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The Yearly Expansion of My Tool Collection

It’s safe to say that after all the pretty packages under the tree have been unwrapped, there are always a few more toys for me to play with in the…

December 28, 2011 | 18 Comments | Read the Full Article

The Great Property Search Continues

Here’s an idea: Spend two days eating sugar-laden Christmas treats, then take all that extra energy, put it in a car, and drive around in circles (on dirt roads) for…

December 27, 2011 | 8 Comments | Read the Full Article

Experiments In Aging: Industrial Casters

Immediately after I bought (and briefly dated) this old chicken coop, I started scouring the internet for some big industrial vintage casters. Let me tell you this, vintage casters are…

December 22, 2011 | 10 Comments | Read the Full Article

I Paid For Something Covered In Chicken Poop & Other Things That Make Me Laugh

I’m still working on the plans for Hillside Cottage, but one thing I know for sure is that I won’t have a closet quite the size of this gorgeous thing…

December 16, 2011 | 4 Comments | Read the Full Article

Tool Time: Must-Have Tools for Basic Electrical Work

I’m just going to admit right now that there has been more than one time in my life that I straightened out a bobby pin and tried to use it…

December 15, 2011 | 17 Comments | Read the Full Article

Found

I’ve made no secret of the fact that half of the reason I chose this particular old farm house to rent was because I like looking at all the falling…

December 13, 2011 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

By Tools, For Tools: Quick (and Fun) Wood Toolboxes

During the Great Migration of One-Thousand Tools that has occurred over the last several weeks, it became clear to me that this… Was lacking a certain amount of organization. I…

December 12, 2011 | 12 Comments | Read the Full Article

168 Hours: Small Meals & Finding Time

As a person who collects hobbies the way old ladies collect cats, sometimes I get a little frustrated with the laws of physics regarding time-travel and being in two places…

December 8, 2011 | 10 Comments | Read the Full Article

A Renter’s Life

Have I mentioned that it’s been a while since I lived in a house I didn’t own? Seven years, to be exact. And out of those seven years, I don’t…

December 5, 2011 | 3 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY Wrap Up: This Week’s Balancing Act

I always feel a bit so-so about the pictures I submit to the Family Handyman with my tool articles… shockingly I don’t actually like looking at my unbrushed hair that…

December 2, 2011 | 4 Comments | Read the Full Article

Tool Time: Must-Have Tools For Interior Painting

The one fun thing about moving all of my tools thirty miles up the road to a new place was the fact that I found my workshop a little lacking…

December 1, 2011 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

(The Future) Hillside Cottage: Floorplan Part 1

Well, I’m in love. I know, I know, I just got out of a long-term relationship with another house. I’m just barely past the separation anxiety that came with leaving…

November 28, 2011 | 19 Comments | Read the Full Article

DIY Video: Building a Custom Door & Jamb (with a lot of people staring at you)

Back when I built the shelving for the closets in the Memorial House, I had this idea about building some custom doors for them that mimic the style of the…

November 25, 2011 | 17 Comments | Read the Full Article
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