Family – Friends – Projects
Today, Enzo and I had the pleasure of joining Nicki, Anthony and their dog Lily for a walk through nearby Seven Bridges Nature Area. The dogs thoroughly enjoyed the hike, …
A Walk Through Seven Bridges Nature Area Read More
You may recall that in June I retrieved the rusted, discarded remains of what turned out to be a 1950s Horst Waterbike. Today I picked up the tiny aluminum pontoons …
Horst Waterbike Restoration – Pontoons Repaired Read More
Embarrassingly, it’s been more than 2 years since I’ve posted an update on the 1966 Honda CL77 project. Since May 2018, we moved to a new home and we’ve been …
1966 Honda CL77 Scrambler – Wheels Laced, Trued, and Engine Side Covers Painted Read More
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 …
Movie Archive is Online Read More
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 …
Old Dock is Replaced Read More
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 …
Horst Waterbike Restoration Read More
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 …
Baby Raccoons Read More
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 …
Penny Pinching Read More
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 …
60 Years of Corvette Read More
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 …
Metal Detecting – Day #1 Read More