Mystery Pix Revived

The Fuzz realized that it has been a long time since we had any mystery here at Kinda Fuzzy.

So, without further ado, we present a-

Brand New Mystery Pix!

Enjoy

And good luck.

Tiring

This summer The Fuzz has already been putting a few miles on His Trusty (?) Old  Bike.  And miles = Tire wear.

So once again it was time to Re-Tire!

The hard part for Our Over the Hill Fuzz is getting the thing up onto the center stand.  So he took advantage of the crowd gathered for The Not So Young Anymore Daughter's Graduation, and got a couple of the Young Bucks to help out.
The Tire had already been delivered from Good Ol' J C Whitney and was waiting in the shop.
So with nothing else going on that morning, he took the wheel over to a Local Motorcycle Shop and got it mounted.

Then it was back to the woods to put it all back together.  He took advantage of the time to make a few adjustments and check the rear end oil.  (This fine machine has a driveshaft)

Then it was off for a test drive.

Early Morning Fog

The Fuzz and His Sweetie have been tending to a friend's Horses and Kitty whilst she was on a trip.

One morning there was still a bit of haze over the fields.

The Fuzz couldn't resist a couple of pix.

But of course they don't do it justice.

It was a nice morning.

New Era

It's a New Era here in the woods.  The Not So Young Daughter has finally graduated from the High School.

Here's a couple of pix from the Graduation Ceremony.

The pix aren't all that great due to the limitations of The Fuzz's camera and his seat in the nosebleed section.

Maybe you can pick her out in these pix.

The Fuzz can't.

There was quite a crowd at the Graduation.

For a moment it looked like everyone wouldn't make it in.

But things worked out in the end, although it was hard to find everyone in the crowd afterward.

Then it was back to the woods for a Banana Split Party.

There were even T-shirts for all!

The Not So Young Anymore Daughter is the last of the 8 young'uns to make this leap into the real world.

The Fuzz says,

Good job

And may God be with you.

Stoned

Been a while, hasn't it?
But The Fuzz is back.
He has been spending some time with his sick brother lately.  But he has been home as well.  We might as well admit that he has been slack.
Just before one of those trips, he and His Sweetie had a pile of rocks delivered.

They wanted to add a bit more of a walkway from the trailer to the parking area.  Besides being a bit wet at times, there was a constant danger of stepping on little surprises, left by one of the dogs, or perhaps even a kitty.
Well Our Fuzz finally got around to laying the stone out.

They are simply laid on the ground.  He dug out under a few of them for stability, and rough leveling.  Then the sides were lined with some 1x2" boards from the Home Improvement Store.  Several wheelbarrow loads of sand were brought up from the creek and poured over the stone.  The Fuzz used a hose and broom to work this in around the stones.  It is hoped that this will also add a bit of stability.

And here's a look.

If nothing else, it will make it easier to see the poo.

Spokes

Well, once again Our Fuzz has been a bit slack here.
But he thought he'd take advantage of this "empty space" to share this quote.

Thirty spokes converge upon a single hub;

It is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges.

We make a vessel from a lump of clay;

It is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful.

We make doors and windows for a room;

But it is these empty spaces that make the room livable.

Thus, while the tangible has advantages,

It is the intangible that makes it useful.

-TAO TEH CHING

A Day Off Hospital Duty

During a break in his Hospital duty, The Fuzz was able to enjoy the hospitality of that Dangerous Daughter, and her Dangerous friend.

Actually they are nice folks, and extremely helpful.

While he was there, That Dangerous Daughter lived dangerously up on this ladder.

She was trying to clan things up a bit with a pressure washer.

The Fuzz tried to be helpful, helping with the ladder.

The Man of the House was busy

Working on his boat.

The Fuzz mostly tried to stay out of the way.

But he did borrow the pressure washer for a bit to clean up his bike.

How can you fault the hospitality of folks who keep Guinness on Tap?
Many thanks for the hospitality.

The good news is that the Fuzz's brother is out of the hospital.  The Bad news is that he's not in the best shape.

He is at home, but needing a lot of care.  The Fuzz has been trying to help out a bit.

Hospital

Well, once again, it has been a while since The Fuzz has posted.

At the moment he is on a "visit" to His Brother who is in the hospital.

He wishes he had better news, but His Brother is not doing all that well at the moment.

But, we are hoping for improvement.

This is quite a place.

This part is quite new.

His room overlooks this garden.

This view is actually from the 8th floor.  Apparently the garden is on the roof of a lower level.

And it lights up at night!

The Fuzz spent the night there trying to keep His Brother company and give his wife a break.

It's a pretty high-tech place with all the bells and whistles.

Of course it would be better not to be here at all, but things are what they are.

Hopefully, things will get better.

One more night shot.

