Last Day

Yes, it is the last day of 2010.
But life goes on. And in our case, that means we need Firewood. One of the neighbors had asked The Fuzz if he wanted to cut up some trees he had down due to some previous windy conditions. The Fuzz knew we could use the wood so he took him up on the offer. But before going over there, it seemed like a good idea to touch up his chain. He had invested in this cool little gadget to convert that always useful "Dremel Tool" into a Chainsaw Sharpening Device. Here is a closeup look at this amazing device!
And now, Here is one of The Fuzz's exciting Techno-Tips! Note, at the arrow, how that ingenious fellow has applied a small amount of Nail Polish to a particular link of this deadly Saw Chain. Those familiar with these dangerous pieces of equipment, will realize that the chain is a continuous loop. The Fuzz has developed this technique, to prevent him from spending the entire day sharpening, and resharpening the cutting chain of this confusing machine.We are pleased to report, that he was successful in this endeavor, and here is a look at some of the results.

Glacier Again

This keeps amazing The Old Fuzz.
Shortly after we moved out here in the woods, we got together a Roofing Party.
The Fuzz is partial to tin roofs for a number of reasons that we won't get into at this time. But, one feature of this tin roof is our own, "Personal Mini Glacier".
Note, in this first pix, how the snow and ice buildup has slowly made its way out, and over the edge of the roof. In this next pix, you can see, at the arrow, a strange little icicle, sticking out at an odd angle. This little fellow was at one time hanging down like any other respectable icicle. But as the Mini Glacier slowly move on, said icicle, found itself a bit disoriented, as can be seen.
And in this last shot, you will notice*, at the arrow, The exposed roof, that has been deprived of its icy coating.
Well, the main roads are pretty much clear now. There has been a bit of wind though, and drifting snow, which is unusual for this area. But, the sun is out, and it is expected to reach the high of 33°. But then back to 17° tonight.


*As always, you can Click on the Pix for a closer look!

I'm dreaming of a white Boxing Day.

We went off to visit family in that City, The Home of a Famous University, for Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve there. We were running just a bit late and barely had time for a quick bowl of soup before heading off to a Christmas Eve Mass at a Huge Local Church.
Then, it was back to the apartment for wine, snacks and finally, Eggnog and Cookies.
It seems that The Fuzz and His Sweetie had forgotten to bring the Lebkuchen. This was realized upon our arrival. However, since a return for these tasty treats would have involved a drive of many hours, it was decided that we would somehow manage without. After all, the friend soon to arrive was also bringing cookies! But it was discovered that he, also, had had this particular form of memory loss. However, We are happy to report, that at that critical time, there were plenty of those delicious treats, to compliment the eggnog.
Somehow, in the course of the evening, the contents of a bottle of Southern Comfort and some Bourbon seemed to have disappeared.

Christmas day, we were joined by more family to open Christmas Presents and enjoy a delicious Ravioli Dinner. This was followed by the traditional game of Pictionary, in which the Girls slaughtered the Boys. (It was those cursed "All Plays" that did them in!)

Finally, it was time to leave, and we packed up the motor vehicles for the return trip. The weather forecast was not encouraging, calling for a bit of snow.
All you Yankees have to realize, that this is North Carolina. We like snow. To look at, or make Snow Cream with. But driving is not so high on our "Want to Do" List. Suffice it to say, that The Fuzz and His, made it home just in time.
Here's a look out of the kitchen window, this morning!

Merry Christmas

A Sumo Christmas

Not Yet

Still workin' it out

38 Years

38 Years TogetherAnd sill in love.

Exciting New Battery

Well, the weather hasn't been real pleasant lately. But today promises to be a bit of an improvement.

With the Academical Son home for the holidays, it was time to attempt the resurrection of a certain motor vehicle. After such a period of inactivity, the battery seemed to lack that certain "spark". The Fuzz's Sweetie and said Son were able to fire things up by the use of common jumper cables. Unfortunately, their success was short lived. This brought The Fuzz, himself, into the picture.
In an attempt to avoid the expense of a pricey new battery, it seemed reasonable to give this one one last chance. And so it spent the night in this intimate relationship with The Fuzz's Diehard Battery Charger. Alas, this did not produce the desired result.
But after a trip to the local Auto Parts Place, this motor vehicle is now fully functional.
There remain a few complications, involving a Tag. Big Brother insists that there must be an inspection first. This will have to wait until Monday at least.Still no tag, but at least it made it out here to the woods.

Sam

Dog Days

Not your usual "Dog Days"

Not those summer ones at least.
These are those Winter Dog Days.
This is where they like to hang out these days.
Actually, this is where we all like to hang out thee days.
We're moving swiftly into the Christmas season here.
We have a Christmas Tree,
But it is still waiting for it's brief moment of glory.
It will come soon enough.

12/7/41

We don't want to forget.

And there are still enemies.

Cookies & Movies

With the Holidays approaching, it is time for...Cookies!

Here we have The Fuzz's Sweetie adding that decorative touch to this batch of Liebkuken.
With the Young Daughter off for an overnight visit, The Fuzz and His Sweetie were left to fend for themselves. They were hoping for a Netflix movie, but that didn't seem to work out.
But there were still COOKIES!
This is a "Before" pix. But I'm afraid the cool little design is a bit harder to see after the baking.
With Netflix not coming though for us, The Fuzz and His Sweetie were forced to fall back on their extensive video library for Lawrence of Arabia. And of course, we can't forget about those yummy COOKIES!

Hint

What's to come.