Roses up close
Last year when I put in the garden, I clipped back some of the plants growing at the back wall of our yard. I wasn’t sure what they were. Some of them turned out to be roses. Last year we got a few, but this year we got a ton. I am pleasantly surprised, especially [...]
Tree halfway down
This past weekend we planted the garden for this year. Before we actually got to planting, we decided to finally take the tree down in the backyard which is ugly and very close to the retaining wall (and blocks sunlight from our garden). That turned out to be a 3-day project, but it was worth [...]
Old vanity with man-made counter top
Old vanity with man-made counter top Old acrylic tub Working on removing the tub surround Tub surround totally out Old lights and medicine cabinet Tub surround partially out Messy work area Tub surround out Sink supply lines seem a bit corroded, but I think they should be ok Leftover linoleum tile underneath the cement board [...]
Our two chickens
Clare has been wanting to get chickens for several years now. The itch came back this year, and she spent a bunch of time looking at coop designs and trying to find chicks on craigslist. Last week she found some one on craigslist selling their coop and chickens and all the supplies for a really [...]
King of the ladder
I have been doing some more home improvement lately — mostly installing new doors (more on that soon). Watching Spencer makes progress quite slow, so I frequently will only get a nail or two in at a time, while Spencer is playing with his car or something. Because of this, I have been keeping the [...]
