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Architecture of a family photo

Pete — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:59:45 +0000

My cousin recently asked about the family photo sent with my parents’ 2010 Christmas card. The photo includes my parents, Melissa, me, and both Belby and Tux. Tux is notoriously bad tempered with other dogs, so how did we get a picture with both dogs seated so calmly together, looking at the camera? Magic? No. We did it by taking a ton of shots.

Here’s a slideshow of the production.

Resting up for the season

Pete — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:01:28 +0000

Powerless!

Pete — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:33:49 +0000

Melissa recorded the view from our place during this afternoon’s storm. Pretty much all of the trees visible were a little harmed in the making of this video.

(The audio was lost in conversion, but if you make a loud whooshing sound with your mouth while watching the clip, it’ll all make sense.)

Update: Here’s a gallery of images I took the evening of the storm. The image below is not of our backyard.

Images Melissa took moments after the gusts, which may have reached 70 mph:

Update: Though our power came back later that evening, some power to homes and businesses in the area has yet to be restored. The fallen trees in area roadways have now been cleared, though the neighborhood landscape looks decidedly different.

May-June flowers. Now what?

Pete — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:57:36 +0000

We’ll give the dog a break, finally. There’s been some growth in the garden, and now I’m spending a little time each Saturday making peace between the impatiens, hydrangeas and tomato plants. It was so easy when they were all 8 inches tall.

Parents: In the updated garden / back yard album, you’ll see photos of my curious hydrangea suspension system. Perhaps you can comment or advise.

Kaiser Snowze: TFH snow status and inventory

Pete — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:29:50 +0000

Find the running photo album here.

Status

Electricity

Communications

Infrastructure: Cell / 3G / Broadband Internet / Family Radio Service

Media: Twitter / Facebook / WordPress / e-mail / Wave / Blogspot

Heat

On, 68 degrees F

Hound

Actively wild with cabin fever

Inventory

Item	Total	In stock	Used / Unavailable
Snow shovels	2	1	1
Coffee, ground, approximate dry weight	14 ounces	6 ounces	8 ounces
Cocoa, generic with marshmallows	12 packets	4 packets	8 packets
Cocoa, generic plain	10 packets	6 packets	4 packets
Cocoa, sugar-free	?	?	?
Vehicles, mobile / operational	2	1	1
Data storage, approximate	2 TB	1.25 TB	.75 TB
Papa Johns pizza stockpile	30 slices	0 slices	30 slices
Papa Johns breadsticks stockpile	10 sticks	0 sticks	10 sticks
Milk	1 quart	.66 quarts	.33 quarts
Bread	1 loaf	.5 loaves	.5 loaves
Peanut butter	16 ounces	14 ounces	2 ounces
Low-sugar strawberry jelly	15 ounces	13 ounces	2 ounces
Liquid propane, for outdoor grill / stove eye, approx.	20 pounds	17 pounds	3 pounds
Broccoli, fresh	3 heads	2 heads	1 heads
Netflix, Blu-Ray	2	2	0

Christmas has been intense

Pete — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:41:27 +0000

Sorry for the lack of fresh posts!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pete — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:27:22 +0000

We’re on the mend from our turkey comas. Leftovers are in the fridge.

The perfect gift for every dad*!

Melissa — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:23:58 +0000

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we’ve got the #1 gift for dads and grandpas. It’s Blackman’s Coffin by Mark de Castrique. The recipient of starred reviews from both Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly, Blackman’s Coffin is the best way to say “I love you, Dad” this June. Give Blackman’s Coffin and YOU’LL get a starred review…from your dad! Blackman’s Coffin is available now for pre-order on Amazon and will be released on June 10…just in time for Father’s Day.

*the perfect gift for every dad but your dad, Lindsay. Don’t be lame.

Winter out our window

Pete — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:05:32 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Melissa — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:34:52 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Tiny Fun House. And you may not have known we were holding another contest, but the winner of Best Tiny Fun House Valentine 2008 is……

PETE THOMSON!!

Here are some reasons why Pete is a better valentine than Melissa:

1. Pete: gave Melissa a Valentine’s Day present and card. Melissa: did not give Pete a Valentine’s Day present and card.

2. Melissa: will say “I wish I had some diet ginger ale.” Pete: will go to corner store for diet ginger ale.

3. Pete: says, “Here, read this.” Melissa: does not read this. Melissa: says, “Here, read this.” Pete: reads this.

4. Melissa: plays scrabulous. Pete: does the dishes.

5. Pete: posts regularly to the Tiny Fun House blog. Melissa: is trying to be a better blogger.

Congratulations, Pete Thomson