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Spring and Renovations

Spring and Renovations

by | Mar 17, 2010 | appliances

Reborn, remodeled, renewed, it seems like those are the motifs of spring at the Old House, here. I finally got to check off the return of the trellis to the porch from the to-do list. They are secured to the porch and ready for me to train the vines on them again. I...

No, I’m not dead…

by | Jan 28, 2010 | Uncategorized

Well, I’ve awakened (a little) from hibernation and have actually accomplished a few things in the last week:1. Ordered & installed new greenhouse panels (replaces wind damaged units). Tried a new suggestion to secure them so they don’t blow out in...

Have We Done Very Much?

by | Jan 18, 2010 | 2010, projects, to-do list

Sometimes this question is the adult rendition of “Are we there, yet?”Last time I wrote anything I (rather hopefully) said that the trimwork in the office was being done. That project remains unfinished, but I remain hopeful that it is bumped up into the...
Fall:Back to Work Time

Fall:Back to Work Time

by | Aug 9, 2009 | just updating

I noticed Handyman picking up on the trimwork job this week [the new office remodeling was finished except for the trimwork]. We really have not worked on many projects this summer, and to tell you the truth I am relieved. There is a time to work and a time to refrain...

Household Tip #1

by | Aug 9, 2009 | frugal, household hint

What a cute idea! And useful way reuse old pots. Clay pots are easy to spray paint, so you really don’t have to use one that is glazed. Just paint it any color you want- even detail it with a tole design or speckles …whatever clipped from...