Boy, I’ll tell you it feels good to be back in a tree. I haven’t climbed this high in about twenty three years. That’s a long time in tree years. Today, it felt like the good ol’ days. I had no plans to do anything like this so early this spring. A few weeks back, […]
Home & Living Blog Posts
Blog posts the fall under the Home & Living category. Read all I have written about this topic.
It’s Time to Tap the Trees Again
A few weeks ago, we had weather that made me think spring was going to come early this year. The warmer weather lasted about a week before it ended. It got very cold again and dumped another 16 inches of snow on us. During the warm week, however, many folks around here tapped their maple […]
Firewood Update for February 2017
Ah, another day, another snow storm. Actually, I think lower New England and New York are getting it worse than us. They’re supposed to get well over a foot while we in western Maine are stuck at around eight inches. No matter, we just accumulated about three inches yesterday and are supposed to see around […]
Replacing a Stem Cartridge Spindle For Symmons Temptrol Shower Valve
Wouldn’t you just know it. As I was writing yesterday’s post about fixing a leaky Symmons shower valve, the only part I still needed was sitting in our mailbox. I could have replaced everything at the same time. Oh well. I guess I have to stick to my plan for replacing some parts and then […]
How to Fix a Symmons Shower Valve That Leaks
What I’m about to share is for the greater good. I’ve done all the work and I’m willing to tell you all about it. If you have a shower valve that looks like the one below, and it leaks, you’re in good hands. I’m about to help your life immensely. Here’s the scenario – every […]
End of Year 2016 Nor’easter Dumps Almost Two Feet of Snow
This one was a doozy. I was prepared for the impending snow, but I don’t think I was prepared enough. I just got back inside from hours worth of cleaning up. I’ll tell you, sometimes I wonder if anyone is watching me. I fight and make faces and wrestle equipment. It sure would be entertaining […]
Our Dirty Watts Whole House Sediment Water Filter
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, […]
Merry Christmas 2016
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 throughout this post. Nothing crazy or anything, just some life adjustments that really made a difference during this holiday season. I think it was a […]
How to Effectively Move Warm Wood Stove Air From One Room to Another
Our first winter in our new house was a challenging one. Not too far into it, we experienced a very cold front and woke up to frozen pipes. When I say frozen pipes, I mean frozen pipes. Everything. From the baseboard heat to the shower to the washing machine. Nothing worked. Needless to say, I […]
Our Wood Stove Pulls an All Nighter
This December has been shaping up to be a very cold one. A big surprise was getting snow around Thanksgiving and another surprise was having the temperature fall to -2 degrees last night. Well, since it’s still hovering near -2, I’m inclined to think it went down even lower. When things cool off like this, […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 54
- Next Page »