by Daisy | Sep 10, 2012 | Handyman Skills, Household
I follow a Swedish design/diy blog called Chez Larsson. I think Deanna is amazed anew every time I mention that I follow a bunch of design blogs because I’m not exactly a stylista. No shock there, I’m sure. The main thing that keeps me tuned to this...
by Daisy | Jan 19, 2010 | Handyman Skills, Household
I thought I’d share some of the scintillating facts I’ve picked up about firewood since we started heating with a wood stove. I say that intending a bit of sarcasm, but the truth is I really do find this stuff way too interesting. Here we go: 1. While...
by Daisy | Jan 8, 2010 | Handyman Skills, Household
I learned something new recently. Around here, and presumably in most areas, when a tree trimming crew disposes of a tree it pays a dumping fee. Our local fee ranges from $50 for easily mulch-able branches to $75 for big trunks. For the tree trimmers, especially...
by Daisy | Mar 30, 2009 | Handyman Skills, Household
Ivory asked me to show her how I put this together a while back: Since I wanted to do something similar with this little beauty spot . . . . . . I took a few pictures of the process. The bricks I used here were some of the perforated facing bricks left over from old...
by Daisy | Feb 18, 2009 | Handyman Skills, Household
I may be the only person who has had a problem with this, but I needed a hard-to-remove doorstop to keep little hands from getting smooshed. Regular doorstops just got absconded with, carried around and lost. The worst door of all was the swinging door between the...
by Daisy | Dec 3, 2008 | Handyman Skills, Household
For the lovers of bacon everywhere, I offer you…ideal mood lighting. Clean, efficient, and 100% kitchen grease. 1. Just like the bacon soap recipe, I boiled the grease with water in equal parts, removed it from heat and added 1/2 as much COLD water to...
