Its the end of a year, and that means it’s time for DIY nostalgia–thinking about all the projects I’ve completed, knuckles I’ve scraped, holes I’ve dug, ladders I’ve fallen off…

We’re still in the midst of the Ultimate Drywall Adventure here at the Memorial House, which is extra fun in a room with 8’6″ walls (oh hey look, they do…

Unlike one of my uncles, I don’t shoot geese regularly just because I can. So, unlike one of my uncles, I expect karma won’t ever take the form of an…

I’m not one-hundred-percent sure, but I think that the fact that I get a warm-fuzzy feeling when I take pictures of rusty metal objects makes me just the slightest bit…

Alternatively titled: I must Have a Screw Loose. Or seven. Hundred. Drywall is the easiest part of building a room in theory… in practice, let’s be honest,  it’s really just…

Some time ago after I had finished my MBA, and MysteryMan was in the midst of studying for his Professional Engineer’s licensing exam, I was feeling a bit forlorn about…

Maybe I’ve mentioned this before here once or twice, but I have the good fortune to be bound-for-life-through-homeownership to an engineer. Professional engineer, that is. And one of my favorite…

I’m sure this has made some internet rounds, but it was too appropriate not to post here.

It’s shopping season for sure, and this time last year I had 8 broom orders to fill in the two weeks before Christmas. As soothing as it may be to…

Miniature donkeys, we are ready for you. I can’t even explain in words the number of hours we spent contemplating this fence. What type of posts to use, how far…

Apparently there are only so many weeks you can spend upwards of 65 hours (not including 320 miles of drive time) at your actual-real-job, then come home and paint, make…

One of the many blessings in my life– a list which includes having the good fortune to use a lot of big, bad tools and still retain all of my…

Even though I’ve done everything short of tattooing the word “GRINCH” on my forehead to make it clear that the holidays aren’t coming to my house this year, my family…