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Stuff that just doesn't fit anywhere else ;) …
» Falls Mill, Tennessee | May 2016
A visit to a working mill and museum in Belvidere, TN...
» Wood Cutting Made Easy | April, 2016
Getting next season's firewood ready to split. Ah, if it really was this easy to cut up all that wood. (It may look old and "punky," but inside, it's solid oak and burns beautifully.)
» Purrl Attacks Deer | March, 2016
She may be small, but she thinks BIG, as in Big Game...!
» Berm Building | March, 2016
We arranged to have an earth berm built out at the front of the property, along the road, so we’ll have a bit less road noise. Here’s the saga of “Building the Berm,” including an unexpected distraction along the way…
» Battle of Franklin Luminaries | November, 2014
Time-lapse of the setting sun at Carnton Plantation, Franklin, TN, on the 150th anniversary of the infamous Civil War battle.
Each luminary in this image represents two killed during the four-hour battle, which also began at sunset.
» Cabin Cat On Patrol!
At the ripe old age of 80 (cat years), White Socks still has the "killer instinct" . . . or maybe not?
» Camp Song
At an all-girls' camp near Nashville, where Rick did a photo shoot, they still sing a song Rick's Mom learned when she went to camp as a teenager in the 1930s!
» Happy Birthday to Dee...
... who is obviously still an awesome disco dancer!
» He's Still Got It | Dad Turns 87
In this 2010 video, JibJab helps Dad prove you're as young as you feel!
» Hippo Birdie Two Ewe | Aunt Dot Turns 85
Noah's Ark turns musical in this 2010 Jib Jab salute to Aunt Dot!
» The 'Dreves Bros' Celebrate the Fourth
Harrison, Parker and the Founding Fathers Get Down for Independence Day, 2010!
» Mom & Dad do the Charleston
We never knew they were so darn … athletic!
» Mom & Dad's 60th Anniversary Commemorative
Courtesy of the good folks at JibJab.com, a nostalgic tribute to Elly & Art's 60 years of marriage!
» The 'UthaBrothas'
Another JibJab send-up, this time featuring the four Dreves brothers.
» Dad Turns 85
As always, the folks at JibJab sure know how to deliver an election-year birthday greeting!
» The Force is strong with Cousin Richard!
... as you can clearly see in this JibJab birthday greeting!
» Joint Greetings to Mom & Dad!
Mom's birthday and Father's Day are always close together, and sometimes even on the same day, as was the case here.
» The Great Potato Cannon Demo
Instruction in the assembly and use of the time-honored Potato Gun.
» Train Meets Tornado. Tornado 1, Train 0
Got this from Deb's cousin, Verlon, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad…
» Spoof: Nashville's Out of Gas
In the late summer of 2008, Nashville just spontaneously ran out of gasoline for about a week.
This spoof appeared online, and was too funny to lose to posterity …
» Mission Impossible: Backyard Edition
This one was up on YouTube, but I couldn't resist improving the soundtrack and adding some graphics! ;)
» The History of Snowbird
Deb worked at WSMV, Channel 4 (NBC) in Nashville for eight years. The station's winter-weather "mascot" was called "Snowbird".
Here is a brief history of the plucky little penguin, and his rise to stardom...
» Happy 93, Aunt Dot!
The video e-card says it all! 😁
A visit to a working mill and museum in Belvidere, TN...
» Wood Cutting Made Easy | April, 2016
Getting next season's firewood ready to split. Ah, if it really was this easy to cut up all that wood. (It may look old and "punky," but inside, it's solid oak and burns beautifully.)
» Purrl Attacks Deer | March, 2016
She may be small, but she thinks BIG, as in Big Game...!
» Berm Building | March, 2016
We arranged to have an earth berm built out at the front of the property, along the road, so we’ll have a bit less road noise. Here’s the saga of “Building the Berm,” including an unexpected distraction along the way…
» Battle of Franklin Luminaries | November, 2014
Time-lapse of the setting sun at Carnton Plantation, Franklin, TN, on the 150th anniversary of the infamous Civil War battle.
Each luminary in this image represents two killed during the four-hour battle, which also began at sunset.
» Cabin Cat On Patrol!
At the ripe old age of 80 (cat years), White Socks still has the "killer instinct" . . . or maybe not?
» Camp Song
At an all-girls' camp near Nashville, where Rick did a photo shoot, they still sing a song Rick's Mom learned when she went to camp as a teenager in the 1930s!
» Happy Birthday to Dee...
... who is obviously still an awesome disco dancer!
» He's Still Got It | Dad Turns 87
In this 2010 video, JibJab helps Dad prove you're as young as you feel!
» Hippo Birdie Two Ewe | Aunt Dot Turns 85
Noah's Ark turns musical in this 2010 Jib Jab salute to Aunt Dot!
» The 'Dreves Bros' Celebrate the Fourth
Harrison, Parker and the Founding Fathers Get Down for Independence Day, 2010!
» Mom & Dad do the Charleston
We never knew they were so darn … athletic!
» Mom & Dad's 60th Anniversary Commemorative
Courtesy of the good folks at JibJab.com, a nostalgic tribute to Elly & Art's 60 years of marriage!
» The 'UthaBrothas'
Another JibJab send-up, this time featuring the four Dreves brothers.
» Dad Turns 85
As always, the folks at JibJab sure know how to deliver an election-year birthday greeting!
» The Force is strong with Cousin Richard!
... as you can clearly see in this JibJab birthday greeting!
» Joint Greetings to Mom & Dad!
Mom's birthday and Father's Day are always close together, and sometimes even on the same day, as was the case here.
» The Great Potato Cannon Demo
Instruction in the assembly and use of the time-honored Potato Gun.
» Train Meets Tornado. Tornado 1, Train 0
Got this from Deb's cousin, Verlon, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad…
» Spoof: Nashville's Out of Gas
In the late summer of 2008, Nashville just spontaneously ran out of gasoline for about a week.
This spoof appeared online, and was too funny to lose to posterity …
» Mission Impossible: Backyard Edition
This one was up on YouTube, but I couldn't resist improving the soundtrack and adding some graphics! ;)
» The History of Snowbird
Deb worked at WSMV, Channel 4 (NBC) in Nashville for eight years. The station's winter-weather "mascot" was called "Snowbird".
Here is a brief history of the plucky little penguin, and his rise to stardom...
» Happy 93, Aunt Dot!
The video e-card says it all! 😁