claudia's surf city

Yesterday a firepit for Hannah's Hideaway was finished and christened with—fire. And marshmallows.

Debby instructs: 1) Rip off tails 2) Take meat from tails 3)Rip off claws 4) Open claw hinge 5) Break off knuckle 6) Slide out claw ...

Gathering stones yesterday, when it was warm Today is Debby's birthday, which we will celebrate with lobsters and a roaring fire, gi...

View on the West Side "If it's not warm enough to run around naked eating ice cream, then it's not warm enough." I won...

Bill Dugan's obsession with old typewriters is one I share. Here, Memorial Day weekend means the opening of season (guest season ...

What to do about porch railings. See this? Redwood. Expensive, weatherproof redwood. Rotted. Every year the same thing only worse. Fight...

the house next door north of the border I do not covet my neighbor's house nor my neighbor's wife nor my neighbor's ass...

We have had a string of beautiful days, so I am trying to get to as much of the outdoor checklist as possible. Nailing and brushhogging an...

Almost missed the blooming of the shad. But here's the tail end of it at Rodman's Hollow. There's something about those soft c...

Actually, this year is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first U.S. tour.  And today is the birthday of our own CBA, who made and h...

Madison and David head for the prom. Big night. Word is they and their friends got in early and went to sleep.

It's not road ready yet (needs to be registered), but the Lincoln has been providing limo service around the compound for a day now. I...

Front porch, Claudia's Surf City Hung the swing. Now to nail in all the railings again. . .

From How to Increase Your Rental Income by CG Dowling Well, actually, it's new sod. New to me. Hannah dug it out of her yard and I ...

The President of the Garden Club, unflocked. It is a very sad day for me. My sister, the President of the Garden Club, at the pinnacle o...

And then today back to Block island for granny.

Leaving Block Island in the rain this ayem. Still raining...

Everything is still, so I am assuming that unless some climate change happens immediately, my trip off-island for the weekend will be unev...

Beautiful tree at Karen and Larry's. So jealous—trees won't grow here!  This is a good time of year to prowl around the island a...

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