July 14 marked a turning point… we were finally going to start getting somewhere. the doors episode iv: sometimes a little stain is a good thing First, as it had been a week since the doors had seen any action, I Dyson-ed, then wiped down the doors with mineral spirits (and none of that synthetic …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
the doors
the doors episode iii: sanding continues…
the doors
the doors episode ii: in which we bring out the big guns… So after two disappointing days with the stripper (aren’t they all?), and after consultation with Alex,*I returned to the home improvement center yet again, and picked up something I had wanted since I was a painting student: a corner cat power sander. It …
the doors
We interrupt regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special event… Ladies and Gentlemen… the Doors episode i: it begins I guess it was 6 or so weeks ago, my dad was over for dinner, and—like every other male family member with any professional or technical knowledge—advised me on what needed to be taken care …
…peaches, peaches for…
on the road at the golden hour
Golden Hour always make me think of Tina Turner’s raspy delivery of the theme song for that similarly named Bond film… No idea why. Especially since her delivery isn’t particularly throaty. I think I was imagining a Tina Holliday or Billy Turner rendition maybe… Anyway. Driving home from visiting some old friends last week, I …
A modest first harvest
Alhamdulillah!