October 2023 Update
October was a busy month which explains why my September Update didn’t get posted until the 2nd to last day of the month. I was really busy at work, and Holly and I also took time off for our annual … Continued
September 2023 Update
If September was notable for anything, it would be for movies. The bad news is that Netflix’s DVD service came to an end after 25 years. I had been a steady user of that service for the last 22 of … Continued
August 2023 Update
August was a fairly quiet month. It wasn’t particularly hot but still uncomfortable enough to deter doing a whole lot. I am glad the summer is winding down. I really enjoy the fall despite the decreasing amount of sunlight. Fall … Continued
July and August 2022 Update
Our summer has been pretty quiet, which is why I’m combining my July and August updates. Our vacation was back in early May so we didn’t have any plans for the rest of the season. Our next big thing is … Continued
Semeli Wine Label Drawing
In my April 2021 Update, I wrote about my latest wine label tracing project. I used Procreate to trace the label from a bottle of Semeli Moschofilero wine. This is the original label. Here is the traced version I did … Continued
July 2020 Update
July was a pretty quiet month. After a few somewhat chaotic months, it was a welcome break. We’re resigned to the fact that we’ll be self-isolating for the foreseeable future and have settled into some nice simple routines. It’s also … Continued
June 2020 Update
I had delayed posting my May 2020 Update because of so much happening in the world so it feels like I just did an update. Things are, of course, still happening in the world, but keeping up with my personal … Continued
March 2019 Update
I mentioned in my 2018 Year in Review post that I would like to resume doing monthly updates as I had been doing with my old site. But here it is April, and I have yet to do so. I … Continued
2018 Year in Review
On my previous blog, I posted monthly updates about what was going on, what I was working on, what I was reading, etc. I have not been doing that so far here, but I would like to starting in 2019. … Continued