Well, I tell you what. I made it through Black Friday without too much damage, and I hope you did as well. So let’s see … now upcoming is Small Business Saturday, Sleep Late Sunday, Buy on Amazon Monday, Donate to a Charity Tuesday … do I have all that right? But really, Saturday is…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – it’s DONE!
Thirteen months of hard work. 44 inches in height. 80 inches in length. 53 different distinct colors used. God knows how many episodes of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision pro wrestling I watched in the background while doing this. This is a slideshow featuring, step by step, my progress on this rug as chronicled in…
Read MoreDamn it, Chevrolet, you’re not supposed to make me cry … again …
Every year, Chevrolet puts together one of those “sentimental holiday” commercials. and I keep promising myself that they will not make me cry. And they do every time. Those commercials get me right in the feels. To recap … here are the Chevrolet holiday commercials from the past few years. And each one grabs your…
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The CPKC Holiday Train 2025 crossing at the Cohoes-Waterford Bridge
I’m cold. I’m shivering. And here I am, on Route 32, between Cohoes and Waterford, with morning traffic all around me. My Nikon Df camera is on the tripod, and I’m furiously adjusting my Vivitar 19mm f/3.8 ultrawide for a crossing … and hoping that I get this chance. One chance. One chance to get…
Read MoreCaption Time: Where do baby mail trucks come from, mommy?
Late night at the laundromat. Washing the clothes. Drying the clothes. Folding the clothes. Putting the clothes in the car. And in the parking lot … Oh, I can’t miss a shot like this. Give me a really good caption for this picture. Be creative and keep it clean.
Read MoreBuilding a Book Lamp – actually, building a lamp made out of books
if you haven’t yet joined the Mastodon social media platform, you should do so. Mastodon is not owned by any specific oligcarch individual, it’s part of the federated internet where local communities operate the website and its neighboring branches. I’m on it (chuckthewriter@mstdn.social), and I recommend it. And in saying that, I can tell you…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 23, 2025
So two weeks ago, my original plan for getting this large latched hook rug complete ran into a tangle. I had originally purchased all the necessary colors, and enough bags of those colors, to supposedly complete this rug without complications. However … the best laid schemes of mice and men, you know … And sure…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 22 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Hope you’re having a great start to your weekend. I’ve updated the blogroll to bring back someone who just added a new blog post for the first time a while, so please welcome Heather Fazio back to the blogroll with open arms. In fact, let’s get started with the…
Read MoreA Collection of Lenticular Canadian Christmas Coins
In 2007, the Royal Canadian Mint commenced a line of commemorative 50-cent pieces, each one featuring a Christmas or holiday-themed lenticular artwork. As you might know from reading my blog, a lenticular artwork features an image that, if you tilt the picture at a certain angle, the image itself will slightly move or show depth.…
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The CO Railfan’s Dream
Here I am, once again, parked on the banks of the Sacandaga River. Here I am, poised and ready for one of the few times when the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad journeys from Corinth to Hadley – and, in doing so, crosses the Sacandaga. Yeah, I know I blogged about taking photos at the…
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