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1.34 years later... House/building work

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 Yes indeed. My last post was July 25, 2020. Whooops! I've simply had little or nothing to do around here. 😁 As usual, the most fun and painless way to have a post is with pictures and captions. So, you're welcome. ANDREW is a little worker bee! He has some stick-to-it-ive-ness many 4 (now 5) -year-olds lack. AND he's detail-oriented, so he actually does good work with a little help and enough time. Vacuuming drywall mud dust before painting, and then getting to paint (in the basement!). Mom, Dad, and Carrie F. visited us in September '20 for some hiking, mountain biking, and project-working. Mom is showing off her foot as we sit at the island to discuss the list of potential jobs for the next few days. One (needed) task to complete was painting some siding for the gable ends of house and garage. Being painted in September and then installed ~10 months later, the 2 coats of paint had lots of time to cure FULLYYYY! Those chicks we got last summer grew fast and before lo...
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Bike Building and Modifying, April/May/June 2020

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April 7: The beginning stages of a custom ride for a local client. It's a "reverse trike," meaning there are 2 wheels in front and one in back. Tandem (2 people). Randy started with a plan he bought from one of his favorite sites for inspiration, but altered some things. April 17: Working out the seat spacing and placement... April 18: Also during this time, Randy had another local client ask if he could figure out how to modify her recumbent trike so that she could also pedal with her arms to help out her bad knees. He's no artist, but it works to figure out how something might go together... April 24: You can now see pedal assemblies and gear sets... April 27: With chain and handle bars, it's getting close to its maiden test-ride. No brakes or gear shifters yet, but we don't have much for hills here. May 2: Randy and the tractor and I moved this beastly oven from the pole barn garage into the "powder coat room," which we had planned to be its perma...
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