click images for full size. We started with the hand saw, but used the power miter saw later … Continue reading →

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Catching up with CK

Posted on March 5, 2014 by bturnip

Kicking it in a green sweater:

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DIY Junk box #1

Posted on February 22, 2014 by bturnip

A pair of old floor lamps had made their way into the garage, which is the lovely wife’s way of saying “put this in the trash”.   I disassembled the lamps to keep the push button floor switches and decided to … Continue reading →

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Brakes and rotors, with help from CK

Posted on January 4, 2014 by bturnip

My leap into changing my disc brakes turned into a leap of disc brakes + rotor.  The upside is that it turns out that doing disc brakes are way easier than drum brakes. Also, got an assist from Charlie Kate. … Continue reading →

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Trees

Posted on January 3, 2014 by bturnip

We had to have a few trees taken down at the Anderson Rocky Valley Estates.  I had hoped they would rebound and push out green leaves, as they were nice tall oak trees, but it wasn’t to be. When the … Continue reading →

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