Just a few moments ago, Laura informed me that our water was orange. Upon learning this, I said, “Oh crap. Not another issue.” It’s these little surprises that are my least favorite things. I enjoy predictability and steadiness. Not ups and downs and things I’m not ready for. Luckily, before she even finished her sentence, […]
Home & Living
There are many topics about which I write that aren't specific to one narrow area. Things like efforts I undertake during daily life, maintenance projects I engage in regularly, what I enjoy doing around the holidays, and so forth. For these types of things, I like to post to this home and living category. What the category name is in regards to is general actions and thoughts I have around the home and that surround my otherwise regular life. In the following pages and posts, you can expect to find stories about walks through my backyard, foods that I've enjoyed, small projects I've completed, as well as stories about some small wildlife in the area, among other things.
Christmas in Maine
This is a collection of posts that cover our Christmases since Laura and I have moved to Maine. They are in no particular order. —– I must say, this was probably one of the best Christmases of my life. I’ve learned some valuable lessons over the past year that I’d like to share with you […]
Ultimate Bread Recipe
I thought I’d take this opportunity to write a post that I think will be quite helpful to a few people who are friends of mine. Not that my other posts aren’t helpful – you know, pictures of wood piles and such – I just think this one might assist someone in avoiding one of […]
Baffin Impact Snow Boots
Well, I finally bought them. Our recent frigid temperatures drove me to place an order on Amazon for my new Baffin Impact snow boots. And just as luck would have it, I made the order on Cyber Monday and received 30% off the price of the purchase. Isn’t that some goodness? These boots remind me […]
Getting into Woodworking
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always enjoyed making things out of wood. I’m talking about small things here – not large ones like sheds or houses or barns. More along the lines of tables, bed frames, small area fences, etc…The thing is, for as long as I can remember, I’ve never really […]
Picking Pears in Maine
Last week sometime, Don and his beautiful wife were driving up our road during one of our walks. In Maine, it’s not customary for someone you know to drive by and wave. What the custom is, is to stop and talk for a while. Every time Don drives by, it’s known that he’ll stop to […]
Pumping Out the Septic Tank
This task is finished. Thank goodness. I was really getting exhausted from thinking about what’s happening under the ground I walk on. This past Monday, I had Mike Pond from Strong, Maine come out to pump the tank. He’s a pretty nice guy. He pumped our tank, which was quite full, for the sweet price […]
How to Locate a Septic Tank
Ahh, the wonderful septic tank. The big concrete (or plastic) apparatus that lies beneath the ground that’s rarely, if ever, thought of. The contraption people keep talking about and that people warn others about, but that few ever pay attention to. When was the last time you had your septic tank pumped? Last year, 5 […]
Washing Machine Won’t Agitate
This is probably one of the funnier things that’s happened in my life recently. I can’t believe I’m actually writing about it because I feel a bit silly, but hey, if I can help out someone who’s having similar difficulties, then I’ve done my job as a human. We’ve been living in this house for […]
The Unveiling of the Pool
If you remember, we arrived at this house in November. By the time we got here, all we had time to do before all the snow came was to unpack, run down to Home Depot to pick up and install a pellet stove, go out to purchase and haul back a ton of pellets, make […]