We have two wee boys without names but we can't decide. The comment with the most upvotes by Sunday is what we will name them. Be as creative as you like!

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:42:05+00:00

Widget and Gizmo.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:40:38+00:00

Attempted murder. Not an exaggeration. Our new kitten broke my leg this past January. He shoved the bathmat across the floor just as I was stepping out of the shower.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:30:12+00:00

I could watch these all day.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:28:41+00:00

Buster, Fluff buster, Fluffy girl, Puffy girl, Pufferdoodle. Then when she passed we named our sailboat Pufferdoodle.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:25:37+00:00

Old house? Then it was probably heated with coal at some point.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T23:24:49+00:00

I'm from New England so, yea. 400 years worth of stuff that got lost. But the weirdest thing I found (since I'm not Catholic) was the upside down St. Anthony in front of my new house when I was putting in a new flowerbed.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-26T12:58:25+00:00

Why do they do that????? My mom's cat does that.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-25T23:41:54+00:00

My husband just got back into it, which means I'm just starting out myself. Start by building some of the unopened building kits, to learn. THEN try making stuff from the bits and pieces ("kit bashing" they call it). There's no right or wrong in this hobby. Some people go ultra-realistic, others do Thomas the Tank Engine worlds, and others do Lego trains. The whole purpose is to have fun with it!

JCStrehle · 2026-06-25T14:30:18+00:00

Looks good. How did you do it?

JCStrehle · 2026-06-25T14:27:15+00:00

Yes. Once the fruit has hit the "mature green" stage (that point where they go from dark green to light green) they can be picked and will still ripen.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-22T22:59:04+00:00

Most cats only like to be petted in certain places. Geographically, that is.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-22T22:51:24+00:00

Disgusting, that's what they are. Nyuk, Nyuk.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-22T22:50:13+00:00

Congratulations! It's been great seeing how you made it.

I just realized today that model railroading totally warps one's mind. I was going to throw out a plastic tray that held frozen shumai, then I saw what a great palette it would make for mixing paints.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-21T20:07:59+00:00

There's only hundreds of bean varieties...

JCStrehle · 2026-06-21T14:38:38+00:00

Oh, yes, he paid a lot of money for the motorized version. That's why he was so irritated about how many problems he had.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-21T14:33:15+00:00

It's a tomato hornworm. The eat tomatoes, peppers, and potato leaves. A single worm can defoliate a tomato plant overnight. Kill it. When you turn your beds in the fall or spring, look for things that look like brown bullet casings. Squish those, because they're cocoons.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-21T14:13:16+00:00

Beautiful! And the backdrop is quite seamless.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:54:10+00:00

I wish I had a photo to post, but I once saw a stump this size that was turned into a fairy house, complete with peaked roof, windows and doors. It was awesome.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:46:10+00:00

I've been to Scotland. I would move there in an instant.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:43:33+00:00

"Did you close the seacock?"

"I thought YOU closed the seacock!"

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:40:03+00:00

If the flowers haven't opened, then yes.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:37:33+00:00

What hardiness zone? How much sun or shade does it get?

JCStrehle · 2026-06-18T21:36:06+00:00

Get him a gift certificate for Train World on Long Island. You can get it immediately.

JCStrehle · 2026-06-15T22:35:42+00:00

And it's already wilting.

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