Blog of Josh Hall

So I sat down this year looking for inspiration, and all I could come up with was a big old wreath. It looked terrible. I don’t have enough of the moss/vine/accent pieces, and I certainly don’t have enough flat green pieces. So, I scratched that and created the stocking. It’s about 8 inches tall, and […]

Note to self – Call off work the month of December.  You will not be able to get anyone to do any work, even if they are in the office, so just avoid the frustration completely.  That’s basically how I feel right now.  I had my first project fail last Saturday, and now I have to […]

If there’s one thing that I hate most, it’s when people tell me things have to be a certain way, "just because."  This post is not directed at any 1 person, but at 1 particular thought.  When someone says that gift cards are cheating or call me lazy for giving gift cards, what they are not […]

So I’ve written before about my deep fascination with Bedford Springs resort, and that’s definitely on my list of places to stay and visit.  They have a great history that goes back into the late 1700’s and presidents staying there.  you can read about the history on their site or ask me to borrow the […]

Most ridiculous British laws: 10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow 9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour  8. It is illegal to avoid telling the […]

It’s present time, and me and my sisters are over at the estate doing random work inside the barn.  Keren’s boyfriend, Robbie, is there as well.  He and I are loading some bags of garbage into the back of the my truck.  Keren and my mom are around too, and we’re talking about me forgetting […]