"sæterndæg", Jan 10th '26...

[ST1100Y]

The secret to inner peace is accepting that outer peace was never an option...
So I sit, quietly, with my coffee, staring into nothing... buffering...



G'Day...

-7°/-1°C, full overcast, chances of a few snowflakes in the morning and during the evening hours...

must have been some-when after 0500hrs when the humming, howling and scraping noises of an
ISEKI winter service/plow vehicle circling the pathways of the settlement ripped me out of my well earned sleep...
So I rolled around a bit...
The house started to crackle... (floor heater kicking in... at times it sounds like some stranger moving around...)
I rolled some more...
After the plow operator did his 3rd round I thought of finally going back to sleep...
Nah... now ze GF started to snore like a hibernating grizzly...

So I resigned, went downstairs to provide myself with a brewtiful cup of Nespresso...

Nothing special planned (at least I hope so...)
Likely gonna raid the grocery store...
But first some more...

 

[STooRay]

Thx Martin!
Much needed, very much so, indeed oh yes!

Mrs Stus’ father is very weak again, she sat with him most of the day yesterday, and she was off again this morning.
I’ll walk to join her in a bit. It’s a thirty minute walk.
I think he should be excused now…..but I’m not God, and for that we should probably be very grateful.

-7˚c/19f, overcast, calm.

Have a good one, and what Keith says..!

Stu

From last saturday

 

[Whisker Bill]

This is a sad post!
Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy! She went down fast!
I’m just back from hospital, trying to make sense of it all!
As Keith would say,” tell your loved ones how much they are loved!”
Thankfully I’ve managed to do that!
I hope you all have a good day!
I’ll be fine, once I process this!
WB

 

[ibike2havefun]

Hi everyone

Out of respect for Brian's loss and the possibly imminent loss of Stu's FIL, I'm refraining from calling it a "good" morning.

Brian, your time with Miss Judy was all-too-brief. May the coming days and months ease the sorrow of her passing.

It's 46°F and wet in Rockville; rain is possible for much of the day, and more-or-less expected from 0900 through 1700 hours; after that it's possible but less than 50 percent probable.

Having done all the needed router work on the trim yesterday, today will be a day for sanding the project and applying finish, particularly to parts that will be hard to do once they're glued in place. Depending on the level of my patience and persistence, this thing could be done and in service as early as tomorrow, or at the latest Monday.

This is a sad post ... Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy...

Again, so sorry to read this news. My condolences.

what Keith says..

Tell your dear ones you love them. Do it today, NOW, for tomorrow may be too late.

 

[ST1100Y]

Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy!

sincere condolences...

As Keith would say,” tell your loved ones how much they are loved!”

Indeed...

 

[Peppermint]

Wow. Such sorrowful news today.

@STooRay: My thoughts are with you, Mrs. Stu and family. It is indescribably difficult, when you know that a loved one's departure from this world is imminent, to have to sit quietly and wait for it to happen. May your father-in-law's transition be peaceful and painless.
@Whisker Bill: Brian, I am saddened beyond words at the news of Miss Judy's passing. Sending hugs and strength your way.

We had one heck of a rain/wind storm last night and I believe it caused several power outages and some damage. I was spared, other than some flickering lights and the loss of the Internet connection a few times. The wind has died down and the rain seems to have stopped, but it looks like we'll be getting a huge dump of snow overnight. Such is my part of the world during and following a January thaw. Someone is supposed to come install a new stacked washer and dryer in my unit today. Hope it all goes smoothly.

Folks, make your days count as much as you can and keep your loved ones close. Stay safe and go safely.

Patty

 

[steve3b3]

Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy

Brian, I'm so sorry for your loss of Miss Judy.
I share your sorrow, although we've never met, except here.

Stu, I'm sorry to hear of your FIL and his continued problem.

Yesterday, I got to go skiing, and made it across the entire mountain.
We went to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant, and retired to the front room for TV and movies. Brenda on the TV, and I watched on my laptop.

