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Security break

I love street art. I always try to buy a piece when I’m traveling for fun. Last summer, Lou and I found ourselves in New Orleans for a friend’s birthday…in June…it was humid. No I mean REALLY humid.One...

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Night light

My youngest nephew (he’s five) likes to spend the night, but at bedtime, in his little tiny voice, he always reminds to leave lots of lights on for him–not that he’s scared of course. Since moving the...

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Simple sorting

Have you checked out Ana White’s website? It’s like crack for anyone who likes power tools and building things! During a recent visit, I spotted her solution for sorting laundry, a laundry basket...

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Rose Trellis

I have received no less than three free climbing rose bushes in various states of death. I also have an ugly utility box in the yard that I wanted to hide, so I plopped the roses into the ground to...

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Year of trellises

Apparently, I’ve unofficially dubbed this the year of making trellises. My next round of trellises were for two celmatises that I planted along the deck…with the hopes of blocking a nosy neighbor’s...

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Trellis #3

I think I need a trellis intervention. Will my friends please get the letter and intervention banner ready (reference to How I Met Your Mother). I have one clematis that is taking over the world…and...

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Vine containment (aka trellis #3)

Trellis #3 is finished AND installed. The trellis was finished not a moment too soon. The existing trellis, pretty yet not functional, was not providing adequate support for the clematis so the plant...

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Sewing Cabinet Reveal

It started as a simple refurb…and then blew up into a major overhaul. I’m happy to report that the sewing cabinet turned LP stand is now complete — well sort of. It still needs some knobs, which I...

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Look into my drawers

In living up to the true name of the blog, the following that I am about to show you, is something I have been wanting to do for several years. (No, I already did the skydiving thing…really). I wanted...

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Bottle feeder for Violet

I discovered the other day when I felt like someone was “watching” me that I have a Dove nesting in the Pear tree in the backyard. When I said hello, I got two blinks from her. I’ve decided to name her...

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Clematis Ladder

The clematis at the entrance of the backyard was growing like MAD. I originally planted it so it would grow up one panel of the chain link fence and offer a bit of privacy into the backyard. However,...

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Kitchen Coat Rack Re-Do

I had hung up some coat hooks in the kitchen as I was tired of the coats always coming to rest on the back of the kitchen chairs…see Mom — I do occasionally listen to you (Mom was FOREVER yelling, I...

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DIY Black Friday

In every effort to avoid going out into the craziness on “black Friday,” I opted to do some DIY work around the house. I have to say, I was pretty damn productive. Here’s a sneak peek at two of the...

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Jack-Proof Garbage Cans

While Jack looks sweet and innocent, hidden behind those soulful brown eyes is a garbage destruction machine. He has defeated many garbage cans and has developed a particular fondness for various...

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Dress-Up Bureau

Whelp, the last of the Christmas gifts was finally delivered. Ok, that is not entirely true, it was loaded into someone else’s car. See, I decided to make a bureau to help contain my goddaughter’s...

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Kids’ Latch Box

My friend had commented that she liked the idea of a latch board for her sons to play with. You’ve probably seen them all over Pinterest– they are basically 3/4-inch sheets of plywood with a variety of...

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Garden is growing…2014 Edition

You know what happens when I take some time off of work? Shit gets done around the house! Two years ago I had created some garden boxes for my veggie garden. I didn’t just set the boxes on the ground,...

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