Scattered thunderstorms was the theme for the day, but that didn’t stop me from framing the front and back walls and then erecting them. The day started out with blue skies and sunshine. But I knew the rain was coming, so I put up my EZ-Up popup canopy over part of the platform and behind [...]

I awoke this morning only slightly stiff — much better than I thought I would feel. So, it was off to Home Depot again to load up with the wood needed to complete the four walls. Keely wanted to help today, so I started her out with a small hammer, some finish nails and a [...]

Well, today I finally started building the 8×12 storage shed that I have had the plans for since about the turn of the century. The actual plan is for an 8×10 shed, but I’m extending it two additional feet. I got up this morning and headed off to Home Depot to get all the supplies [...]

Saturday we visited Jerusalem Mill for a Civil War era reenactment of Gilmore’s Raid on the General Store.  Seeing so many people dressed in vintage clothing in the setting around Jerusalem Mill, made us feel like we were back in the late 1800′s. The weather was pretty sticky — mid-90′s with high humidity.  We found [...]

Our front door has been an embarrassment for years. The faded blue never seemed warm and inviting.  After getting paint samples and checking them against the gray siding and our almond trim, we selected Cinnamon Cherry at our local Home Depot. Originally we thought we would paint the door and the shutters this color, but [...]

The neighborhood kids came by this evening for some water fun with the Slip-n-Slide.   Henry has yet to work up the courage to try it, so he decided to just watch up close and from all locations around the slip-n-slide. Not sure how he managed to elude all the other kids, but he managed to [...]