Equal time

Declan was sick yesterday or I would have had some pictures of the other half of the dynamic duo.

Cabin lights

When we went to that Airstream jamboree last Feb we didn't bring the Globetrotter because it was waiting for the new axle
We bought a bunch of stuff while in Sarasota. One of the things we bought were new cabin lights .They were for a newer A/S but I could not find the originals in descent condition and ours were falling of the wall .The new ones were considerably small than the old lights so I had my friend Charlie( of converter fame ) fabricate new plates from some stainless I had lying around . He has access to all the metal working tools that I dream of someday getting,but lets finish one project before I go off and start another .He did a beautiful job but I'll let you decide for your self

Fantastic

Today I finally felt well enough to do some work on the globetrotter .So after the big festivities this morning I installed one of the two roof vents that I bought in Florida this past winter .The most time consuming task was to get the aluminium clean enough before I dropped in the new fan .One of the P/O's had attempted to polish the coach and really didn't get to far.
I can say without hesitation that NOBODY climbed up and tried to polish the roof .There was 42 yrs of oxidation and crude up there .I still have another fantastic to put in and hopefully in the next couple of days I'll have a few extra hands to puting the new A/C/ heat pump. The last photo shows the original air conditioner .It still works but needs a charge of freon .Freon is next to impossible to get for the DIYer and it cost a small fortune when one is lucky enough to find some .
I won't pretend that the new air conditioner is GREEN but at least it will tread a little lighter when I get to use it

The big man takes a major step

My oldest grandson,Aidan graduated from preschool today .I hope those first grade teachers are up on their geography.Aidan can embarass Rand McNally!
Right Aunt Karey?

They have to eat too

A few weeks ago in Texas I was telling one of my brother's in laws that the little unseen bird pecking little holes around the trunk of his Bradford pear was a sapsucker and wouldn't do any damage to the tree
Low and behold I look out this morning and look what I find . This had been an ooze coming out of my candy apple red ,crab apple .I had tried reaming out the hole with a wire trying to get what every was eating my tree.I have no idea what kind of woodpecker helped with the bug control .I just hope he got what ever was eating my tree and the tree recovers completely

BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE

BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTS0fkQJhg&feature=related

The boss's lyrics and one of the greatest guitar players of ours and any generation David Lindley .i hope this is all retreivable

A gloat

The "old tools guys" are always talking about a great tool find for next to nothing and calling it a gloat .I haven't been that lucky yet, but I thought I might do my own take on a gloat and show off my wife and I's work . Everything: planning, planting and maintainence has been done by us over the last 20 yrs .I can't imagine how many tons of compost have been move by us. April may be the cruelest month,thats why I 'll take May all year long. Enjoy this is only half of it