Building your own compost bin (part 1)

    Apr 1, 2007 | DIY, Garden

    This afternoon we started what we figured would be a pretty short and simple process. Of course any time you’re doing something for the first time, it tends to take a bit longer and be slightly more challenging than you expected. But I think we still managed to...

    In the Garden on NOH

    Apr 1, 2007 | DIY, Garden

    Let’s face it not only does homegrown produce taste better, but there are more than a few good reasons to try to be as self reliant as possible: Cost: It costs mere pennies to grow your own produce. Good, fresh vegetables at the store are expensive and with the...

    It’s container time!!

    Mar 30, 2007 | DIY, House & Home

    Today has been a long day around here. I had to wait for our garden trash container to be picked up and replaced with a regular trash container and since they didn’t come until about 2pm, I was very thankful that I ran all the errands I needed to on Wednesday so...

    Need a project for the weekend?

    Mar 30, 2007 | DIY

    The DIY Network now has a collection of videos for those who are looking for rather quick weekend projects that you should be able to complete in 48 hours or less. One project that caught my eye is installing gutter guards outside which is something we’re going...

    A new container cometh

    Mar 30, 2007 | DIY, House & Home

    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

    Mar 28, 2007 | DIY, Expat Life, House & Home

    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...