2016 began with a bang. Literally. Actually three of them. A neighbor's tree fell on my house in March, damaging a small section of my tile roof, a fence, and an old oak tree in my yard. Then, less than a month later, that damaged oak lost its footing during the next significant rainstorm and … [Read more...]
Fix-It February 2015 Postmortem
Ah, remnants of once having lived in a funeral home - Fix-It February is over and it's time to do the "Fix-It February 2015 Postmortem." All-in-all, my first Fix-It February was FANTASTIC. I worked all month with my favorite helper, my daughter. Don't get me wrong, my paid helpers are … [Read more...]
Fix-It February – A New Tradition
I'm so frustrated that I've crossed off so few problems from my "What's Broken" list. Primarily, that's because the most important problems were also big projects. Progress has been sure and slow. But mostly, progress has been slow. So I've decided to put my "What's Broken" list on a diet. It … [Read more...]
Driftwood Planter
My view from my diningroom window used to be a boring fence. Now it is this gorgeous driftwood planter that is host to a staghorn fern and two orchids. The planter is heavy -- so heavy, in fact, that it required a custom stand to be built to support it. It also required reinforcements on the … [Read more...]
Driftwood Planter Details
I absolutely love the custom driftwood planter outside my diningroom. It makes me smile every single day. I even smile when annoyingly destructive "Henry" visits. (My backyard neighbor has called every squirrel she's ever seen "Henry" forever. It's so cute!) Henry is lucky I do not … [Read more...]
