Funerals

We buried my grandmother this weekend. It was not unexpected. She had been on hospice for a while. She was a great woman, and will be missed.

At the wake, I got to reconnect with cousins, and see family I haven't seen in a long while. I imagine that if grandma Rita knew that her death was a catalyst for visiting family and relatives not seen in a long time, it would make her happy.

She was always a firm believer in family.

In other news, bluesun at deadmandance (link over in my sidebar) lost his grandfather recently. Please, if you say a prayer for my grandmother's loss, toss in a prayer for his grandfather, too.

Reloading

My dad was able to find a good deal on an RCBS reloading press and some dies. With that I already have, all I lack now is a priming tool, a powder measure, a scale, powder, and primers. By this summer, I should be cranking out .38 special, .357, and 9mm!

This is gonna be awesome!

Victuals

There's a Jambalaya in the offing at the DLG household...

Attention

my email got spammed. if you get an email from me, and the tagline doesn't seem ile something I would send you, don't open it.

Dinner

Sage rubbed chicken topped with honey, spicy mustard, bacon, and cheddar.

Rough mashed potatoes with savory, garlic, and a coronary-inducing amount of butter.

And, I ate it all before snapping the pic, but fresh, pan-seared asparagus, seared with just a touch of the bacon grease...

Yummy!

(Possible) New Gun

I was speaking with my brother today, and we started talking guns. He and his bride went to the range yesterday, and they rented a sub-compact Glock and a sub-compact Springfield XD. His bride loved the XD, and is considering getting one. I asked what she was planning on doing with her Diamondback DB9, and she said she was going to sell it. Partly, she wants to finance the XD, and partly, she wants to get rid of it because she doesn't have the wrist strength for it. My brother says if he feeds it good ammo, he has no problems with it, but his bride's upper body strength isn't such that she can shoot it consistently without the occasional jam. I asked what they wanted for it, and decided that at the brother discount being offered, I'd be dumb to pass it up. They've shot possibly 150 rounds through it, so it's in great shape. They told me to take it home, run a few boxes through it, and either clean it good and return it, or bring them a check. If I can get a few boxes through it with no jams, I'll be keeping it.
I like it. So much, in fact, that I mad a holster for it about 2 hours ago.
I hope it's a shooter, because I really don't wanna give it back!

Inspiration

What to make, what to make?....

Finished

Well, I really like how these turned out. Not much to say, really. I cut out the pattern with a jigsaw, drilled the holes with an electric drill, and finished them with files, sandpaper, and my pocketknife. I oiled them with a beeswax- based oil, and declined to use a hard finish on them. If they look really bad in a year, I can sand 'em down and put a lacquer on them, but they're a really hard wood (oak) and I've heavily oiled them, so I expect them to hold up nicely.

Left side

Well, the left one is done, insofar as all of the carving work. Some light sanding, about 6 or 8 coats  of oil, and it'll be good to go. I'll be working on the right panel later this week.

Grips

Well, they're roughed out now...