📷 Old time domestic engineering March Photoblogging Challenge

bottom of an old treadle sewing machine

📷 Kitchen tile March Photoblogging challenge

Kitchen tile

📷 Zip tie on a gate next to praying mantis eggs. March Photoblogging Challenge

Zip tie on a gate

📷 Solitude. This is a favorite reading spot. March Photoblogging Challenge

rocking chair in a reading nook

📷 Weather Micro.blog March Photoblogging Challenge

a patch of sunlight on the snow

The chickens are secure. March Photoblogging Challenge🐓

fence surrounding the chicken pen

Worth reading: Is it ethical to be on Twitter in the Musk era - A personal answer by John Scalzi

During the winter we have a food court for the birds. I’m glad I filled the feeders before the snow started.

lots of birds at feeders

Our 52 year old 3-door commercial fridge was acting up today. The farm family that installed it in 1970 had 10 kids, so a big fridge was nice. Fortunately, it just needed a refill on its refrigerant. They don’t build them today like they used to.

2.5 years after I retired I still get occasional calls from my old university colleagues for tech support. It’s nice to be remembered I guess 🙄.