Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
If you were following this blog last summer, you might remember that I tried taking a bit of a break. The plan was that I would only share photos on Mondays. Of course, this is me, so words were involved. Still, Mondays from late June to early September are among my shortest posts. Ironically, they... Continue Reading →
We are busy doing some much-needed yard work this week. Dirt and sod have been delivered and, if things go according to plan, I will erase the perimeter ruts created by Maddie and her three predecessors. I had planned to start this project last week, but the dirt couldn’t be delivered until Monday. That gave... Continue Reading →
I mentioned this project on Saturday, but out of kindness, I decided not to describe it in great detail. If you've been following me for a while, you know that project descriptions are a slippery slope with me. I'm going to try to either keep this short or interesting. Short is unlikely, and interesting depends... Continue Reading →
In several recent posts, comments included questions and references to information I left out of the post. I thought I’d see if I can answer a few of these without getting too technical, using any math or boring the folks who already read the answers in my reply to the comments. Oh, and I’ll try... Continue Reading →
Sorry, I couldn’t resist a play on words. ‘Mission’ in this case, refers to the furniture style, not some grand undertaking – although, this was no easy project. I love mission style furniture, but like most of the things in my life, I’m not a stickler for details. That’s a play on words too, since... Continue Reading →
Many of the closets in our house have floor-to-ceiling bypass sliding doors. The closets were built that way to save money during construction. The doors have some benefits and some drawbacks. One benefit is that it’s easy to add a functional second bar for hanging things if you’re tall like me. One huge drawback is... Continue Reading →
