Nelson Sunflower Clock

We have wanted the Nelson Sunflower Clock for about 10 years.... the day has finally come.

Panel Fix

    One of the concrete panels had to be resurfaced. My original contractor tried to fix some of the corners and surfaces of the panels and "messed up". They "messed up" so bad that they had to cover the entire panel with a thin layer of cement/plaster. There are two panels that were "fixed" and this one was failing bad, the "fix" was peeling off. 

    Arturo who did my block wall and has some experienced in tilt-up construction, scraped off the "fix" and then roughed up the surface with a grinder. He then put the correct concrete tilt-up finishing compound on the panel. He will come back this week to seal it, the concrete won't match perfectly but that's fine.

Home Tech Review - Etón American Red Cross AXIS

Home Tech Review - Etón American Red Cross AXIS

After the great Los Angeles windstorm of 2011 we picked up the Etón American Red Cross AXIS Home Safety Device.

The unit features:

• Machined Aluminum Hand Crank and Handle
• Rechargeable Battery Power
• Standard Battery Power
• USB connector for cell phone charging
• Digital AM, FM, Weatherband radio with weather alert
• 4 LED flashlight with Red flashing beacon 

The unit is really good looking (it's displayed on our bookshelf) and very well constructed. The only 2 negatives are that the LED flashlight is not that bright and it would have been nice to have solar power as well. Great combination of function and design. We are ready for the next blackout!

Etón American Red Cross AXIS :  Highly Recommended
Etón website

Happy New Year 2012

Christmas is over and the tree is in the bin. Happy New Year !!

Side Door Finished

New side door was installed with added weather seals and overhang.

Minimal Christmas Lights

New iMac

We now have matching computers.

New iMac to replace the one that died.
21.5" - 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

Christmas Tree 2011