animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

plumbing project

Long story short, I needed to replace the plumbing going to the outside faucet at the front of the house. I think it might have been leaking. Anyway, I was going to call the plumber to do this, but decided to tackle it myself using PEX and Sharkbite connectors (I …

inside out

Jake recommended this movie to me, so I watched it last night. It was a kids’ movie (from Pixar), but it was pretty good for all ages. In fact, I’d say most kids probably wouldn’t get it, though they still might be entertained by it. My rating: 3.5/5 In other …

laundry room: phase 1

The first phase of the laundry room is complete. It was supposed to consist of painting the walls and ceiling, but I did more than that. I took out the retractable clothesline and added a wall-mounted drying rack in its place. I also replaced the wall-mounted storage rack (for the …