DavidKuhnsSr Member

Good morning gentlemen. Much cooler today, after several days in the 90s and high 80s. Looking at 68. I have a lot of cleaning up to do in my shop, and we have errands to run. Always bittersweet when you get rid of old companions like your inflatable, Lee. Looking ahead to your Colorado fishing, you should read the books…

Good morning BBB friends. Glad Cal won the Homerun Derby. Had no interest in the game. The Allstar Game stopped being interesting when interleague games went on the schedule. In other words, I am just an old grump.

Good morning gentlemen. Hope all goes well, Mike. Sorry about your truck, Steve. We'll be about 10 degrees cooler today, and I had to repair a tear in the Slip 'N Slide, so no water fun today. The kids need to be picked up midafternoon, anyway, to go to some event with their folks.

Good morning BBB friends. We have the grandkids for a couple days, and it is going to be hot = the Slip 'N Slide will be in action this afternoon. Going to be in the low 90s.

Good morning gentlemen. The grandkids came over yesterday and will be with us through tonight. That is always fun, but tough on my waistline. Their Lola wants to make sure they get all their favorites, both at home and eating out. To be honest, I do too. Denney's last night, a local sushi place tonight, waffles and who…

Good morning BBB friends. Had a wonderful hike yesterday, this time in Mt. Rainier N.P. I'll leave Skip one of those coffee table worthy photos. The fact is, I am not a great photographer, I just visit great places. This is the aptly named Emerald Ridge, looking up at the big mountain. Took some work getting there: 16.1…

Good morning gentlemen. Had a great hike yesterday. Started up a closed road for a few miles, then climbed through pretty forest, next to a glacial river, with towering cliffs across the canyon, finally up through beautiful meadows above timberline. A rugged climb with a fantastic payoff. Covered 16.1 miles, with 3,493…

Good morning BBB friends. Rushing to get out the door for another hike, this time over near Mt. Rainier.

Good morning gentlemen. Getting ready for a hike today. Breakfast is a big bowl of cornmeal mush, sprinkled with brown sugar. Call it a tribute to my Dad's roots in Western Pennsylvania. I am bound for the West side of Mt. Rainier, to hike up to a high ridge. Hope the mountain is clear. Last time I was up there it was…

Good morning BBB friends. Got through day two of the garage sale. Glad it's over. Got rid of a bunch of stuff and had fun talking to a lot of people - even a woman who had a huge crush on our son in middle school and one of his high school soccer teammates. Going to be hot today - in the low 90s - but we plan indoor…

Good morning gentlemen. Second day of the garage sale went even better than the first. One guy bought a dozen sets of BDUs and desert camo uniforms that had been on my shelf for 25 years. I am sure that he plans to sell them at a profit but that's OK. They're off my shelf. Glad the sale is over for another year. It's going…

Good morning BBB friends. Actually had a good time with the garage sale, yesterday. Fun talking to people all day. I sold a few things I wanted to get rid of and Rita sold a pile of stuff she had been saving for just such a sale. Sassy attracted a lot of attention and got many pets and ear scratches, so she was happy, too.…

Good morning gentlemen. We spent the day garage selling, yesterday. Sold most of the good stuff, but we'll be back out today. Kind of fun to talk to all the people, anyway. Break …. I have been sitting here staring at the screen, trying to remember what I was going to say, but it is gone. I'll think of it right after I…

Good morning BBB friends. Spending today and tomorrow hanging out on the driveway as we participate in the annual neighborhood garage sale. Sigh.

