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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    New Counter Tops

    I just realized that, a few months ago we put in new counter tops in our kitchen and I never posted about it!!!  I’m sure you’ve seen glimpses of them in my posts, but here’s the official lowdown… Five years ago when we moved into our house, one of the…

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    Eggshells

    Did you know you can use eggshells as a chicken and garden supplement?   Absolutely! Now, up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that eggshells were good for anything except waiting for me to crack them open 😉 Whether you keep chickens and have an abundance…