I bought a foldable kayak on Kickstarter before COVID and they ran into a lot of problems in their supply chain, which delayed the kayak's delivery by a year, or so and they had hacked together a seat with the parts they could get in order to keep shipping. It arrived too late … [Read more...] about The Pre-COVID Foldable Kayak Actually Floats
The Great Upstairs Bathroom Debacle
I always hated the upstairs bathroom off of the master suite when we bought the house in 2013: I was kinda happy when the original shower stall started leaking in 2016 and we brought in our favorite plumber to replace the whole bathroom. We were really happy with the … [Read more...] about The Great Upstairs Bathroom Debacle
Fake Bamboo – Version 1
We went to a "How to Make Fake Bamboo from PVC" at Tiki Oasis several years ago and were all gung-ho to make some awesome fake bamboo projects. Then we got busy. There is a photographer coming over to take pictures of the Tiki area, so I wanted to make the pool cover holder … [Read more...] about Fake Bamboo – Version 1
Lina’s 7’7″ Moai
We bought this 7'7" foam Moai from an event company during COVID: Rene taught me his recipe for papercrete (a mix of paper and cement) and I applied it to the outside of the Moai. It took over two bags of cement and soooo much shredded paper to make it. I built up his nose … [Read more...] about Lina’s 7’7″ Moai
Palm Springs Tiki Show
We went back to Palm Springs for a couple of weeks so that Lina could see her family before the heat set in. The Palm Springs Modernism Week happened to occur at the same time because of COVID, so Lina was able to do some shopping and we were able to go to our first Tiki event … [Read more...] about Palm Springs Tiki Show