Good morning gentlemen. We are garage selling today and tomorrow. So, it goes. Actually, despite my moaning yesterday, I reminded Rita of the sale. I knew she would be upset with herself if she forgot. Everything is staged in the garage, to be placed on the driveway before the sale opens at 9. I put in a large shop vacuum…

Good morning BBB friends. Looking at a very pleasant day, today: 73 degrees, sunny, and no appointments or errands on the calendar. Those with at least a 30-percent VA disability rating can get a free lifetime pass to federal recreation sites. Mine serves as a parking permit for all the hikes I do in National Forests, as…

Good morning gentlemen. Enjoy the Cape, Mike. Steve, at my cleaning/checkup on Tuesday, I was informed that the crown on my front tooth is failing, and I need a new one. The old one has been on for around 20 years, so I guess it's time. The two-hour first appointment doesn't sound like fun, though. The annual…

Good morning BBB friends. Rita has a medical appointment this morning. Our "guy" will come by while we're out to clean the gutters and spread moss preventive powder on the roof. When we built the house, I did that stuff myself. So it goes. A peaceful cruise on a lake under the moon sounds pretty nice to me.

Good morning gentlemen. Rita has an appointment this morning, for her monthly anti-migraine shot. A neighbor with a yard business will come by while we're out, to clean our gutters and spread moss preventive on the roof. Yes, that is a thing we do out here. Mike, the peaks in that photo of the Olympics are all around 7,000…

Good morning BBB friends. Had a great hike, yesterday. Covered 16 miles, with 2,763 feet of vertical. A bit sore but rejuvenated today.

Good morning gentlemen. Yesterday's hike was great, the 3-hour drive to and from the trailhead less so. That included an hour each way on a really bad Forest Service road. I love hiking in the Olympics. This one had it all: pretty forest, tumbling mountain river, then craggy peaks, with enough challenge to keep it…

Good morning BBB friends. I am up early, finishing breakfast at 4:30 and packing lunch for a hike in the Olympic Mountains. I am bound for a high trail I haven't been on in a couple years. Really eager to do this one. Sassy knows I am up to something. She isn't happy when she sees my pack come into the kitchen. She's…

Good morning gentlemen. It will be pretty warm here in Tumwater, today, but cool in the mountains where I am headed. NOAA says a high of 62 on the Upper Dungeness River. I am heading for a high wilderness shelter I haven't been to in a couple years, at least. It's a long drive to the trailhead, so I am eating my breakfast…

Good morning BBB friends. Loved your Tucker photos, Skip. Our furry friends do put smiles on our faces, no matter what else is going on. Church this morning, and a few errands this afternoon. Should be a pretty day.

Good morning gentlemen. We'll be 83 and sunny here, too. Plan to go to church this morning and run a few errands in the afternoon. I might mow the lawn. I finished another walnut bowl yesterday. As part of the process, I wet sand, using walnut oil. The dark residue gets under my fingernails and is hard to get out. My hands…

Good morning BBB friends. We had a quiet 4th, too. I worked in the shop, watched some baseball and made a rhubarb cobbler from garden trimmings. Sassy was unimpressed by the fireworks noise, though the smell of gunpowder in the air made her raise her head and sniff a lot when she was in the backyard before bedtime.

Good morning gentlemen. That's tough to deal with Steve. I hope there aren't too many residual fireworks tonight. I had to trim back some rhubarb, yesterday, so I made a cobbler. It was a comedy or errors, with me not following recipe directions, but ended up being pretty good. I also spent a couple hours in the shop and…

Good morning BBB friends. No special plans for the holiday. The younger branch of the family always go to Seattle to watch fireworks. We might go to the Tumwater parade. Haven't been in 6 years. I'll probably get out to the shop, at least for a while. Good for my mental health.

Good morning gentlemen. Hope all have a happy Independence Day. Lots of fireworks last night - even though they are illegal here. Sassy stood in the window, wagging her tail and trying to figure out what the heck was going on. We are so glad this is her reaction, rather than the fear many dogs suffer. I made swissed steak,…

Good morning BBB friends. Lou, you always make me smile. Dennis, I didn't need that pointed out to me. I was a member of the Fort Lewis Y2K planning team. 1-1-50 will be about two months before my 100th birthday. You make me feel pretty ancient already. I planned to pick up prescription refills tomorrow, then remembered…