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Change Old Door Hinges Without Buying New Ones
“Have drill, will screw things up.” Last week I went …Read More »Color Fixing Edge Banding And The Cut Edge Of Vinyl Plank Flooring
Quick post. Interesting news is that we have added a …Read More »Building a Step
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Change Old Door Hinges Without Buying New Ones
“Have drill, will screw things up.” Last week I went into Bill’s office to get a drill. He naturally, and with some fear, asked what I was doing. I explained that now that I have repainted the mudroom door the … Continue reading
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Color Fixing Edge Banding And The Cut Edge Of Vinyl Plank Flooring
Quick post. Interesting news is that we have added a new season! We now have Winter, Spring, Summer, Monsoon, and Fall. Notice I did not say “good news” I said “interesting news”. It has forced us to take a break … Continue reading
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WARRIOR 6 Amp Rotating Handle Variable-Speed Reciprocating Saw – As A Meat Saw
Does it work as a meat saw? The answer is yes and no.
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Well Water Laundry Issues and Pool Filtration
I grew up in the country. We had well water and there were times when I was younger that I would ask my grandmother for a glass of water. She would put a dish towel over the glass and pour … Continue reading
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Making Bug Net Doors For The Greenhouse
We love our greenhouses. They were not expensive, they went up quick, we have been able to move them by picking them up and walking them to their new locations and they help us to extend our season and save … Continue reading
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Learning How To Save The Food We Grow
When we moved here I had a dream. I had been picturing land, animals, gardens, raising our own food and being able to breathe. I won’t say that there were no Disney style cartoon birds and woodland creatures helping do … Continue reading
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Self Watering Raised Beds
6 years ago (has it only been six years? Wow!), our initial “raised bed” garden was a fenced in area behind the shop. The beds were about 8″ tall 4′ by 4′, made with wood that we had milled from … Continue reading
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Shaker Deck
Bill originally built the shaker deck to help harvest potatoes. For years we have grown potatoes in bags, not in ground, not in raised beds. It just works better for us. We will probably never get the huge harvests that … Continue reading
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Moving The Greenhouse
Having a greenhouse always seemed to be an out of reach dream. The entry cost was prohibitive. We struggle with flat land up here. We also struggle with sunlight and a fear of trees. Case in point yesterday I was … Continue reading
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Covering The Saw Mill and Getting a Tractor Garage
For years we have wanted to create an enclosed space for the sawmill. To keep it out of the weather and allow us to work regardless of the weather. We would watch videos of people who had built buildings to … Continue reading
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