SciFi, Crafting and Home Revitalization By Angela Geno-Stumme Umbrella Academy on Netflix … "will suck you in until it’s 2 o'clock in the morning and you wondered how it got so late but can’t stop watching!" Good Bones on HGTV is what I'm watching now … "fun family...
The Expanse By Chris Bond The Expanse is a space opera set 200 years in the future where instead of Earth-centric tensions between governments, there is intra-solar system tension between the factions of those raised in the asteroid belts collecting ice for water, a...
SciFi Junky Paradise By Arthur Breur I’ve loved science fiction my entire life, probably starting with the original Star Trek series—or perhaps even earlier with children’s books or TV shows. I’m a full-on scifi junky and I need my regular “fix”. Recently there have...
An Early Single-Handed Design & Development Project By Arthur Breur When I look back at my 19 years of work in this company, an early subcontract project sticks out as one of my most impressive solo achievements. It wasn’t as...
Behind the Curtain: Summer Food Carrying on a Strawberry Tradition When I was a child, my grandfather had a very large garden. He had been a farmer before entering retirement and afterwards he shared this pleasure with his grandchildren by teaching us about...
Behind the Curtain: Summer Food Summertime on the Water The stereotypes are true: people in the Pacific Northwest love their outdoor activities. Whether it’s hiking, biking, skiing/snowboarding, camping (or glamping), or boating (in which category I’ll include pretty...
Hobbies have become an important part of our lives during social isolation. Whether it helps de-stress or entertain, we at FireSpike LLC are sharing our isolation hobbies with you! Arthur is Studying Languages By Arthur Breur After all this social isolating is over,...
People often express surprise when I tell them that the temperatures in Portland, Oregon stay within about the same range as those in mid to northern Florida. Our growing zone is just one step “colder” than Tampa! Now, the duration of warm or cold is very different...
Behind the Curtain with Angela This past year I was inspired to create 2 plush penguins from socks with emperor penguins printed on them. The idea amused me and I had penguin socks on hand. And to give you an idea of why I had penguin socks on hand for this project I...
Enjoy Your Summer with FireSpike LLC Web Design & Maintenance Creativity is an important part of all services at FireSpike LLC. One of our team's kids has proven that creativity runs in the FireSpike family and we wanted to share their wonderful artwork! This...
