Longtime customer of the Baltimore Farmer's Market
Rwandan Professor Article
Goucher College suspends French teacher for possible acts of genocide
Martha Washington
Martha Washington as a young woman
Peanuts
Some typical peanuts
Paris
Detail--Pavé de Tolbiac loaves
Paris
Fresh breads: One sign reads "pavé de Tolbiac," a reference to the shape of the paving stones in the Tolbiac neighborhood--where the bakery is located.
Paris Subway Map
Useful subway map. These can help you get around the city without carrying a touristy map in your pocket.
Paris
Fresh breads. A typical bakery will usually sell very good and inexpensive sandwiches.
Paris
Notre Dame cathedral, early evening
Paris
Rental bikes offered by the city. You swipe an electronic card, and the bike is released from its post.
Paris
The imposing east entrance to the massive national library
Paris
Parisians often lock up bent and ruined bike wheels for safe keeping
Paris
Trashed bike along the Boulevard de la Madeleine
Paris
Metro Stop
Café
Café near Pere Lachaise
Paris
Ham sandwich at the hotel
Restaurant
Restaurant on the way to the glacier. Inside, delicious traditional soup awaited.
Velosolex
Vintage Solex moped
La Tour Eiffel
Paris, near the end of November
Glacier Road
The road leading up to the glacier. It ends where the glacier begins.
Glacier
Another view of the glacier. WIthout the truck, the photo would have little interest.
On the Glacier
White open on the glacier
Avenue in Pere Lachaise
A main avenue in the huge cemetery
Blackie
Feral cemetery cat
The tomb
Final resting place for Piaf and Theo Sarapo, songwriter and collaborator--also her husband.
Flowers for Piaf
Une rose jaune pour la chanteuse
Letter from Catherine
A glimpse of life in Baltimore in 1918 through the eyes of a young woman
New window with woodwork and frame
This is one of five new windows with its new frame and molding. The project is complete in this photo.
WIndows after removal
These are the old hinged windows just after removal. They were recycled into a crafts project by someone who picked them up.
Detail of frame removal
Removing the woodwork and frame
Cutting away the old window frame
Old window opening
WIndow already removed from old opening
Fifty Bucks
Patio Beginnings
Under-Deck patio with walls
Chinese Calligraphy
Cat, Lion, Dog, read clockwise
Deck
Current status of deck, with beginnings of the arbor at left. No stairs yet.
Reassembling the bath
New wall studs and plumbing in the bathroom
Bench Vise
Small bench vise
Bag
A small bag
Slab
Example of a typical slab
Mattock de Joie
New mattock leaning against the hedge
Dodge Pickup
Local dirt site with pickup and D6N Cat
Lawnmower
A typical lawnmower
Old Boiler
Cast-iron boiler, face down on the floor
Old Boiler
Separating the different sections of the boiler
Miss Penny
Miss Penny
The store cat on the loading dock
Red Dog 3
Third view of the Red dog, even though this one is first
Red Dog 2
Another view of the red dog
Red Dog
Plastic dog found about a foot underground
2-seater in Ohio
On the way back home, somewhere in Ohio, the 2-seater posed with the beloved junk that is the constant stuff of my thoughts.
Ryobi
Still-Life with Ryobi on the new decking
Cherry Blossoms
This is the tree that the cardinal was perched in.
Deck beginnings
Deck supports in place, awaiting the new deck floor.
Kitchen and Bath Drawings
Preliminary ideas for remodeling the kitchen and bath
Pretty Eddy's
Salvage Trucks at Pretty Eddy's
Saxon
This is my friend Saxon, who sometimes comes over to play with the pipes out back. I caught him by surprise in this photo.
Old Stairs
Old stairs and porch. Note the absence of new porch in the background
New stairs
New stairs out front. Note the new porch in the background.
Charlie Brown in later years
"I'm gonna kick your ass, you punk kids! I was in the fighting Seabees, you scum!
Landing
The landing, reduced to scrap metal. It fetched around $350 at the recycler
Paw print
Even the cats help, putting their mark on the new concrete
bobcat
More Bobcat
Aluminum landing and old patio
Shot of the old landing and patio just before the Bobcat men
Deck Beginnings
First pieces of deck raised on the prepared area out back
Beer Bottles
Antique beer bottles that the Bobcat men dug up in the backyard
Bobcat
Patio rubble and Bobcat
Bobcat
Bobcat waiting for the dump-truck to return
Aluminum landing
This is future scrap metal, erected outside the house as a tiny platform for nincompoops.
Front Walk
Sections of front walk recently poured. Note the new porch in the background.
Site prep
Preparing the site of the new walk out front. Note the new porch in the background.
Houses
Houses
PEACE
Peace Banner
Broken Walk
Sidewalk bechunked and possibly bepissed. Note the new porch in the background.
Reynard the Fox
A print I bought from local artist Laura Jones.
1972 Honda
The beautiful Honda in King Oort's shop, just before firing it up and reassembling it for a first ride.
The Rain-Catcher
Soon to be replaced, this mailbox drinks in great gulps of rain, soaking everything inside. It is a wonder of modern engineering.
DC Souvenirs
A typical offering of DC souvenirs
Lunchtime in DC
Carryout meal from the bakery & sandwich place near the White House. Note the fresh roll.
Bakery
A fresh ciabatta roll is complimentary with every order
Demon Cat
This is a demon cat. Once outside, she'll not allow herself to be caught. Indoors, however, she'll spend the day on your lap if you let her.
Termite Damage
View from above of a cut-away section of kitchen floor. The splintered and flaking wood has been eaten away by termites. It is part of the house's main support beam. The dark area in the background is the basement.
Woodland hulk
One of the woodland hulks from the hike in late fall. The car appears to be an example from the 1950s.
A section of water line
A small section of water-supply line from the basement. It's condition is fairly typical of the plumbing throughout the house.
bathroom floor removed
View into the basement from the bathroom
At the salvage yard
View from the back of the pickup at the offloading area of the metal-recycling facility.
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