Laura and I eat a lot of wraps. Or tortillas – whatever you call them. You know, those round flat things that you curl around food. Then you cut them in half and put them in your mouth. Like I said, we eat a lot of these things and pretty much go through them like […]
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.
My New Carhartt Logger Boots
If there’s one thing you truly need while living in Central, Northern or Western Maine, it’s a good pair of boots. I’m not sure how rugged Downeast Maine is, so I can’t comment on that. But from what I’ve seen so far in the above areas, you’re going to end of doing dirty business in […]
Farm Fresh Duck Eggs
Our good neighbor, Sam, delivered a dozen fresh duck eggs yesterday. I’ve been asking for these for a few weeks now. Almost every time Laura and I walk up the road, somehow the conversation turns to eggs. Sam’s family has twenty six chickens and they’re getting almost a dozen eggs a day. They’ve also got […]
New Copper Pipe Cutting Tool
While I was at the hardware store yesterday, I decided to pick up a copper pipe cutting tool. I say “copper” pipe because I’m sure that’s what I can cut with it. What I’m not sure of is whether or not I can cut plastic. Steel, I know I can’t cut, but plastic PEX pipe […]
How Old is That Wood Shed?
I was looking up homesteading blogs a few days ago and came across one that I found very interesting. I can’t seem to find it again, which is a shame because it had some really great content. If I remember correctly, it had a set of rules to live by if you decide to live […]
Stopping by Campbell’s Building Supply
I’m starting up a few small projects down in the basement that I’ll write about tomorrow or the next day. They have to do with insulating downstairs and setting up the proper discharge tubing for the sump pumps. As things are right now, drafts down there are more common than not and getting water out […]
Frozen Sink Drain Pipe
I really don’t want to beat a dead horse here or anything, but I do want to get this small project on record. In future years, it’ll be good for me to look back and review all the projects I’ve completed. Things like that give me a real sense of accomplishment. A few mornings ago, […]
Waking Up to Frozen Pipes
This is part two of a two part post. If you haven’t already, please read part one. But before you do that, please read the post I wrote two days ago to become acquainted with my frame of mind. Now that the pellet stove was working, I began wondering why in the world the water […]
Washing Machine Filling Very Slowly
Right after I fixed the washing machine water valve, I attempted to wash some clothes. After I loaded the machine and pulled the knob to start filling it with water, things got a bit strange. The water would go on and then off and then on again. I chalked it up to the machine doing […]
A Walk to the Old Mill
We heard a rumor that there was an old mill around these parts that’s been taken down a long time ago. The rumor teller told us that what’s left is a waterfall. Laura and I decided to venture down to the area yesterday afternoon to check things out. The waterfall didn’t disappoint, so we took […]