Some New Year's Eve fireworks (the star shells and Roman candles are harder to catch in the camera.
I picked up an inexpensive bass and Jamie and I are having fun playing together.
Jamie making videos using his LEGOs and Hotwheels set, including his Hotwheels Video Racer.
Jamie making videos using his LEGOs and Hotwheels set, including his Hotwheels Video Racer.
Here's the video racer video. It's about 6MB to download.
(I'll load this later)
Snowshoeing in the Open Space across from our house
Snowshoeing in the Open Space across from our house
Snowshoeing in the Open Space across from our house
Snowshoeing in the Open Space across from our house
Lots of guitar making: Phyllis's new acoustic under construction
Some other guitars, getting finish
My new 12-string: Figured purpleheart back and sides, Tru-oil finish
My new 12-string: Figured purpleheart back and sides, Tru-oil finish
My new 12-string: Figured purpleheart back and sides, Tru-oil finish
Changing Phyllis's second electric from puke-burst to bright red
Jamie and Abby and playing with hexbugs
Jamie at breakfast
Rascal enjoying a box
My customer Randy enjoying his new GA
Randy and me holding his GA and my 12-string GA
My new bling B00. Bearclaw Stitka spruce top and curly mango back and sides
My new bling B00. Bearclaw Stitka spruce top and curly mango back and sides
My new bling B00. Bearclaw Stitka spruce top and curly mango back and sides
Phyllis and Jamie playing
Creek House host Glenn Elvig and a friend
At the Science Museum
My cousin Jon Anders Narum playing the B00 I gave to my cousins.
Jamie and Harrison at their first guitar lesson!
Jamming with Kent and Peggy
Jamming with Kent and Peggy
Jamie, enjoying the snow
Jamie and Rascal
Rascal and Abby
Early morning drive to work
Recent snow storm
Listening to Neil Young's music at Rock Camp for Dads with Kent onstage
Listening to Neil Young's music at Rock Camp for Dads with Kent onstage
Listening to Neil Young's music at Rock Camp for Dads with Kent onstage
Jamie's first (of 3) birthday celebrations
Jamie's first (of 3) birthday celebrations
Jamie playing his guitar
My new B0: Record speed in building: 11 days from sticks to ready for finish. A great sounding guitar as well. It's a "0" sized guitar, which puts it about halfway between my B00 and B1 (Size 00 and Size 1). I align my sizing with the Martin siszing system, which most people understand without explanation.
Phyllis's new guitar: B00 in bearclaw Sitka spruce, abalone inlays, and cutaway. And it sounds great!
Resawing on my big bandsaw.
Resawing on my big bandsaw.
Resawing on my big bandsaw.
And the finished sets: Sawn from one big billet, three guitar top sets
13-March-2013. Happy birthday Jamie!
0°F on St. Patrick's Day -- Just not right!
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party. L-R: Carter, Vincent, Kai, Jamie, Muahgqis, Ed
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
The Coke + Mentos trick
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
The Coke + Mentos trick
Jamie's tie-dye birthday party
The Coke + Mentos trick
More presents!
More presents!
More presents!
More presents!
His tie-dyed shirts
Playing wiht the Cams set he got from his cousin Kai
Cats enjoying the sunshine that has finally arrived
On 30-Mar, we had our first acoustic jam at our house. I think it was great fun for everyone.
Thanks Phyllis for taking the photos!
Our first jam!
Our first jam!
Our first jam!
Our first jam!
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
Jamie, playing with the camera in his computer, hie regular camera and various other things
At Jan and Rick's house for her 60th birthday party. (They have a lot of wildlife!)
At Jan and Rick's house for her 60th birthday party.
At Jan and Rick's house for her 60th birthday party. Rick wiht his magnificent barbeque meat. Jamie in boy-heaven: Chocolate cake and a Gameboy.
Rascal
Abby getting her claws trimmed
Joe, tie-dying
Some of my new tie-dye, that I made
Phyllis got side-swiped by a 16-year-old. No one hurt, luckily.
Jamie and his battalion of origami tanks
Crazy APRIL weather. Snowing hard on 14-Apr
Phyllis's new guitar: Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone trim, cutaway, B-Band pickup.
