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Family stories, restoration projects, farm memories, kitchen adventures, and personal notes from Bob and Janet Pearson.

Planning drawing of the mobile miter saw station with folding wings Featured new project · September 11, 2026 Building My Mobile Miter Saw Station A mobile home for the DeWalt, folding wings, and a new skill at every joint. Explore the plans and printable shop resources, then follow along as I add build notes and progress photos. Follow the miter station build The $25 drop-leaf table glowing warmly in the garage after its fifth clear coat Wood-restoration journal · Updated August 29, 2026 The $25 Drop-Leaf Table Five coats of Warm Gloss now protect the center top, while the two drop leaves return the project to first principles: hand-sanding at 80 grit. The camera has caught up; the work has already moved on. Follow the table from $25 to five coats White 1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with blue hood and lower-body accents Personal reflection · August 30, 2026 The Mach 1 Years A 1972 Mustang, the directionless years it traveled with me, and the car I still wish were waiting in my garage. Read the story behind the car Backyard at the close of day, viewed from the screened porch toward the shed and open countryside Bob's backyard journal · New Welcome to the Backyard Meet The Four Who Stand With Us and The Three Who Make Life Bloom, along with Bella and a few garden names still waiting to be found. Come meet the backyard cast Janet smiling with her eyes open beside the car with two Crock-Pots of baked beans ready for a 50th anniversary party Janet's kitchen journal · New The Great Baked Bean Adventure Ten cans, three pounds of bacon, two Crock-Pots, and a joyful mission to help feed a 50th wedding anniversary celebration. Read Janet's first journal story The finished west-side gate rehung with its hinge on the south post beside the house Bob's home project journal · New The Gate That Finally Swung the Right Way An overdue hinge swap, a black fence under the blazing July sun, and a successful finish—one cool-down break at a time. Read the gate's side-switch story The PETLIBRO stainless-steel cat fountain running successfully after Bob and Janet reassembled it Bob & Janet's home journal · July 2026 The Cat Fountain That Almost Beat Us A butter knife, three mysterious parts, one misleading click, and the alignment lesson that brought the water back. Read our shared repair story Finished pine board mounted as the first new garage shelf Garage workshop journal Back on the Boards Three grits, one magic potion, Dark Half finish, and the first pine shelf finally finding its place on the wall. Click to read the entire story Landscaped shed surrounded by ornamental grasses and shrubs Backyard journal Around the Shed The Six Wise Guys, the Three Amigos, and Bella Rosa settle into their new home around the backyard shed. Click to read the entire story Disassembled Stevens Model 59A .410 shotgun laid out on a workbench Restoration journal 1974 Christmas Shotgun Beginning the functional restoration of Bob's first shotgun, a Stevens Model 59A .410 given by his parents in 1974. Click to read the entire story