Good Advice

Good Advice

(seen in a bead store in Asheville)

Coffee Makes Me...

Saw this while using the facilities at The Dripolator Coffeehouse in Black Mt.

Works for The Fuzz.

Hooked

While discussing a need for some coat hooks, the wheels went click... click... click... and The Fuzz got an idea.  So the other day he got out the clippers and cut a few branches for raw material.  Then he slipped into the shop and put this one together.

There might be a use for these things.

Sunrise

The other day, The Fuzz spent the night back at the Old Place.

He always did enjoy the sunrise over there.

Here it is for you to enjoy.

At The Creek

The Fuzz and His Sweetie have a "Wine and Cheese" event about once a week, where they open up a bottle, and nibble on cheese and crackers.  Last weekend, since the weather was nice, they put the makings into a daypack and took a walk down the road to this creek.

The trees still aren't completely leafed out yet, so you can still see the road.  But soon there'll be a bit more privacy.

It was a warm day, so The Fuzz kicked back and kicked off his sandals.  He even got his toes into the water a bit.

And here's a couple of pix of the place.

This looks like a nice potential swimming hole for when the weather turns hot- which it will.

April Family Dinner

After a not-so-quick stop at Liming's, The Fuzz and His Sweetie headed back to the Family Gathering.

There are often a few "refreshments" at these times.  

And these sketches seem to have caught this young'un's attention.  But The Fuzz sticks mostly to a camera on these occasions.

As the afternoon passed, it was time for a fire, and some dinner.

And as night fell,

a dip in the hot tub!

Everyone had a great time, and many thanks to the hosts.

A Stop at Liming's

After the birthday party, The Fuzz and his Sweetie dropped off their passengers, and headed to Liming's Globalmart to restock.  Some things, one just can't find very easily back in the woods.

The Fuzz gets off on reading the weird labels one finds in these places.

Actually, the stuff might be quite tasty.

Then, it was time to head to our Monthly Family Gathering.

No GMO

No GMO !

No MSG !

That's the kind of label

That we like to see

Just a plug here for health food-

or at least a chance to choose it.

ALS Walk

This past weekend The Fuzz and family participated in the Walk to Defeat ALS.  The Fuzz's Brother is unfortunately a victim of this awful decease.

The festivities started with some music and a bit of dancing.

There was quite a crowd there.

The walk made a circuit downtown, around the State Capital, and then back to the starting place.

Then it was back to His Brother's place, to celebrate His Birthday with snacks and beer.

More Signs of Spring

Out here in the woods, we are just a bit behind town spring wise.  But the Dogwoods are beginning to bloom.

The Fuzz is fond of these little guys.

And in another sign of things to come,

The Fuzz had to get out the ol' lawnmower today!

No Shade

The weather is finally getting warm here.  This is a kinda awkward time of Spring for us.  The sun is out and quite warm, but since there are no leaves as yet on the trees- there is no shade !

These Dafidills are on the way out.

But now we have a Tulip to make up for it.

Back to It

Well it has been a while since The Fuzz and His Sweetie started this project.  But things come up.  And weather is a factor in these things as well.  Of course there has been some progress.  In fact the whole back side- which was the worst & leakiest, was finished before the holidays.  But now it was time to get back to work.

The back side had been done by overlapping shorter pieces.  But the remaining area could be done with single 12ft pieces.  This would certainly simplify things.  And the tin would still not be too long for the Increasingly Decrepit Fuzz to handle.
But there always seem to be surprises on these jobs.

The Fuzz intended the tin to overlap an older tin roof that was over the porch.  But with the change in the pitch of the roof, the new tin could not lay flat.  Forcing it down too far would buckle it, which was not part of the plan.

Our Resourceful Fuzz determined that by adding a second 1x3 layer, while there would still be a bit of bow, the tin could still be screwed down securely.  Fortunately there were enough strips on hand to accomplish this.

And so with a little help from His Sweetie, the first phase was completed, and they headed back to the woods.

Knowing that it could get complicated, The Fuzz was allowing the whole next day to do the work around the chimney pipe.  Rather than attempting to cut a perfect hole in a long piece of tin, and try to slip it down over the pipe, The Fuzz decided to piece this area.

First two pieces (since the pipe was located at a joint) were cut to fit around the bottom side.  Then, again after careful measurements, two more were cut to fit the top side, overlapping the lower two.  With His Sweetie's help these were positioned and screwed down securely.
The Fuzz regrets that there are no pix of this to post.  In the middle of these complicated things, the camera is sometimes forgotten!

And here is how things stand at the moment.
It may be wondered how a roofing project can be stretched out over so long a time period without disastrous results.  But it must be remembered that the original shingle roof (what was left of it) was left intact throughout this process.
The Fuzz and His Sweetie are hoping that one more day should finally finish this job up.