Glass of Thrones
As we walked along the river to the Titanic museum, we saw this gorgeous piece of art glass. I stopped to take a photo, and realized that it was one of a set of Game of Thrones inspired… Read More
On to Belfast
We had a wonderful dinner at Fallon & Byrne on our last night in Dublin. We’d been there 5 years ago on the Fab Food Trails tour, although we just went to the wine cellar and shopped. We… Read More
Worldcon 77, aka Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon – Part 2
The Masquerade We started on Wednesday afternoon with a tour of the CCD Auditorium, and had a chance to meet the professional staff. We verified our plans (made from afar with just drawings of the auditorium), and solidified… Read More
Worldcon 77, aka Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon – Part 1
After Worldcon 76 in San Jose last year, we traveled to our sister city Dublin, Ireland. We’ve been looking forward to this since our visit there for the 2014 Eurocon. British Airways now has a non-stop from San… Read More
Props: Chimney Sweep
This year we decided to be “old school” characters from Mary Poppins for the Oscars party. Most of the pieces were just assembling items from our closet. But there were two key things we needed — the Chimney… Read More
Battery Tender – trickle charger for your car
When my dad died, we had troubles keeping the battery in his car working, because we just didn’t drive it enough. After needing a jump from a friend, they recommended we get a trickle charger. I did some… Read More
Worldcon 76
After years of prep, and some very frantic work through July and early August, we finally got to the day: August 16th, Worldcon 76 in San Jose. We left home to travel 3 miles to the Fairmont hotel,… Read More
Whirlpool Gladiator “Freezerator”
We got a Whirlpool Gladiator series garage fridge/freezer, the “Freezerator,” after the remodel. It looks like a typical fridge/freezer with a smaller top section than bottom — except that the bottom is the freezer, and the top is… Read More
Stockholm and the ABBA Museum
Stockholm is a city made up of many small islands with bridges and inlets and ferries. We had two things we absolutely wanted to do in Stockholm — see the Vasa, and go to the ABBA museum. To… Read More
Remember the Vasa!
One of the highlights of our trip to Stockholm was going to the Vasa Museum to see the wreck of King Carl Gustav’s warship. The ship sank on her maiden voyage — hadn’t even gotten out of the… Read More