Enjoyable DIY Garden and Yard Projects!

Do you enjoy DIY projects? How about in your yard and garden? I am always looking for Do It Yourself (DIY) creative projects. Pouring over YouTube, The Family Handyman magazine and Google Newsfeed. I agree with the quote, “People are looking for novelty, artistic outlet and helping others”. So for me, the novelty of new […]

Sometimes it is an inside job!

Sometimes it’s an inside job … Since we have excessive heat days and dangerous levels of smoke in the outside air, we are sprucing up the inside of the house. I just finished sanding and painting all the windowsills and the fireplace mantle.  We are going from room to room, washing base boards, noting the dings […]

Our newest DIY project — Our “Hearts of Love” gate

I have come to realize how important it is to notice what you are focused upon. Right now, I am focused on what I can do, or not do; spending more time reading, completing DIY projects, and watching less TV. I get quality news from National Public Radio to stay informed. NPR’s thoughtful presentation is so refreshing […]

Have you ever had a project turn out bigger than you expected?

Have you ever had a project turn out bigger than you expected? During these times I am concentrating on DIY projects at my home, while we shelter in place. New deck boards on our back deck, new fence boards on the patio and finish details in our coat closet under the stairs. I just completed the […]

Are you a hot house flower?

Are you a hot house flower? I was raised in Hayward, close to the San Francisco Bay. All summer long, temperatures were wonderfully comfortable due to the marine layer that blanketed us in the morning. Now that we live just beyond the marine layer, temperatures in the summer often go above 90 degrees, many days into the […]

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