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Brick Shuffling

Brick Shuffling

Thirty years ago my family moved onto a piece of property owned by a man that my little brother would later be named after.  My dad is a wood worker, the man was a contractor and, despite their great age difference, they made a connection.  The house that I grew up in holds most of my childhood memories including playing…
June 2, 2013
Recycled Take Out

Recycled Take Out

We all have those days when, after cleaning and yard work and trips to the dump, you just can't even imagine cooking dinner.  Right? We all have those days when it's just easier to jump in the car and go pick up something delicious that was made and packaged for us, bring it home and eat on the couch.  It…
February 21, 2013
Sprout Pencils

Sprout Pencils

A couple of months ago I saw this kickstarter project online and decided to donate a few dollars to the idea...such a cool idea...and watch it come into fruition!  I mean, really, who needs more pencil nubs just lying around?  Certainly not me!Well, I just got my pencils and now I can't wait to start using them!  Although, I do…
November 8, 2012
Recent Acquisitions

Recent Acquisitions

Here are a couple of items that have found their way into our home recently...1) An old school rotisserie!While I had no idea what she was talking about when she first mentioned this contraption (I grew up eating  mostly vegetarian), Tool Lady grew up using one of these quite often and is very excited about it! She picked it up…
October 24, 2012
Recycled Celery

Recycled Celery

About a week ago I was pulling off a few stalks of store bought celery when I remembered a friend of mine saying that she had cut her celery off its base and plopped that base back into a bowl of water.  Shortly thereafter, she said it was growing new celery stalks! What?!  Celery can re-grow?  Yeah right!  Wait...that sounds…
June 9, 2012
New Shelving!

New Shelving!

What do you do when you have a ton of lumber left over from a steal of a deal?  Make shelves, of course!!!Yes, this is part of our garage.  Gross, over run, SO ready for an overhaul!Here's another part of the garage. These shelves were here when we moved in.They're nice in theory, but not in practice.Another view of the…
April 17, 2012