Saturday Gathered up some scrap pieces of 1″ and 2″ boards to use as forms for the caps on the columns at Ahi. The load of sand and gravel was delivered today. I had most of it dumped in a pile on Ahi Road near the driveway, and about a quarter of it dumped onContinue reading “February 11, 2023”
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February 10, 2023
Friday Finished the block work on all six columns for the gazebo at Ahi. The next step is to grout them (fill all the cells with concrete) and pour a concrete cap with anchor bolts to hold the metal post bases that I made in Arizona. I brought them in my checked bag (a cardboardContinue reading “February 10, 2023”
February 9, 2023
Thursday Very windy today. All day, the wind blew from the south. Worked on the columns for the gazebo at the Ahi lot. Four of the six columns are up to the 4’8″ height I want. This is a deceiving figure, as some of the columns are six foot tall from the footing level. TheContinue reading “February 9, 2023”
February 8, 2023
Wednesday Bright and sunny. Very few clouds on the horizon. Good for my solar system – I saw 12.1 volts at one time during the day! Worked at the Ahi lot most of the day. Moved the pile of lumber I had stacked on top of the partially built columns for the gazebo. Using myContinue reading “February 8, 2023”
February 7, 2023
Tuesday I hauled some of the branches from next to the road, back to the wood yard area above the septic field. Using the chainsaw, I proceeded to cut them into 4″ to 6″ pieces. One of the larger logs was a root that had some rocks imbedded inside the root. Now I need aContinue reading “February 7, 2023”
February 6, 2023
Monday Off to the market in OceanView for milk, juice, ice, eggs – Eggs cost $8.99 per dozen! I’ll do without the eggs! Unpacked my two checked bags (cardboard boxes), my roller bag, and my backpack. Put up my solarpanels on the roof of the shed, and connected the batteries – got my fingers crossed.Continue reading “February 6, 2023”
February 5, 2023
Two hours of sleep. That’s all the sleep I got last night after watching the college basketball game. I was concerned that if I went to sleep, I would not wake up in time to catch my plane. I had a taxi scheduled for 4:15 am to take me to the airport and give meContinue reading “February 5, 2023”
November 2022
Early November called for a return to the Big Island. Changing planes in Oakland The approach to the island was much the same as usual, lots of clouds gathered around the mountains covering their mid elevations with the peaks of the volcanoes poking their heads through. Mauna Loa with the east coast of Hawaii AContinue reading “November 2022”
Thar She Blows!
Mauna Loa erupted! And I slept through it! As most of you should know by now, Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano erupted on November 27, 2022 at 11:30 PM. And I was there, on the Big Island of Hawaii, on the south slope of Mauna Loa, and I slept through it! That meansContinue reading “Thar She Blows!”
Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit!
Back in May, I posted about the poncianna trees I have planted in our front yard here in Arizona. Arizona really isn’t the correct planting zone for these trees as they thrive in hot, wet, humid, tropical locations. While Arizona is hot, and for two months it is humid, I would not say that ArizonaContinue reading “Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit!”
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