Another Trip Around The Sun
May 30, 2013
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So, here’s a funny thing about this website. I’ve been keeping it updated in some form or another since December of 2004… I’m getting dangerously
DIY Rustic Wine Rack: Supporting my alcohol habit, one bottle at a time
May 29, 2013
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Hey, look, I took a break from shoveling dirt and whining about the weather to actually build something… This thing is not actually supporting my
Well, Shit
May 28, 2013
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For the first time in maybe six or seven years, I’m taking a full week off of my day job. This week. Spring basically picked
Ikea Hack: TARVA Drawer Dividers
May 21, 2013
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I make no secret of the fact that most days I’d rather be standing on a 2×10 plank over twenty feet of open stairwell, sanding
Life is Hard. Work Harder.
May 20, 2013
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It’s been a hard week around the farm. Quite a few of my “critical” projects– the donkey fence, cleaning out the barn, building a chicken
How To Build a Kickass Chicken Coop
May 14, 2013
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So, a few weeks ago I set out with the intention of building temporary housing for the Nuggets– a FEMA trailer of the poultry world,
DIY Fun: Rustic Beer Flight
May 13, 2013
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I mean really, if there’s anything better than having a tall glass of homebrew in front of you, it’s having four small mason jars with
Empty House, Full Nugget Barn
May 9, 2013
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Well, the Liberty House is officially down half a dozen feathered chattering roomates. The girls have reached that all important transition in a chicken’s live
How Does Your Garden Grow?
May 7, 2013
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For the last four years (and two houses) I’ve had dreams of a glorious vegetable garden. Raised beds, gravel paths, trellises and fences. You’ll note
Things I Did This Weekend
May 5, 2013
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Typing is a bit difficult for me at the moment for reasons that will become clear about half way through this post (on a scale
Three Day Project Marathon
May 2, 2013
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It feels kind of like for the last month or two I’ve been waiting desperately for a train to come, and just when it appeared
I'm not interested in a mediocre life. I'm here to kick ass or die.
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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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