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Category Archives: Food & Drink
Happy Thanksgiving: Velma’s Pecan Pie
This is Thanksgiving, so glue friendly or I’ll take your glue away and then no one will have any glue to glue with. – Homer Simpson Thanksgiving in my family means pecan pie — pronounced peh-CAHN, as nature intended. A … Continue reading
Third Time’s the Crunchy Charm
Look at that comic book fellow, calmly eating candy like a Spaniard! – Mr. Burns We celebrated Bonfire Night chez D’oh tonight. The Kev prefers to call it Bonfire Night rather than Guy Fawkes because, thing one, that’s what his family calls it, … Continue reading
Cherries Jubilee
Ick, lemon … ugh, cherry … ooh, custard … mmmmm, purple ……. – Homer Simpson We have a pie cherry tree. “Pie cherry” is a euphemism for “sour thing that needs lots of sugar to be edible” but I still … Continue reading
Posted in D'oh!, Food & Drink
Tagged cherry jam, cherry jelly, north star cherry, pie cherries, pitting cherries, sour cherries
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Marble Countertops: The Post-Acid Test
Ned: How can we sabotage his labor of love? Homer: I dunno. Gasoline, acid, I got some stuff in the trunk. – The Simpsons One of our goals for 2013 is new countertops in the kitchen. We have laminate that we … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Food & Drink, Kitchen, Repair & Maintenance
Tagged cleaning marble, marble countertop, marble worktop
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Rug-o-rama: Rug Pads on the Cheap
Ooooh, cushy! – