Sheep Are Very Annoying
A neighbor’s sheep kept wandering onto our land, all through the pool resurfacing project.
Category: Every Day Things
Toilet Talk
A wobbly Squatty Potty, a misdirected replacement and a new Kohler toilet in the half-bath.
Let’s not let this happen again…
Heavy rain, a clogged roof drain and our first roof leak, right over the foyer.
Getting Things Done
Finding the brass floor box covers we needed on eBay, for a fraction of the price.
Cooked Water Heater
The replacement water heater literally melted its wiring, so it’s replaced again, properly this time.
Drafts in the Winter
A crafty draft stopper for the big gap under the front door, made from tea towels and pea gravel.
New Signs
Our logo finally makes it onto a sign at the front gate.
Teeny Tiny Repairs Due to Small Invaders.
A beefy mouse did some damage to the couch. Sewing skills to the rescue.
When you live with two feathered dinosaurs
Living with two feathered dinosaurs means stuff like this happens…regularly.
How do you solve a problem like manure?
A neighbor’s dodgy animal pens are spilling onto our property, and getting anyone to deal with it is a saga.
Flowers at Purgatory
Some plant is always blooming at Purgatory.
Who needs a gym?
Free rocks from NextDoor and a pile of asphalt spoils. Who needs a gym?
Winter Storm Damage
Video of the stable roof, heavily damaged in the winter storms.
Houseaversary (Bonus Post)
Two years since we first found this house, spent learning to drive Giggles the skid steer and moving spoils.
Not a Cat
While trying to trap a new feral cat, I caught a skunk instead. Ketchup to the rescue again.
More weather news
It’s been just a tad windy this weekend. Who wants to be a kite?
Gate power
Ditching the wall warts and getting proper power to the front gate.
The Best Mattress
How we finally found the best mattress, after years of sore backs.
Plumbing Problems
A leaky sewer line under the house and a pool equipment tap that blew out like a cannon.
Manic Monday
More images that have been collecting dust, including the wood chipper and plans for a bigger garden outside my office.
Orphans and Administrata
Moving to an M-W-F posting schedule, and a roundup of orphaned photos from forgotten projects.
Of Mice and Mice
We’re battling mice and have caught close to a dozen in two months, plus more food stashes.
Such Guilt
Feeling guilty about the small creatures we accidentally harm, and making my office windows safer for birds.
‘Tis the Season…
‘Tis the season…for tarantulas!
Quail: Nightly Ritual
The quail’s nightly ritual.
More buttons!
A busted garage door leads to new openers we can control from our phones.
Let’s go fly a plane…
Agent Smith flies his RC planes here and annoys the barn swallows.
Things that don’t make logical sense
Uncharted pipes and taps all over the property, and the leaky tap the birds now love.
Robot Love
Our two robot vacuums, and the little robots that herd the boys.
More Bird Vids
Old videos of Tenar eating an almond, climbing stairs, taking a bath and napping on me.
Another random product of happiness
A waterproof iPad case means I can safely have an iPad out by the pool, for the pool speakers and for jotting down thoughts between laps.
A bird and his bucket.
Thy reunited with his beloved bucket, on video.