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Day 36
Happy Monday! I hope the sun is shining where you are because I’m relishing the fact that we are having a beautiful day which means I’ll be outside for a couple of hours which is good for my body and … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Craftsman tools, DIY, Gardening, Seedlings, Spring, Stay at home
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Thursday Doors
The Salvage Dawgs has been on the DIY TV Channel since 2012. The company, Black Dog Salvage, owned by Mike Whiteside and Robert Kulp, is in Roanoke, Virginia. The day we visited, the license plate tags in the parking lot read … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors
Tagged Black Dog Salvage, DIY, Doors, Photography, Recycling, Repurposing, Restoration, Salvage Dawgs, Thursday Doors
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November
It’s here, and we’ve even had our first snow flakes. The plants have been deadheaded, the grasses cut back, furniture and containers stored, raised beds cleared out, some leaves composted, chicken run covered, mowers treated, and now it’s time to … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family
Tagged DIY, Fall chores, Fall cleanup, grandchildren, Johnson Hardware, November holidays
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Thread Thursday
Our good camping buddies from up north gave me a sign for Christmas – Life’s Better At The Beach. They know me well. 🙂 Last week I decided I couldn’t do anything about the feet of snow still on the … Continue reading
Posted in Sewing
Tagged Beach, Behr Paint, Crafting, DIY, Hampton Beach, Painting, Porch, Quilting, Sewing
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DIY – Ironing Board
A couple of years ago, I bought a folding wooden TV tray at our local Habitat for Humanity store for $5. I painted it with exterior paint to match our chicken coop, and we used it for a table to … Continue reading
Posted in DIY
Tagged DIY, DIY Home, Habitat for Humanity, Ironing Board, JoAnns, Quilters table, TV Tray
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Quilting DIY
It’s fall and except for a couple of days of severe deadheading, winterizing the Coleman and stacking wood pellets, the outside chores are about finished for the year. It’s time to move into my sewing room where a few weeks ago … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Quilting
Tagged Brother PE770, DIY, Embroidery, Embroidery machine, Quilting board, Recycle, Repurposing
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Pinterest and Projects
Years ago, I labeled file folders to hold pages I pulled from magazines and cut outs from newspapers. Now, I use Pinterest to pin things I want to look at in the future and remember where I put them. Remembering … Continue reading
Gardening and DIY
I must admit I like Pinterest – there I said it out loud. For me, it is like subscribing to a variety of magazines but only looking at the pages you want while skipping the ads. I visit a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage Perennials, DIY, Gardening
Tagged Bird bath, Bird bath made with dishes, Clematis, Concord grapes, DIY, DIY gardening, Ferns, Gardening, Hosta, Lilacs, Painted bicycle, Peonies, Solomon's Seal
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