Holy mow-ly
byThere’s so little grass “yard” to tend, that I usually just use an old-timey reel mower. You know, the hand-pushed, hand-powered kind you imagine…
d.i.y.
Toothpastefail
byI dearly love my wife. Among her best qualities — and it’s a long list — are things like boundless energy and a Pollyanna-like…
Zen and the art of sewing machine maintenance
byFor weeks, one of Brad’s toiletry bags had been torn, sitting on the bathroom counter daring me to mend its slick, rayon-y material. Finally…
Wheel(barrow) in the Sky
byWe had a neighborhood garden cleanup last weekend, and I surprised the loverly wife when we were done by wheeling the wheelbarrow into the…
‘Brad and Jenn Build a White Castle’
byRoofing is something I’ve done a little bit of, on the two little sheds I constructed. And on Habitat for Humanity builds, where the…
Tooth of the matter
byFor years, hubby and I have waged a toothpaste war against one another, to see who can squeeze the ever-loving last gram out of…
Cover girl
byNot sure who came up with that peculiar list of anniversary gifts, but it’s always fun to use as a guide. So when hubby’s…
Ramp up
byBefore we could paint the shed, we had to first move the things that already had found themselves stacked against it, to include: a…
Color Me Shedd
byHad several people ask to see finished pictures of the world’s greatest wee shed, which I built over the winter. I’d been hesitant to…