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We’re back, and in HD

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Geoff

Well, with HD. We moved into a new house over a year ago, and we opted not to get a cable TV subscription. But the HD antenna I got at the Shack wasn’t pulling in strong signal. Which is sad, … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Geoff

Nature Boy has participated in the National Novel Writing Month’s Young Writers Program, this month. He’s very excited because he just completed his first draft of his work at over 12,000 words. He’s been working hard on it, and though … Continue reading →

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Chicken Coop Plans

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Geoff

I just found my original sketches of the chicken coop design, and I have to say that the execution wasn’t too far off the mark. Here’s the sketch… And here’s the coop… Not bad.

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CraftyMomma’s most recent project

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Geoff

When I got home from work, yesterday, Beloved Wife showed me her most recent creation: It’s a “grazing ark” for our intrepid guinea pigs. Yes, they will be spending most of their summer days outside. (Hurray!) It came out just … Continue reading →

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Making WizWar

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Geoff

When we attended the Carnage gaming conference in November, NatureBoy and I played a game called WizWar, and had a great time. The game itself is out of print, but rules and materials can be downloaded and used to make … Continue reading →

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Summer reflections 2: Picnic Table

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Geoff

I built a picnic table during my vacation in August. I hadn’t built anything this involved in quite a while, probably not since the chicken coop over ten years ago. It seemed like this ought to be a pretty straight-forward … Continue reading →

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