Monthly Archives: March 2022

A Poem For A Pint

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One evening while sitting at a tiny pub, my lovely friend saw a stack of postcards at the bar’s end. She read the card and then said, “Babe, you can do this.”

Well, the ‘this’ was write a poem to the theme of “Guinness… The Perfect Pint” and win a pub in Ireland. Heck, I was all in!

We started writing down ideas while still at the pub. Of course, I was drinking Guinness for inspiration.

Later that night, I finally finished the poem:

I really thought that we had the winner, but alas we did not win.

However, that is not the end of the story. In the bardic tradition, when I travel I take the poem to bars and restaurants. I ask the barkeep if I can trade a poem for a pint of Guinness. More often than not, they like the poem and I receive a free pint!

In a few cases, as in the picture below, the poem gets framed and hung up on the pub’s wall. I found this pic on a pub’s website. Of course, someone put a pint next to the poem and snapped the pic. Love it!

On a wonderful trip to Ireland, I took several copies of the poem. It went over quite well, and yes, I received many free pints!

Here’s a pub in Trim, Ireland, with pints of Guinness lined up. Notice that the pint on the far right was the last pulled. Guinness ‘cascades’ so beautifully… indeed it does! Now look at the pint on the far left – it is ready to be topped off and served. The guy waiting on the left will soon be a ‘happy’ customer.

Guinness truly is… The Perfect Pint!

Don’t forget to share the poem with your friends – maybe you’ll get a ‘free pint.’

Have a Wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!

Bubble Window

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If you happened to read my post Cabana Skylight Project, you may have noticed a “bubble window” in the first picture.

In this post, I will show you the bubble window in more detail and how I installed it.

I bought the bubble window on the internet. They are designed to install on fences so that your dog can see outside. The kit comes with the needed hardware to install, however, you may need to make substitutions depending on your application.

I wanted a porthole window in my man shed. I first cut out an opening in the side wall, then framed up the opening.

I attached the bubble window to a piece of plywood. Then attached the plywood with bubble to the inside of the cutout opening with a piano hinge. You can see this in the next pictures.

Of course, my dog had to get into the act!

In this picture, you can see the frame that I put around the opening. You can just barely see the piano hinge on the top inside edge of the opening.

I cutout a couple of pieces of cedar shingles and glued them to the front of the plywood.

Finally, I installed a trunk hinge and screen door clasp. Now I can easily prop open the bubble window, and latch it on windy days.

A fun and simple way to add light and air circulation into your man cave.