Category Archives: On the Square

On nooks and crannies…and why poking into them isn’t always a good idea…part the un… We didn’t take full advantage of the holiday weekend…working on the house-wise. Rather, we cut it a bit short as I have some minor motorcycle … Continue reading →

The 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival was a blast! Lots of food, great music, and pretty good weather made for a fun day. Lots of high-caliber artists with quality wares made for a “target-rich” environment for the discerning collector. I … Continue reading →

I expect to see y’all there! This year the 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival will be Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 9:AM to 4:PM on the historic square in Clarksville, Texas. This year’s festival is going to be a great … Continue reading →

Alternate title: “A Tale of One of Two Towers” or “How to Use a Chop-saw from a Bucket-truck…” In last week’s exciting episode, we did a bit of work on the tower. This week we moved it even further along. … Continue reading →

Now that the Left-handed Fargle-snorker was back on the road again…there was no excuse left to keep us from getting to work. Not that it was a bad excuse or anything…after all, when there is Fargle-snorkering to be done, ya … Continue reading →

In last week’s exciting episode, I left the Left-Handed Fargle-Snorker in suspense…or rather, suspended, waiting on brake parts. Those I got. Sort of a sign of the times that the brake fluid, brake cleaner, wheel-bearing grease, and hand-cleaner needed for … Continue reading →

Went to back the Left-handed Fargle-snorker out of the yard to mow the grass around it…was just a bit surprised when I put on the brakes and there was nothing there. Nothing gets the heart going like a big truck … Continue reading →

Continued from last week…This Sunday we finished the bottom section…that’s the hardest one as there was quite a bit of repair to do underneath the siding…and because of the height and pattern nearly every shingle in that section has some … Continue reading →

That’s me, 35 feet up there…removing about 40 pounds of wood trim that was no longer firmly attached. It was about to fall off and I *really* don’t want to kill random pedestrians with pieces of my building. Over half … Continue reading →