The Sewer Saga Continues…
People can make mistakes. Life is about imperfections. It’s not what happens, it’s how you handle it. Blah blah freakin’ blah! Â …
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A Hole Lot of Digging
We have ten feet of shiny, new PVC sewer pipe at our place. Too bad I can’t show it to you! And it looks like the issue was caught in the nick of time. The old pipe was coming apart at the connection and shedding flaps of its inside. No wonder we had plumbing issues. …
Doing What You Love, Not Being What You Do
Out and about yesterday I heard what I thought was one of the saddest admissions from a professional at his workplace. …
Silence Those Squeaky Floors – House Proud, Sun Media
A squeak in the floor is more than just annoying. It ruins sleep. It interrupts a conversation. And it has the potential to wreck a really good practical joke. Just as you sneak up on your intended victim, the squeak gives you away. …
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Paintbrush Projects
I get these little ideas in my little head and they become mild obsessions until I bring them to fruition. Â …
An Icky Sign of Wellness
On Monday morning at 3:20 am I stumbled out of bed and into the hallway. Then I immediately returned because something on the floor caught my eye. Â Â …
It’s Curtains
Our bedroom curtains needed replacing. …
Bathtub 1, Lisa 0
I had a mishap on the weekend that I attribute mostly to a lack of sleep. Â …
In Search of the Lost Cord
Another DIY project from the house of Lisa. …
That Ant Can’t Move a Rubber-Tree Plant
To put a new twist on the old song, that ant may have had high hopes, but he can’t do much if he’s dead! Â …
Them! (Do Not Read While Eating!)
We have been invaded by ants. Crawly, black, awful, disgusting, hateful, stupid ants! …
Another Make-Work-for-me Project
Cutting the grass isn’t my favourite thing to do. Â I use the push mower in the front while Derek rides the tractor version on the back. Sometimes I can get him to take pity on me and run the tractor around the front, too. Â Still, we’re left with bunches of weeds or grass that doesn’t get cut along the garden and fence. Â And I dislike whipper-snipping more than grass cutting. Â It occurred to me that there had to be a better way. …
Laminate Me
My little penny floor drew a lot of interest and attention but the big project in our home has been the laminate floor Derek laid in the living room. I knew very little about laminate flooring except that you get what you pay for. Â So we decided to go big or go home with the Pergo flooring we bought for our living room. Â …
Pennies From Mother!
No one was happier than my Mom about my decision to tile a piece of floor with pennies! …
Adding a Little Spice
We’ve been talking about getting a pet for a while. Â Ever since Derek said the words “…if we ever get a dog…” while he was building a fence this summer, the door to getting a fur baby was kicked open, in my view. Â And I’ve been tapping on that door ever since. Â …
Blue Box Etiquette
London has a big blue box problem.  People aren’t paying attention to what can and can’t be recycled and it’s costing our city $250,000 a year to mess with the mess they make. …
This Much is True
Spiders and I don’t get along. Â I don’t think they’re even trying. Â And this sign sums up my feelings about finding one in my personal space. It’s my initial reaction – the brief one I have to talk myself down from actually carrying out! …
Ms. Fix-It
Having just recently repaired small holes in a wall and rolled on a fresh coat of paint I was amused by a list I found of everyday items you can substitute for specialty products, like wall filler. …