Local goings on

Well the local development environment on my machine is now working as expected. Virtual hosting is set up in much the same way that it is working on the production server. The basic web server set up is there, so now work on the applications can begin. Also now that the virtual sorting is set up, webapps that would run on a team's source control repo server can now run on my workstation. The same apps that a team would use for managing workflow, development planning, source code control, bug tracking etc are now potentially available in the local development environment. This will be a blast.

In other news, the gardens around the house are slowly coming into their own. The golden finches are back, as well as the robins and cardinals. Occasionally a bluejay visits and the crows are ever-present. Soon spring will be over and summer will begin.

The two younger boys and I've been to the pool on every day that the weather and our schedules allow. Karl improved his swimming this year. He's getting stronger and faster. Pretty soon he'll be more a young man than a big boy. Tommy is still all boy, but a few more years will change that.

Misce's been working on her quilts as always and she turned out several lately. They're all well made as always, she's very fastidious about her work. The all look good, and some are even spectacular. Over the years she's made quite a few and at times I really don't know where we will put all of them. As far as quandaries go, that is not a bad one to have.

Back into the swing of things

Since I last had posted a few things had happened. The kits in the rabbit nest grep up and eventually left the nest. Within a week or two four of them (most likely??) were trapped in our live trap. Three of those we relocated to the State Game Lands. Misce and I planted, mulched, weeded, and trimmed in the garden. The Municipal pool is now open for the season.

Those are all pleasant diversions but the most pleasant of all was a three day two night mini vacation Misce and I took at the end of May. We toured Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and Kentuck Knob houses in western Pennsylvania. I've always been fascinated with architecture and design and this was a wonderful chance to see a true American master architect's work up close and personal. The encounter was both more and less than what I expected. The houses were far more interesting in real life than any sense that one can get from photos. If you are ever in western Pennsylvania, don't miss the opportunity to see these houses. The most disappointing thing was the height of the ceilings and the tight hallways and doors. It's as if he designed for hobbits. Tall people like Misce and I are clearly out of place in these houses. Overall Misce and I had a wonderful time.

As far as the side projects go, well my rummaging around looking for ideas and deciding what implementation approach I will use is now over. It's time to get some work done get at least a workable demo up and running. I'll update the blog as situation warrants.