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If there was one unfinished thing on my list that was going to cause me some angst over the winter, it was this… Six 6×6
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If there was one unfinished thing on my list that was going to cause me some angst over the winter, it was this… Six 6×6

So, remember when I was all blase about giving a comprehensive guide to all the things you know about renovating a room? I’m 1500 words

OH HAI. That’s the mudroom of my house. It had been steadily collecting more and more tools and general debris, the further I get in

It’s about that time, you guys. I woke up one morning last week and the farm looked like this… That’s definitely snow. A light smattering

The recent bathroom remodel has set me thinking about all kinds of different things. Like how much drywall dust one human can reasonably inhale before

First off, I have to say thanks to everyone who read and commented on my post earlier this week, which was a little bit of

In the last couple of years there has been a marked shift in how I look at my own goals and–if we’re going to get

It’s tempting to spend all of my free time these days holed up in a half-demolished bathroom, trying to piece it back together. Usually when

I feel like I’ve been covered in drywall dust for the last… eternity. It’s been two weekends, right? Well, you have your nose and esophagus

How many times have you guys heard me say this? When it comes to DIY things always, always get worse before they get better. The

While the bathroom floor demo was big news, if we put it in terms of square footage, it was only a tiny, tiny part of

Work on the upstairs bathroom has begun! This deserves an exclamation point because Baths! Soon! Anyway. It’s also nice to be making a mess inside

A few weeks ago when I was thinking about upcoming projects on the house, I had an idea. (If you know me at all, you

You could say I have a somewhat tumultuous history with banks in general, particularly when it comes to houses. (Like the time I had to

This weekend marked a special occasion on the farm. It’s the first time in years (yes, years) that all of my tools have been properly
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Back in 2004 I started writing about my adventures in fixing up houses on the internet. A lot of things have changed since then, with me, with my houses, and with the internet. These days I am basically a cranky old man trapped in a slightly less old woman’s body. The internet has changed and I am staunchly refusing to change with it. You won’t find any algorithms here, or feeds, or ads, or social media. Just good old-fashioned stories about a woman drinking beer and building shit, and living an unexpected life.
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