Posted in DIY Philosophy on Jul 30th, 2008
I gotta admit, it’s a little bit fun to have Ahmed Hassan from the DIY Network say my name on camera.
(Although not nearly as fun as watching him spray that chick in her white denim skirt with mud.)
A month or two ago the lovely Margot from a company that works for the DIY Network asked me to [...]
Posted in Memorial House, MysteryMan, The Fam on Jul 29th, 2008
Alternatively titled: One of us is a Wuss.
Do you want to know what this is a picture of?
This is a picture of me, petrified.
And I’m not generally a wishy-washy person. I like spiders and snakes and guns just fine. I’m not a huge fan of playing with electricity or losing a finger to the router, [...]
Posted in Doing It TOGETHER, Memorial House, MysteryMan on Jul 27th, 2008
Since MysteryMan has imposted the One. Project. At. A. Time. rule in regards to the Memorial house, and I can’t verbally talk about all of the wonderful things I think we should do to the place, I decided a visual representation might be better. That way MysteryMan can just close his eyes (and take a [...]
Posted in Doing It TOGETHER, Memorial House, MysteryMan on Jul 23rd, 2008
It’s been a couple of years since I did the kind of major house remodleing project that requires picking out a lot of stuff. Like deciding on coordinating-but-not-too-similar cabinets and flooring and kitchen appliances, but way bigger since MysteryMan and I are currently trying to determine the look and feel of the entire house.
I would have [...]
Posted in Eat Happy! on Jul 16th, 2008
aka “The best thing I’ve ever had on vanilla ice cream”
What I Used:
1 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup sugar
What I Did:
Step 1: Don’t Eat ‘Em All
It’s hard, but restrain yourself. Or just get a whole lot of extra, like I did.
Step 2: Heat It Up
The water, wine, sugar, [...]
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Recycling Cabinet
DIY Wine Rack
