A thousand words couldn’t properly articulate how much we love living here. We celebrated our 5th “homeiversary” in June, and just wrapped our 6th summer in this lovely place. This year, I attempted to replicate a few of my favorite […]
Our newest BFF, companion girl, partner-in-crime, littlest sister arrived home earlier this month. Martha–named as a nod to our family's infatuation with The Beatles and my insistence on using human names for pets–fell right into place. We were …
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw (STIHL's MSA 120 C-BQ) and sharpening equipment. The content itself is my own. It's no secret that I advocate for homeowners to try battery-powered tools. Everything I've purchased and …
Heart-eyed emoji! If you're wondering if you've seen this big piece of driftwood before, probably yes. It was the star of one of the first projects I featured on this blog back in 2010, and one …
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the cut-off machine and safety equipment. However, the decrepit steps are my own, and repairing them has been on my list for a long time. Thanks to STIHL …
Always committing to doing the things I say I'm going to do–in this case "barn quilt all the things"–I extended my collaboration with Buffalo-based designer Whitney Crispell of Local Color Quilts and made another totally …
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw and safety equipment. However, the project is my own and Swedish cut fire logs really are things we make and use at home. I figured …
Spring! That refreshing but awkward period of time between when the ski season ends and the gardening season begins, and there’s really not a lot we can do to speed things along. Seedlings are already …
Our garden's archway trellis was a new addition in 2017, and one that we're going to use again this spring. Aside from being a great way to raise climbers in an enclosed garden space, it …
I crunched some numbers and realized that it took me 237 weeks since moving in to get art hung on the walls of our master bedroom. Mild case of "hole-in-the-wall-phobia." Now, I know that's totally crazy. …
Last week we said goodbye to Cody. Our partner-in-DIY. Codeman. The one who was at his happiest when he was by our side. The buddy who you've gotten to see on this blog. He was …
What began as an idea to foster our daughter's fine motor skills, turned into something that quickly became one of my favorite ever-changing pieces of art. In many of the art classes and craft camps …
The barn quilt I created for DIY Network is a special project–probably my favorite project of the year–and I wanted to be sure you didn't miss it. If you're ready to go down a rabbit hole …
Elaborate landscaping and flowering gardens exist in our dreams; not so much in reality. Container gardens are my domain for now, and between herbs and potatoes and flowering front porch planters, we kind of rocked it …
Alt title: The Thing the Woodpecker Nibbled Before it Could Be Photographed Alt-Alt title: The Thing that Wasps Found Before I Could Finish This Post Dry storage space in the garden wasn't really an issue until this house, …
Ready to make some raised planters that'll hold up really, really well? No bolts, no screws, simple design. After you make the cuts they assemble securely with pieces of rebar. The interlocking design shown way back …
I've written a little bit every year to track the evolution of our backyard garden. If you want to go through those stories, feel free to do so here: 2013 (crushed by a tree), 2014, 2015, 2016 Those …
Editor's 6-month update (12/2017): Still the coolest car we've ever driven! Looking back at our electric bills over a 6-month period, we're averaging an increase of $43/month over the same seasonal time period in 2016, …
If our last 4 springs have been focused on clearing brush, this season has been the year of removing big, old trees. March windstorms did a real number on the City of Rochester and its surrounding areas; come to …
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