Phyllis's new guitar: Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone trim, cutaway, B-Band pickup.
Phyllis's new guitar: Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone trim, cutaway, B-Band pickup.
Phyllis's new guitar: Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone trim, cutaway, B-Band pickup.
Phyllis's new guitar: Bearclaw Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone trim, cutaway, B-Band pickup.
More snow on April 19th
But the sun is high in the sky and the cats are enjoying its warmth
18°F on the mornign of 20-Apr(!!)
And more snow on April 20!
And more snow on April 20!
My new B0 guitar, inspired by Joan Baez's 0-45. First new design in quite a few years. It's wonderful.
My new B0 guitar, inspired by Joan Baez's 0-45. First new design in quite a few years. It's wonderful.
My new B0 guitar, inspired by Joan Baez's 0-45. First new design in quite a few years. It's wonderful.
My new B0 guitar, inspired by Joan Baez's 0-45. First new design in quite a few years. It's wonderful.
My new B0 guitar, inspired by Joan Baez's 0-45. First new design in quite a few years. It's wonderful.
Back in the hot tub -- in spite of the snow falling!
Our second jam: It was great fun!
Our second jam: It was great fun!
Our second jam: It was great fun!
Our second jam: It was great fun!
Our second jam: It was great fun!
Video from our jam: Jambalaya Part 1, with Gabe leading
Video from our jam: Jambalaya Part 1, with Gabe leading
Video from our jam: Wagon Wheel, with Gabe leading
Our skunk Lilies (Fritillaria imperialis) coming up!
And here they are in bloom in our Park in our back yard in White Salmon. Thanks Steve for the photo!
Rasscal and Abby napping
Turtles on our turtle island again!
Spring has sprung, finally!
New curly walnut and Sitka B00
New curly walnut and Sitka B00
New walnut & Sitka B00 (check out that curl!)
Phyllis playing her new guitar
My birthday dinner
My beautiful girl!
Mom and Jamie with Mom's Mother's Day flowers at her house
Mother's Day brunch at Tria
Mother's Day portraits
Phyllis and her boys on Mother's Day
Me and my new gas grill that Phyllis got me for my birthday. I love it!
Spring has finally sprung!
Our new fireplace framing! BEFORE
For a slide show of the construction, please click HERE. It's a pretty fun slide show.
A-building
A-building
A-building
AFTER!
Jamie celebrates spring
Jamie celebrates spring
33°F on 24-May-13: Just not right!
Naughty Abby!
May not look like much but this was a lot of work. Burying the sump-pum p discharge tube away from the house and adding a gutter to the back of the shop roof. Whew!
My new dust collector. I love it!
Further enhancements: Moved the compressor up onto a shelf, added more permanent wiring to make operations easier.
Fireplace installed!
New furniture!
Trimming and re-stretching the carpeting
It runs!
Putting on the last drywall
My work here is done ...
Abby, enjoying the warmth during the burn-in
Polyphemus moth at Jamie's school on his last day at Turtle Lake Elementary until fall 2013.
Spring!
Spring!
Spring!
Me and Jamie in the hot tub. (In June! It's been a cool Spring!)
Phyllis and Nannette pack up her room
Click HERE for a slideshow of the complete construction of the fireplace
Our new fireplace!
Our new fireplace!
Our new fireplace!
Our new fireplace!
Out third jam session, we had another great time!
Out third jam session, we had another great time!
Out third jam session, we had another great time! Video of the song "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) with me leading.
Father's Day breakfast out at our local place: Michael's
My Father's Day gift: Both positive and negative sides of a large (10-inch long) Cabrian trilobite. It's wonderful!
My Father's Day gift: Both positive and negative sides of a large (10-inch long) Cabrian trilobite. It's wonderful! Sitting on our new mantlepiece.
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Big Thompson River Grorge, Rocky Mtn Nat Park, Contonland NP, Arches NP
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Arches NP
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Bonneville Salt Flats, Blue Mtns near Pendleton, OR, White Salmon, Bighorn Mtns, WY
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Devils Tower Nat Mon., WY, Badlands NP, SD
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Bonneville Salt Flats
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
The big shed: Before and After
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Jamie making his glass at Glassometry
Phyllis and Jamie in Nebraska
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Rocky Mtn Nat. Park
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Arches NP
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
In White Salmon
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Jamie on the road
First few photos from our trip to White Salmon this summer. More soon ...
Badlands NP
One of Jamie's new slow-motion videos: LEGO trucks crashing
One of Jamie's new slow-motion videos: Water balloon breaking
Our friend Kent playing at Toby Keith's with Rock Camp for Dads
Our friend Kent playing at Toby Keith's with Rock Camp for Dads
Our friend Kent playing at Toby Keith's with Rock Camp for Dads
Rascal and Abby
Tree frog on our house
Fun on the pontoon boat
Learning to remove the hook
Jamie catching his first northern
And he even learned to drive the boat!
May favorite shot of Jamie from the day
Nice shot of Phyllis's Mom and her sisters Mary and Anna. (Scanned from a 4X6 print, so not super-sharp).
Shawano in July. A cool day!
Phyllis, Brad, and Brad's friend Ted
Phyllis and Les and Cynthia's daughter
Cynthia and her daughter
Mini golf with Brad, Ted, Wyatt, and Jamie
Phyllis's new student Malin and her family (we made dinner for them -- one of the EXPO fund raising items)
Phyllis, Joe, and Don
Moon set / sun rise, August
Jamie and his new bike
Rascal and Abby
A few shots of my shop. It's a mess but I get a lot of guitar building done in there!
Jamie and Abby
Nannette's birthday sky-dive
Nannette's birthday sky-dive
Nannette's birthday sky-dive
Nannette's birthday sky-dive
Our front porch with Abby in the window
Jamie at Nannette's pool
Phyllis cut her hair short again! She looks beautiful!
Fire on the beach
Jamie's first day of school -- a little out of focus
Our new front door
Our new front door
Joe's 22nd birthday (depth of field was a little short ...)
Phyllis playing her guitar in front of our fireplace (burning for the first time this fall!)
Our new living room and front door.
First couple of Shots from Lee and Kelsey's wedding (more soon)
Bottom: Ora and Miller Cahoon
Jamie, enjoying our lovely fall weather
Phyllis and Jamie
Jamie knows how to have fun!
Moonrise at my work
Aerial view of our place in White Salmon
Thanks to the Steves for this photo!
This is how we feel about White Salmon
Thanks for the photo Steve!
My beautiful girl
Pne of Jamie's recent drawings. He is very creative.
Jamie's school photo. What a cute boy!
Family portrait of Phyllis's Mom and her children (Late 2012, it took us a whil;e to get this!)
L-R, standing: Preston ("Shorty"), Peter, Paul, Patrick
L-R, seated: Polly ("Sissy"), Kay, Phyllis
Three new B00s ready for finish in my shop
Removing a (defective) fretboard from a classical guitar
Perfeect ice on our pond:
Left: At sunset;
Right: Skater's tracks
All my main guitar sizes (steel string): L-R: Size 1, B0, B00, B000, GA, Dreadnought
Also see my guitar site here
Early snow
Early snow
Our October jam
Jamie caught this baby snapper in the pond (using a bucket), he released it immediately.
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Nannette's family cabin
MEA weekend at Grandpan Pete and Lolly's, sunset
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
MEA weekend at Phyllis's Mom's
Abby and Rascal
Our most recent jam session in December
Our most recent jam session in December
Our most recent jam session in December
Jamie's artwork: Top - his version of "A Starry Night" by Vincent; and bottom - "Sunset in the City", multimedia
Some guitars in work in my shop
Replacing a problem fretboard on a classical guitar.
My new Super Dust Deputy (Oneida Air Systems) cyclone separator, which will improve my dust collector performance.
Christmas Eve at my Mom's
Christmas morning at our house
Joe and Rascal
Sunset at the Pleshek Ponderosa, Gresham, WI, late December
With Grandpa Pete and Grandma Lolly, late December
At Phyllis's Mom's place, late December