Archive for the ‘Outdoors’ category

Busy, busy busy

April 29th, 2009

This past month has been pretty busy for me with the onset of warmer weather: I’ve been spending as much time as possible enjoying the great outdoors. Most of that time is spent riding some form of bicycle, and if not that, doing the ever-so daunting task of yard work. I have 4 flower beds and a koi pond that usually needs some tending to from time to time. Raegan and I had ordered about 100 or so perennials from this on-line catalog a couple of weeks back, and I’m sure that that box will be waiting for us once we return from our vacation in Mexico; Raegan’s sister is getting married down there next week.

With that being said, I need to somehow find time to till up a portion of my yard for a vegetable garden, get a load of manure from Raegan’s horse farm, and get a load of mulch within the next month. I really need to get around to installing a hitch on the jeep and finding a utility trailer that it can tow.

It’s a Jeep Thing

April 1st, 2009

I never thought in my wildest dreams that yesterday would be the last day that I’d be driving my GTI. Raegan and I went over to the Jeep dealership down the road from my house and took a 2009 Wrangler out for a test drive. By the end of the day, I was driving home in a brand new blue Wrangler! The financing is in the same ballpark as my GTI and has an unlimited warranty! So now I’ve got to buy a new roof rack for the jeep, and get my head deck and subwoofer installed in the bad boy! Pictures will be posted soon!

Over did it

March 23rd, 2009

I think I took a little too much advantage of the nice weather we experienced this past weekend in Lower Bucks County: Friday I went rock climbing with my girlfriend at the Doylestown Rock Gym; Saturday I went mountain biking in the morning and afternoon (a total of about 4 hours), did yard work, then went out to Dave & Busters later that night; Sunday I went on Bike King’s Sunday morning ride. With all of that activity, I can honestly say that pretty much every part of my body is sore, especially my arms. It sure beats sitting inside!

Starting a Fire from the Top Down

February 5th, 2009

I was doing some research regarding my wood stove and ways to have it burn more efficiently, when I came across another method for starting fires: From the top down. Basically, it’s a pyramid: The small stuff is on top while the bigger stuff is on the bottom. At any rate, it’s apparently an old(er) method of starting fires that dates back to the 1800s. Curiosity has gotten the better of me, and I’m having a go at it right now with my wood burning stove. Boy, if this works, I think I too will be a convert!