I rarely complain about Montana Weather but today I am going to make an exception. My soon to be Son in Law, bought a new Marlin Bolt-action .30-06 for hunting this year and we were going to go to the range and break it in. It was also suppose to be a good excuse to [...]
I have been insanely busy trying to get things done before fall sets in. So far, I have completed the project with our front median, started replacing the concrete sidewalks where they have disintegrated, replaced the steps for our side deck and repainted most of that deck, as well as other, less involved projects - [...]
The first set of furniture is done and installed in the gunsmithing room. It isn’t pretty but it is certainly functional and cost less than $100.00 to build. Two more phases to go. I should be done with all of it by the first week in August.
These pieces were constructed of OSB and 1″ X [...]
Last Saturday, my wife and I attended the Stevensville Creamery Picnic Parade and then went to my 30th High School Reunion. It was interesting for me as (with one exception) I had not seen any of these people since I graduated High School. In fact, I didn’t graduate with my class because I graduated early [...]
Given what my brother I and I saw on our hiking trips up Kootenia the last two years, It was only a matter of time before a wildfire burned in the Canyon. We even discussed the possibility. Sadly, that possibility has become a reality. There is a fire burning in the Canyon as we speak and [...]
My wife has two breaks a year from work lasting about three weeks apeice - one in the early summer and one over the holidays in the winter. We try to do some kind of “vacation” during these breaks and this year it was Yellowstone. It wasn’t a fancy trip - we camped out of [...]
Sorry for the absence but the last six months have been…. interesting. Here is a short synopsis -
Family -
Our older daughter has been accepted into college at the University of Montana and we recently helped her move to Missoula. Our middle daughter is still living with us (as is her fiancee) so we still have [...]
Playing in Shop Today - Rush “Different Stages”
Shop Notes- Finished Rebuilding a Mosen/Nagant M91/30 rifle
If you are new to either of my two blogs (this one and Pragmatic_Revolt), feel free to skip over this post. For those that have been following my writing for a while, this post will basically sum up what has been [...]
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