Showing posts with label dial-up connection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dial-up connection. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

It's Always...

something! We are back on dial-up for at least 7 days. Don't think I have the patience to 'post' much with the lack of speed. I sure get fired up when I have to sit down and make a phone call to HughesNet and complain, and then be lowered to dial-up. Someone from Iowa will be down within 3 - 5 days to check it out. Just one of the perks of being remote. Ha! Re-siding is almost ready for final paint. Scallops (half rounds) look great. G. has knocked himself out with the design and engineering. He is a saint! It has been days and days of work. It hailed a little tonight and gave me the heebie jeebies for all the work that has been done to get it's first taste of hail since it was ruined 4 months ago. This has been the wettest spring and summer here for some time. Can't get the wheat planted and can't get the milo harvested at this rate.

Adventures in Pyrography

 Last year about this time, I purchased a cheapo woodburning set and some little wood pieces and tried my hand at woodburning.  I made a few...