I like to think I can DIY. I've sanded, painted, installed sinks, plumbed drains, tiled floors, and added a little burlap wreath craft to spruce up my space. But, I know my limits. I can't fix everything. And I really am afraid of saws... 14 stitches in 8th grade shop will do that to ya). I don't … [Read more...]
Home Improvement
If It’s Outside, I Can’t Kill It…
I have a deadly black thumb for houseplants. I can even kill a cactus (Which I'm pretty sure you're supposed to neglect). Polka dot plants, ferns, African Violets? Dead, dead dead. I'm pretty sure the only house plant I can't kill is a venus fly trap... BUT if it's an outdoor plant, … [Read more...]
[Insert Joke About] The Kitchen Sink
After having replaced the guest bathroom faucet last week, Hubs and I decided to keep knocking out these little home improvements. Whenever we decide to put the house on the market, we don't want all the little things to pile up on us in terms of labor and cost! You may have seen that … [Read more...]
Little Repair Man
Daddy was working diligently on replacing the broken faucet in the guest bathroom this week. Red wanted to be with him so badly, he crawled over ALL the sink innards, strapped on the headlamp (even though Daddy could have used it) and went to work "helping" and copying... … [Read more...]
WW: 1912 House Finishings Part 2
Click here to see all the pictures from Part One.When Red and I visited Mom and Dad is St. Louis, I made sure to snap LOTS of pictures of the furnishings and original everything in the home. Outside of the appliances (kitchen) and some toilets and light switches, EVERYTHING is original. … [Read more...]
WW: 1912 House Interior Finishings
Remember that time I went to visit mom, and I promised you pictures of the inside of the 1912 house? I totally slacked! Here are a few that I grabbed when Red was calm and not running amuck. Some of the highlights include the original gate to the neighborhood, the original electrical … [Read more...]
Red’s Outdoor Play Area
Besides our big hill-scape, we had a little project on the side. Literally. On the left side of the yard, nearest the hill, Hubs took a few minutes hours and ripped up the grass on a portion of the yard with a tiller. We then raked out the grass, graded the dirt, and … [Read more...]
Jack & Jill Went up the #slackerprojects Hill
There was a time (you know, like last week...) when we had a ROTTEN, deadly hill in the backyard. It was the bane of my outdoor existence, because nothing would grow in the Georgia clay, weeds were unstoppable, and the rake of hill was too steep to climb. I named it my chief … [Read more...]
