Recent content by Cobleskill

Yes. Oahu. You are right. It's been a few years and I couldn't remember. It is quite striking in person. The place is worth a stop if you are there. Good baked goods also. It probably has grown since we were there.

Have you been to the Green World Coffee Farm close to the North Shore? The counter is gorgeous. Acacia I suspect.

I had a killer one at my treehouse when I was young. On the side of a hill. I had to put up a little platform at the top of the hill so you had enough height to not scrub. If you ran sideways on your takeoff you would do a giant circle. I think it caused a broken arm and a concussion...

20 years ago when we used to do some roof jobs I measured up a cut up farm house and gave a farmer freind a bid. He told me you pretty much have the job, just going to get one more bid. I told him if it came in lower let me know. Planned on the job. Waited for the go ahead til I drove by and...

A bud I grew up with fished commercially in Alaska for years. He lived in Homer. He hated crabbing. When he was off work he would go out fishing in a skiff. He landed a halibut about 2 feet shorter than the boat he was in.

We used to have a lot in hay fields and on the side of creek banks. Since coyotes came around they have moved up around houses and barns where there is less coyote traffic.

What do you use for bait? When I was up there my BIL set some pots out but came up empty. We did catch salmon. Halibut were pretty impressive.

90s for days. Dropping to 80s after today. It has been a crazy up and down year. Cold and wet, then hot and dry. Tough to be acclimated when the temp does wild swings.

I talked to an outdoorsy looking guy in Hilo airport. He wintered in Hawaii and summered on the Copper River. He was telling me about the high price for it back in 14. He said he just had kind of a small shack in Hawaii. Big enough for his motorcycle, his surfboard, and him. I guess his...

I used to do 100 acres. My help mostly evaporated, I'm 72 and my bud that helps me will be 77 next month, so I have cut back to 60. My son helps when he can after work. It's hard to find anybody that wants to do hard ass work anymore. Kids used to be eager to earn money, but now Mom and Dad...

When we were in Alaska in 88 we had Dungeness we bought off the boat. It was cheap and better than Snow or King I thought. When we were in Hawaii in 14 I had it at a crab shack and the price was through the roof. I guess the Chinese are to thank for that.

Sell it. Keeps me in shape and out of trouble.

Summery. 85 and humid. Breezy. Got some hay to bale. I should have cut more. Weather turned out better than forecasted. Some rain on the way.

We have some flagstones for a sidewalk that are almost covered again. I should scrape them off. You wonder where the dirt comes from. I can back up a wagon behind the baler, but certainly not around an obstacle course. I would like to see the two wagon trick. Pretty crazy.