Category Archives: Arts and crafts

Tales from the Mercedes Stealership

Posted on March 14, 2023 by No One

Caveats: Most of you already know that I do my own work on my 2003 4Runner. So this tale is not about me, but was told to me from a trusted source. A lady I know took her car to … Continue reading →

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Christmas Deer posing.

Posted on December 26, 2022 by No One
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Arts and crafts: Fake parts

Posted on November 13, 2022 by No One

So… fixed the car last weekend. Then I notice the car is running cooler than normal. In fact it never gets to normal operating temperature. My diagnostics app says coolant temp is 150 and normal is 195. Then I get … Continue reading →

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Arts and crafts: deferred maintenance

Posted on November 13, 2022 by No One

I have been putting off some required maintenance on my 2003 4runner. It is well past time to do the timing belt. In fact, it should have been done back when I bought the parts at 290k miles. It now … Continue reading →

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Arts and Crafts: Kitchen, finishing touches.

Posted on August 28, 2022 by No One

So. After procrastinating for a while, I knuckled down and finished the trim in the new kitchen. So here you can see the undercounter lighting, using LED strips, tile backsplash, and cove trim on top. Undercounter lighting is remote controlled … Continue reading →

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Arts and crafts: kitchen

Posted on July 21, 2022 by No One

So.. I’m finally blogging about the kitchen finishing. Floors, cabinets, appliances, paint, drywall, utilities… everything. Used blue tape to lay out the cabinets prior to ordering them. K All done.

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Arts and Crafts: Gutter guards.

Posted on June 6, 2022 by No One

A year ago I installed some gutter guards from COSTCO. Easy installation, but now I have spent more effort cleaning the guards than I used to spend cleaning the gutters. The problem is there is so much tree debris that … Continue reading →

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Arts and crafts: hot tub repair 2

Posted on February 25, 2022 by No One

Total fail. I managed to get the tub on its side only to discover the bottom is glued to the tub and multiple pieces installed on the inside bottom. So it isn’t coming apart that way. So. I put it … Continue reading →

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Arts and crafts: Hot tub experience

Posted on February 22, 2022 by No One

While I was away at the far and away, I unplugged and emptied my hot tub. When I got back, I moved it to a new location and that required new wiring run. I couldn’t really work on that in … Continue reading →

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At least my vines still like me

Posted on May 15, 2021 by No One

Despite cutting these grape vines back to the stumps this winter, they all returned and look like they have forgiven me and intend to thrive.

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