Remodel Photo of the Day

My wife always says this one reminds her of “Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead” in The Wizard of Oz.  Not sure what she’s trying to say there, but OK.
We (yes, that’s me under there) were remodeling the part of the homestead that was built in the 1930’s. (Crawl space of about 7 inches, yikes).  [...]

Clark County, Olympic ties and how to actually see them

Yes, we all know that the Olympics are starting today.  Not like that’s a breaking news story. And here in Clark County, we even have some of our own participating.
But since all the action is happening half-way across the world, unless you keep (my kind of) night-owl hours, you will miss most of the fun.  [...]

Salmon Creek Grocery (circa 1940’s)

For all of our Salmon Creek neighbors, who can tell me where this “Grocery” store is?
A lot has changed over the past 70 years since my family moved into this neighborhood.  It’s hard to imagine this being the main grocery “superstore” for the area, when we now have Fred Meyer’s, Safeway and Albertsons all within [...]