animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

clogged

The drain in the bathroom was running really slow, so I tried my usual recipe of baking soda and vinegar. But, this time, it only made the problem worse. I then dumped some chemicals down the drain. And, the problem got even worse. I do not have a drain snake, …

in a rush

In the slowest moving year ever, how is it the middle of August already? I’ve been spending the evenings and weekends trying to tackle some outside (both yard and house) projects. Hopefully we’ll have a nice September so I can continue working for a bit. Of course, there won’t be …

the little things

Back when we were going to sell the house and move the the country, we had our “to do” list for the house down to about a half dozen things that we felt were required in order to sell the house. Once it was determined that was not going to …

painted porch

Remember how my side porch was crumbling and then I patched it up? Well, enough time passed so I was able to paint it Monday night (I had to etch and prime prior to doing this). Anyway, it turned out pretty good. You wouldn’t even know it’s falling apart now.