A Crazy Fly and non-Sous-vide Latkes

Your final mystery photo challenge for 2014, some hints scattered below.

As most of you know, I spent 2 weeks in Montana, helping Dad with a very painful E coli spine infection, discitis.   He was 2 days in the Billings ICU, then 8 days in a 3rd floor room:

Mom didn’t have a chance to pack cloths, so after a few days of proper ripening, we took a quick trip to Old Navy:

For reasons only known to underwear Gnomes, Old Navy sells men's but not women's underwear.   So separately, with the dramatic flare of a male buying women’s underwear for the first time, I bought Mom some underwear. 

We had numerous visitors, including good friend Larry C.: 

After 10 days in Billings, we moved to the newly opened swing bed section of the Miles City hospital:

Along with excellent care and staff, it comes with its own Christmas carolers (from church)!

Scott is doing a great job keeping the home fires burning:

Need a hint on that mystery photo?   Not a mouse house … here is a photo of another one I found nearby:

While we were in Billings, our friends Jason and Marie invited Mom and I up for dinner in their recently renovated house, just below the Rims near the hospital.

Built in the ‘60s from a curved airplane hanger, they completely renovated it in a project they called ‘Gut the Hut’ into 1 big room and 1 bedroom:

A few days ago, a large rockslide deposited some huge rocks just feet their nearest neighbor’s house.  They are the curve roof house on the right:

You probably have that mystery photo figured out by now.   If not, you are going to kick yourself if I have to tell you.   One more hint:  I have come close to swearing when looking for one of those and not finding it.  

Helen and pets were glad to get me back home.  We had a family discussion about Snowden’s motives.   Pets didn’t have much to say, but Helen sure did:

Bantik helped me out and re-fashioned a not-so-fashionable hat Helen bought me.   Much better without the tassel:

I did another DYI video on how to wirelessly read your power meter (along with the readings from 300 of your nearest neighbors!):  

  http://misterhouse.blogspot.com/2014/11/monitoring-power-with-20-usb-stick.html

My latest project is this micro quad-copter kit called Crazyflie:

In theory I can program a computer to fly it, but currently I’m  still trying to get the hang of simply flying it with a joystick.    The good thing is that it is so small it can’t do too much damage flying into indoor things … that’s the theory anyway:

Helen new hobby is Sous-vide, low temperature, slow, water bath cooking.   She has some zip-locked bagged beef in this pot.  Those Hanukkah Latkes were NOT done Sous-vide, although she probably considered it:

Finally, for those of you still guessing on that mystery photo, I present this smiling fellow:

Bruce