Daniel @daniel@campduffel.social

@mary and I found a new sitter for Heidi so we can go out for a bit together each week. The sitter is 22 and she's trying to finish up school, go out on her own, and she's pretty ambitious and successful. She's mentioned having baby fever and wanting a family and it struck me at how natural, good, and rare that is these days. Most of society would label her as crazy, or at least it would put a black mark on her in the dating scene.

Potatoes. Worth more than gold!

I didn't want to Frankenstein together a bike for my wife, so I got one online and put it together this afternoon. I learned a few things.

1) The bike is too big for her at 57cm(she is 5'9"), but it is fine for me.
2) Presta valves are a thing.
3) Hauling a child comfortably will require more gears.
4) This is a pretty good single speed. I was pleasantly surprised that it was geared fairly high.
5) It was not relaxing or very comfortable to ride, though 5 miles in 20 mins was nice.

My folks had a great trip with Adelle!

Back in 1909 two trains collided head-on near the Air Force Academy.

@mary patched one of our old leather chairs. If you know, you know.

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us muck around and be glad in it!

Found a USB stick that I dropped in my field around 4 years ago…no way it works after all the sun, rain, and snow?

Had a strange, yet beautiful sunset today.

Not all scrap piles are equal. I hit the mother load today! Not scrapping these, but they might find their way into my house.

Keep track of your gift cards folks!

I know it looks like it was filmed with a potato, but I ran across this old video of my father-in-law and his siblings. Since they all happened to be in town together, they closed our worship service with a song from their childhood church. @Russ

I'm not sure about this one😋

Annual renaissance festival trip!

@mary and I usually send the pups back and forth to each other when we’re about 1/4 mile apart. They just ran about 2 miles in 8 minutes and they are hanging on my every word for the signal to keep going!