Taking Down a Cherry Tree
Once you move to a new place it can take a while to figure out what’s growing in your yard and what to do with what’s in the yard. A good case in point was a tree in our front … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Equipment
Hummingbird Feeder
The old hummingbird feeder gave up the ghost after several years of good service. For those of you wondering, yes the shiny stuff at the top is duct tape. We extended the feeder’s life by about a week while we … Continue reading →
Riding Lawn Mowers and Tractors
One of the things The Man of the House (TMOTH) has been working on over the winter is maintaining our riding lawn mower, Jalapeño. Here’s a photo of Jalapeño from last summer. Note the TerraGrips on her back wheels. Those have … Continue reading →
June 22 – Crop Cages Report
The tomatoes and peppers in the crop cages are doing fine. The only problem we had was when they blew down. (Note the ties off to the left of the cages.) We finally got the earth staples, so we don’t think we’ll … Continue reading →
Crop Cages
We wanted to plant vegetables on the south side of the house. It made perfect sense. They’ll get great sun and it’s protected from the wind. Plus, we’d rather spend time and energy on plants that can “sing for their … Continue reading →
Lawn Tractor Transmissions
We’re learning a lot at our new place. Stinging nettles really do sting. (Our woods are full of them!) Greenhouses can get amazingly hot. (We’ve got a cover for it this year.) And most lawn tractor transmissions are not built … Continue reading →
Sandwich Bread
I know I’ve been writing about my bread machine a lot recently. I’ve just got one more post and then I’ll write about something else for awhile. I promise. The new bread machine has several new features. (I’ll write about … Continue reading →
Bread Machine Adventures – Part Two
In part one of my bread machine adventures I chronicled the sad demise of my old Zojirushi V20. My machine had gotten noisy over the last two years. (It was not fun to be in the kitchen when the machine … Continue reading →
Bread Machine Adventures – Part One
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I love my bread machine. I make all of our bread, hamburger buns and rolls. I’ve experimented with making hot dog buns. My lovely machine even makes jam. I’ll say it … Continue reading →
Happiness is . . . .
Happiness is a brand new stove! For those of who who haven’t heard my heart-felt thoughts about my old stove let’s just say that it was the bane of my existence. I have never disliked a piece of machinery … Continue reading →