Cake
I dabble in a little cake decorating, I’m not great, but I’m getting better. I don’t do fondant (I think it tastes terrible so why put it on a cake). I’ve done a lot of work with butter cream and I’ve started experimenting with using chocolate.
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Gardening
In July of 2010 I set up a small square foot garden and I’ve been learning how to grow vegetables. Starting out, my goal was to be able to grow 5% of our food within 5 years. We will see how I do.
Gingerbread Houses
Lauren and I have been building a gingerbread house every year for several years now. This gallery shows some of the pictures of them.
Give Camp
Lauren and I participate in GiveCamp each year (and if you can code, you should too). Here are a few pictures from some of the GiveCamps we’ve been to.
KNEX Escapement
This is a project that spanned the better part of a year. I built a model of a clock escapement out of Knex. I was never able to turn it into functioning clock because the correct gearing ratios are not available in Knex gears. I was able to get it to a point that it …
Our Home
This is our home. We love it because it’s an older house with lots of character.