Kevin Forth – Page 5

Movie Archive is Online

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

Earlier this year I added a streaming media server to Forths.com to host a collection of home movies. This server uses the open-source Jellyfin software to serve-up movies from 1955 …

Up North

Old Dock is Replaced

June 22, 2020June 27, 2020 - by Kevin Forth - 2 Comments.

During the Memorial Day weekend of 2007, we bought an old wooden dock from a seller on Lake Bellaire. The dock served us well for a dozen years, but became …

Projects / Up North

Horst Waterbike Restoration

May 30, 2020May 31, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

Earlier in the year, my coworker John told me about a small abandoned boat on his wooded property. He had recently moved to the house and discovered the boat during …

Family and Friends

Baby Raccoons

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

Ryan’s friend Sara works at a veterinary clinic. She is currently helping to rehabilitate some orphaned baby raccoons. She stopped by Ryan’s for a visit this past weekend with the …

Metal Detecting

Penny Pinching

May 9, 2020March 28, 2022 - by Kevin Forth

In the midst of a May snow flurry (gotta love Michigan), Enzo and I walked the railroad bed with the metal detector to get outdoors. This was my first real …

Family and Friends

60 Years of Corvette

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

While finding nothing but old foil from a wine bottle with the metal detector in my neighbor’s open acre of property, he waved me over, telling me that somebody was …

Metal Detecting

Metal Detecting – Day #1

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 - by Kevin Forth - 4 Comments.

After waiting nearly 3 weeks for the Coronavirus-delayed delivery of my metal detector, I set out today for my first dig. I wasn’t expecting much, but needed to get some …

Family and Friends

Coronavirus Isolation

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 - by Kevin Forth - 2 Comments.

I just wrapped up the first full week of working at home during the Coronavirus isolation period. I consider myself among the fortunate, since I feel healthy and I have …

Family and Friends

Nicki and Anthony in Colombia

March 1, 2020July 1, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

Nicki and Anthony spent a week in Colombia at the end of February. I’ll let their pictures tell the story. Looks like it was a wonderful vacation, Nicki.

Family and Friends

Fixing a Friend's Dnepr

January 12, 2020January 14, 2020 - by Kevin Forth

Sometimes you meet people in unexpected ways. When my brother Daryl mentioned that his friend had a Russian sidecar motorcycle at his auto repair shop, I stopped in to look …