Marshmallow Toaster
OK so it isn’t always you can build a fire in your backyard or picnic area for a marshmallow roast or making smores but this handy backyard item is just the thing for a quick and easy solution. Views: 63
Barn Building
So the April Showers arrived – slowed everything down so far as barn building went. The gravel base has been delivered and the framing materials are ready to come off the trailer. Corner posts were set and checked for square and vertical. The rest of the posts were set for the walls. Side girts were…
Bird Feeder Project
Some time ago, I had a backyard pond, about 15 feet in length, and perhaps 10 feet wide. Along the sides, a flower bed, a fern bed, a water fall, some umbrella plants, in the pond some water lilies. Altogether a pleasant water feature that I enjoyed a lot. As we prepared our house to…
Raised Bed Gardening
I’vd been studying on raised bed gardens and such. Not so much bending over, better control over weeds and critters, soil adjustments, and so forth. Started last year with an attempt at bucket gardening. I had some success, herbs did the best. Biggest problem was water, just could not water frequently enough during the day…