Back before we bought the farm, we lived in a big house with a huge cellar which was begging to be turned into a movie room. But with white walls in there, it was a bit too bright for our plans. So after a bit of advice from a friend, we painted the room terracotta....
Despite the fact that we'll be moving in less than two months, our garden is taking on a life of its own. It's been really dry and warm here the last few days, so we've been really thankfully to have so much rainwater stored up. The first couple of barrels are already...
Over the past 11 years, I have seen a lot of things come and go on the Internet, from programming scripts to website layouts to technology changes. Although there are many things that have gotten more complex and harder to comprehend, learning online is one of those...
Eleven years ago, when we moved to Germany, we bought our first vacuum cleaner together. It was a hard working machine that never seemed to want to die. It's called a Vampyr, and apparently they are just are hard to kill as the ones we all love to read about and watch...
If you've never seen a 3-year-old taking over your iPad and showing you how to actually navigate through the apps better than you do, then you are missing out. I think that in some ways, the iPad was developed to be the most easy to operate computer-like object on the...
Have you ever wished there was a simple, month-by-month calendar to tell you how to become a homesteader and become more self-sufficient? Do you lack time to homestead around the clock and wish you could find a few projects that would help you toward your goal of...
As you may have heard, I love to read and try to find time for it whenever I can squeeze it in. I read all sorts of books, from crime mysteries to business advice to running techniques. And one of my most recent reads was Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. He's a man...
There are plenty of great moving companies out there choose from that can help you pack up all your worldly possessions, hit the road, and set up shop in any number of different places across the country. But the one thing that we gardeners often lament having to...
As you may have read, we were recently in Berlin and we stayed in a gorgeous hotel. We spent nearly 3 days in the hotel, so I got to know our room pretty well. And there were some design elements that were so smart, regardless of whether you're in a big house or a...
Somehow, when we've got a lot of pressure and deadlines to meet, we work a lot more efficiently... Several days ago, I started transplanting the first of the many seedlings we started weeks ago -- which had grown into some lovely little starter plants. I have to admit...
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