Let There Be Light!

When we first looked at the house, I thought the stairwell was a little dark. There was a junction box and wiring at the top of the stairs, but the inspector told me that he didn’t detect any current in the wires. Armed with my new multi-meter, I took a second look at these wires and found that they were […]

An Unexpected Upgrade

Sometimes things don’t go as planned, and my plan is always to save money. Unfortunately, our plumbing wasn’t on board with the plan…After a long day of cleaning, I wanted to settle in at the computer, or watch a show with Liz, but was interrupted by a flood in the kitchen. Thankfully, this was not a challenging fix, and a […]

Raised Garden

Our first garden project. With the greenhouse installed, and lots of seedlings on the way, we thought it would be nice to have a raised bed for a small vegetable garden. Trying to decide what to build it out of, we settled on brick. There is already a low retaining wall in the backyard, so I thought it would look […]