Make, Build, Sew, Paint, Dig, Dog, DIY … (and if all else fails, cover it with fairy lights)
Last post, I noted that elder care has been the focus of our latest “everydayĀ adventures”. Hereās our current recipe: Add one cup of elderly, fiveĀ cups of worry, threeĀ cups of time, six cups of patience, and …
One of the everyday adventures that has occupied someĀ of our time this year is eldercare. Mr. D&D and I are blessed to still have three of our four parents, ranging in age from 80 to …
Itās certainly not unusual to see people using clear Christmas string lights in their yard. I often seeĀ this beautiful photo (among others) on Pinterest: But I have another way to use these lights that …
Summer is winding down and pretty soon I’ll be back to my growing list of indoor projects… But NOT TODAY! One of my favorite Pinterest/Google searches involves garden lighting. Ā I love how people use different …
In my last post (Outdoor Chess on Any Budget), I mentioned that we were completely hung up on one small detail to finish our backyard chess board. Keep in mind, you DON’T have to buy …
Have you ever been in the middle of aĀ project and were completely thrown off by one small detail…only to find it was shamefully simple? Well thatās what we discovered trying to create anĀ outdoor chess park. …
There are certain things in life that may never happen to youā¦ but if they did, youād be glad to have a $3 action plan in place. Two weeks ago, Iād have said āHmm, I …
Not all “everyday adventures” are good ones. Bad Jack got skunked last night. Poor little dude raced into the house and brought with him a nose-burning nightmare (semi lol). Before he had a chance to …
I’m celebrating a couple of things today! First: we finished planting the area around our new DIY dry stack stone walls. (If this is your first visit to D&D, you can read about our July …
Yeesh! Ā Nothing will make you appreciate a Buffalo winter like building a two-layer DIY stacked stone retaining wall in July! It’s been hot, hard, heavy work; but we’re really happy we did it.Ā š Ā A bonus: …
