The Coffee House

snowbear · 2026-09-01T07:57:30-0500

Good morning, hosers.

Autumn is close. The temps are a bit lower; we closed the glass door to the deck the other night and I pulled out a flannel shirt for yesterday's morning doctor visit. MLW and I are loving it.

The ringed kingfisher was on the pole at the end of the little dock, yesterday, the bald eagle was spotted down at the boat ramp (~290 yards / 270 m) and the hummingbird has been here a few times since the weekend. When we came back from the doctor, yesterday, the hummingbird was at the cardinal plant by the front porch. Rather than chance scaring her, MLW and I just stood and watched her until she flew off. This morning, she was hovering at the bedroom window. I'm looking for a nice feeder.

Italy flying today.

webestang64 · 2026-09-01T09:09:07-0500

cgw said:
You will, of course, be adding benches, wall racks and a car lift, right?

Well, I do have a big shelving unit on the other side of the garage that the previous owner built. Car lift, I wish. I do have a large jack and stands to get my Mustang's close to 2 feet off the ground and a nice padded creeper. And I have some peg board to hang on the wall as well. Still have to find my vise and attach to the work bench.

webestang64 · 2026-09-01T09:10:56-0500

snowbear said:
Italy flying today.

Molto Bello!

snowbear · 2026-09-01T10:49:45-0500

webestang64 said:
Molto Bello!

Grazie.

There are several on my list to get, including 48- and 49-star US flags.

CherylL · 2026-09-01T15:28:08-0500

Another hot day here. 100 everyday this week. This coming weekend is the Paint Louis graffiti event at the flood wall. Looks like it will still be hot, but hope it won't feel hot with humidity. I like to go on day 2 around 5 pm for the evening light.

This year's backdrop arrived today. I'll have it set up in November for friends and family. This year is elegant. I alternate rustic every other year. Last year had red barn doors and the photos popped. I sent a screen shot of the backdrop to the moms so they can get the xmas outfits to co-ordinate. With it being 100 it is hard to think of winter. I organized my props recently and may pick up a few things. I try to add one or two things a year and then recycle my inventory. I had stuff everywhere in the finished area of the basement. We had the carpet cleaned so I had to move all the props.