Author Archives: perlgurl

Failure getting the water to work in the RV

Posted on April 13, 2016 by perlgurl

Short story, bought an RV sort of “on a whim” late last summer, had the brakes fixed then parked it for the winter. Just getting around to finally trying to figure out how everything works since I’ve never even been … Continue reading →

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Katy Lady likes my lap

Posted on April 10, 2016 by perlgurl

Katy Lady spent most of yesterday evening on my lap. She seem quite comfortable and is fitting in nicely these days. She has full run of the house these days and even spends a good portion of her time in … Continue reading →

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Project Winnebago: an RV that is nearly as old as me.

Posted on April 8, 2016 by perlgurl

I bought a 1973 D18 Brave at the end of last summer, sort of on a whim, for a great deal at $2k.  The interior had been repainted white and the most of the old rug/floor in the coach had … Continue reading →

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Plague house

Posted on March 22, 2016 by perlgurl

Today is the first day in a week I’ve turned on my computer.  The reason being I’ve been sick three of the past four weeks. It started with a cold that ended up lasting a couple weeks. I had a … Continue reading →

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Old Kitty, pretty kitty, great big ball of fur!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by perlgurl

Introducing Katy Lady, also known as Kitty Baby. She is a VERY fluffy but otherwise tiny cat with a flat face and tons of love to share with humans. She is also 15 years old! She spent the night crawling … Continue reading →

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Bug needs thumbs

Posted on March 12, 2016 by perlgurl

This is Bug the cat. I’m quite sure that if he had thumbs, he could measure all the things, but since he doesn’t have thumbs, he decided to eat the measuring tape instead. Poor thumbless Bug.

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1983 Virago XV 500, a project bike

Posted on March 9, 2016 by perlgurl

I had seen this bike sitting in a friend’s yard for the several years I had know her and until the last winter prior to buying it, the bike did have a cover over it but a windstorm ruined the … Continue reading →

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Three plus three, terabytes that is.

Posted on March 8, 2016 by perlgurl

And thus begins the process of rebuilding a shattered digital life.  

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Extending the focal length with DH1758

Posted on March 7, 2016 by perlgurl

I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to extend my focal length for an upcoming season of wildlife viewing since my 70-210mm is the longest lens I currently have and I was not happy with that lens ability … Continue reading →

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F.R.A.K.-ed

Posted on March 7, 2016 by perlgurl

Michael has tried all his tricks, but the hard drive is totally FRAK-ED. And apparently it’s a known issue. We can send it to the manufacturer and have them recover it; It will only cost $1k. Trying really hard not … Continue reading →

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