gardening

  • This week was kind of slow with projects because of all the rain we’ve had the past couple of week making everything a mess. I did finish the chicken coop, though. Finally! Now all I have to do is make the run. That’s going to be a fun project. I’ve never been good with putting…

  • It’s not much, but it’s something! Enough to add to a salad. For most of my life, I traveled for a living doing environmental work all across OK, TX, and La. I never had time to actually make a garden. I could create flower beds around the house because they didn’t take as much daily…

  • I am starting to love DIY projects! A pair of sawhorses at Lowes are about $60. I built these ones here for about 1 dollar (screws) because I used wood I got from dumpster diving at a restaurant being remodeled. It was pretty easy, too. First, I cut 2x4s into 14 36″ pieces. (7 pieces…

  • As I thought about this question, it’s amazing how many things in my life have changed since my stroke. Several years ago I would have answered this with things like fishing, golfing, and even working because I traveled for a living and climbed and trimmed trees all over America. Some things are the same, such…

  • The Flowing Flowerbed

    Well, I guess I have decided to make this a thing. Today I upgraded to a domain name so there is no looking back now! One thing I like to do is be creative, rather it is with poetry, short stories, or gardening. So I thought I’d show you this idea I came up with…

  • One thing we have started doing recently is checking dumpsters at commercial construction and renovation sites. It is legal in most states as long as it is on public or commercial property. They throw away SO MUCH WOOD! One person I talked to who was building an O’Reilly store told me they can’t reuse any…