Baroque frame attempt number one: total failure. This how we learn. via Instagram

I'm going to redo a painting from nearly 30 years ago and see how different it comes out via Instagram

Shouldn't Aquaman have a mid-Atlantic accent? via Instagram

The "utterly no idea what I am doing" phase of the learning curve. Well, not utterly. I've fixed slat-and-plaster walls before, but I am improvising big-time. But it doesn't matter. The frame is made from alley-find lumber, plaster is cheap, and the tools I bought for this will get used for years to come. via Instagram

Cuckoo-clock cat-proofing chronicles continue. I decided to neither match the clock nor the bookshelf, but rather to go with matching the walls. Feline vandals are flummoxed. via Instagram