Category Archives: Blog

Imzadi Publishing has gone out of its way to set me up on a blog tour. I had no idea what a blog tour was, much less what to do with it. Well, Anita, from Imzadi, has walked me through … Continue reading →

Wow!  Busy, busy, busy.  Drywall in the master bath is complete and painted.  All of the trim is up.  Vanities are in place.  We are waiting to finish them, because we don’t know if we want to paint them or … Continue reading →

We have made considerable progress since Episode 5.  Drywall is up and painted.  Electrical is about complete.  Plumbing is nearly complete.  All that is left there is the shower drain.  Instead of trying to build my own shower pan, with … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since my last post.  Things have been busy.  We finally found some porcelain floor tile for the master bathroom that my wife liked (yoohoo)!  It sat on our front porch for a couple of weeks while … Continue reading →

We’re really going through money.  It happens when you change things in a house.  The two current projects are the master bedroom closet and the master bathroom.  I ran into a hitch in my plans for the closet.  In order … Continue reading →

It’s Wednesday, March 22, 4:39 pm.  I’m anxiously awaiting the first shipment of my new book, VIETNAM…AGAIN.  UPS tracking indicated that the boxes had arrived in Sallisaw at 6:35 this morning and were “out for delivery.”  There’s still a few … Continue reading →

We’ve moved into our master bath area with the intention of actually making it a functional bathroom.  Unfortunately, the floor was not level.  It was far from it.  During construction, a couple of the beams had been installed lower than … Continue reading →

I completed the trwo-foot- wide tower unit for the master bedroom closet and put it in place.  The next step is to install the clothes rods and make the adjustable shelf brackets for the unit.  Then we can move our … Continue reading →

A few months ago, my wife and I began the arduous task of completing our house.  Just like the plumber that fixes leaks in every one’s house but his own, or the carpenter that repairs doors and windows in every … Continue reading →

With the recent acceptance of my new book, “Vietnam…Again,” my publisher, Imzadi Publishing, has expanded its promotional program with a wonderful woman, Anita Dugan-Moore, who has agreed to work over my website. I’ve given her free license to do whatever … Continue reading →