The sloping backyard has always been a problem with regard to mowing the grass and as I get older its more of a concern. Since the drought we have let the lawn die and it’s been looking pretty bad. Sandy had the great idea of extending the lower wall, leveling it off and planting sod. …
Category Archives: Home Improvement
Plants
Aunty Amy & Aunty Janet brought us a pair of lovely plants last Sunday. I thought I would photograph them before I kill them (unintentionally of course).
Weak signal
Sandy owns an iPhone and the AT&T signal in our house is terrible. The same is true for my iPad. What’s odd is I can see the cell tower from the guest bedroom. So in previous wall opening session for speaker installations I noticed horizontal metal bars throughout the walls. Anyway not to get technical, …
Prep Work
Prepping for Labor Day weekend, we planted a little bit of color in the lower patio.
Orchids
This morning was so nice I decided to photograph the orchids. I’m sure the ones I got from my Father will never look this good again. Oh and Ben supervised.
LED Lights
I have 31 landscape lights in the backyard and while they are 12VDC they still consume some power. In an effort to use less power I tried 10watt bulbs, but they didn’t seem to last very long. I also tried 5 watt CFL bulbs but quality control was spotty (some bright some very dim). I …
Injecting Color
Tired of the drab lower patio we planted some flowers to add a bit of color.
It’s Haircut Day
In the 70’s when I was quite younger, I hated going to the barber. Back then it was cool to have long hair… 35 years later I love getting a haircut from Sandy. I never have to make an appointment. I’m the only customer so there’s no waiting and the clippers have more than paid …
Duck Butts
Last year for Christmas, Jim & Kelly gave us … Duck Butts. Actually, it’s a coat hanger. The piece of art rested in various places at the house until we decided that the ideal place to hang the butts was in the downstairs bathroom. It replaces the existing towel rack so that had to be …
Backyard
After what seemed like forever, our backyard project is finally complete. Of course I forgot to take a “before shot”. Regardless, where Sandy is standing used to be an ugly patch of weeds and dirt. Wait…I did manage to find a “before shot”.