Today, Brenda's former company is hosting a post-Christmas gathering at a local amusement center, so we'll be there

It's currently cloudy and 32, rising to 45. We'll see some rain this evening, much like yesterday.

Regards,
Steve

 

[STooRay]

This is a sad post!
Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy! She went down fast!
I’m just back from hospital, trying to make sense of it all!
As Keith would say,” tell your loved ones how much they are loved!”
Thankfully I’ve managed to do that!
I hope you all have a good day!
I’ll be fine, once I process this!
WB

So sorry for your loss Brian, this is really shocking!

 

[Mellow]

This is a sad post!
Early this morning I said goodbye to my dear Miss Judy! She went down fast!
I’m just back from hospital, trying to make sense of it all!
As Keith would say,” tell your loved ones how much they are loved!”
Thankfully I’ve managed to do that!
I hope you all have a good day!
I’ll be fine, once I process this!
WB

Wow very very sorry.

 

[SupraSabre]

Morning Martin & All from sunny Southern Utah!

Currently it is 26F, up from 10F, and heading for 38F (at least it's above freezing!). No breeze yet, but later the winds will be out of the N @ 8 to 9MPH.

Brian, I'm so sorry to hear about Judy. Our prayers are with you.
Stu, our prayers are with Mrs Stu & family.

Well, I, okay, we, got through getting the pictures up on the wall.



Today I'll be working on the riding maps for WeSTOC 30.

Bagels & OJ to start the morning. Pepsi(s) on the menu for later.

Anyone , Have a great day on the roads!

 

[St-Gerard]

Well I was having a good Morning till I read about Ms Judy, my Sympathy's Brian. Started today going to Men's breakfast at Church, food was good, I love it when I don't have to make it myself. Good message, be kind to all, so The Lord can work his mysterious way . Weather is going to be Raining soon according to iPhone, 7 C /45 F which is the high as well. Bit of wind at 5 mph from the east.
Stu, my prayers for your Father in-law. Everyone else stay healthy G

 

[Weaselinsuit]

I've got nothing.

Brian I am so sorry, that just sucks.

 

[ibike2havefun]

Well, all of the bits of the bench that need to be stained, have been, except the four faux-drawer fronts (which have yet to be cut and run past the router). All of the other trim has been glued on.

I've been waffling since the start as to what kind of surface finish I'm going to lay on top of the stain.

Candidate #1 was my go-to General Finishes Clear Satin Topcoat, an easy-to-apply water-based finish that always looks great. Among other projects, it's on both ukuleles that I built last year as well as on the sewing center and credenza that Mrs. Fun commissioned in years past.

However, when I opened the can I discovered that the can is nearly empty- there's definitely not enough remaining in it to do the usual four-to-six coat treatment.

Enter Candidate #2: BriWax, a mixture of various waxes, polishes, and other mysterious substances. I used it on the very first project I built in my shop (back in 2008), a Mission-style table that stands behind the couch in the Man Cave and serves as my bar.



The stained glass inserts, by the way, were made by a friend of mine with whom I'm having breakfast tomorrow.


Back to the bench. The BriWax finish has held up very nicely over the past 17 years, only having been refreshed once (I think- perhaps twice- in all that time). I think it will also help replicate the texture of the rest of our bedroom furniture, which definitely doesn't have a thick, slippery, high-gloss finish on the wood.

The other reason to go the wax route is that I simply don't have the patience at the moment to apply multiple coats of wet product, letting each one dry and sanding afterward with 400 or 800 grit sandpaper between coats. The wax goes on, dries a bit, and gets buffed. Two coats should be more than ample, I think, and even if I choose to do more they dry much faster than the wet topcoat product. And there's no cleanup afterward, another factor in favor of the wax.

So, in describing the situation to you, I've talked myself into the answer. It's possible that I'll feel ambitious enough this evening to cut, stain, and mount those drawer front panels, but seems more likely to be something that will wait until Monday since tomorrow's pretty well filled up with uke stuff.