A new container cometh

Yes, it’s that time again. We are having the bio container picked up today and they are bringing us a new miscellaneous trash container. I have to say I’m rather pleased since we already have a pile of stuff in the barn that we will be targeting along with...

Roofers in costume

I hope you guys can see the guy standing on the scaffolding in this picture. In case you think he’s lost or this was Halloween or something, this is actually what master roofers wear here in Germany. Our neighbors across the street started redoing their roof...

Spring Home Maintenance Tips

For quite some time now, I’ve been getting Backwoods Home monthly newsletter. They usually have a few interesting recipes in there, some cute jokes and even some really great woodworking plans from time to time. In this month’s newsletter, they have some...
What to do about the back splash

What to do about the back splash

When we went to IKEA on Saturday, we stopped by the sample kitchen with Fagerland, the name of our kitchen fronts, just to see what they had done in there. What we saw we really liked. They had a white counter top and shiny white tiles with an ornate border running...