Lawn and Garden
Robins – Part 3 – An Early Feeding Of The Babies
Tweet In Part 2 we introduced you to the new baby Robins that were born into the bird nest underneath our deck. Today, we have some pictures of an early feeding. Again, we do not want to be intrusive. So, the following pictures might not be as clear as they might otherwise be. Here is [...]
Garden Makeover – Part 2 – The Plan
Tweet Our intention with the garden make over is not just to make it more astectically pleasing but to have it as low maintenance as possible. I don’t have, as I used to, the time or the interest in going out into the garden every month or so to trim fast growing bushes, to pull weeds [...]
Disney World
Easter Seals Camp Challenge Near Walt Disney World
This week sees Nancy and I taking almost a full week away from the family (we are still newly weds after all ;) ) to spend some time in the sun, visiting Disney World and experiencing March Madness in person for the first time. While here we vsited Easter Seals Camp Challenge, a pleasant hour drive north of Walt Disney World. One of our adult daughter has special needs yet thoroughly enjoys a wide variety of outdoor and camp activities. She enjoys the Easter Seals camp back home, so we were curious to see what was possible for her in … [Read More...]
Bathroom Renovations
Completing Pivoting Toilet Paper Holder Installation
The past week or so we have written and shown with many pictures how easy it is to install a toilet paper holder. And, it is actually easier to install a pivoting toilet paper holder because once anchored to the wall, you can lift the bar between the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Starting The Drywall Hole Repair
Yesterday we saw how Fitz, of Clarke Basement Systems, patched the opening he made in our basement's poured concrete floor. This opening was a necessary part of the overall FlexiSpan foundation crack repair approach to fix the crack our basement's … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Floor Surface Leveling Issue
Last time, we looked at the approach in dealing with the area of the new tiled floor into which the tile insert will be laid. This time, we examine an issue with the prepared floor surface. The issue is not that the surface was inadequately … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Chared Lawn Mower
Improved Solar Charging Station Setup for Electric Lawn Mower
Yesterday I wrote about and showed the setup of the solar panel, solar charging station and batteries back in 2008 for our electric lawn mower. This setup was OK as it allowed us to operate our electric battery lawn mower without emitting any … [Read More Of This Article...]
530+ Home Energy & Water Savings
Green Savings
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LED Light Bulbs
Philips Ambient 12.5 Watt LED
We have written many articles about LED lighting over the past several months or so. Recently, we received two of the new Ambient 12.5 Watt LED light bulbs in the A19 size from Philips to try. I was curious because I really liked the 8.6 Watt … [Read More Of This Article...]
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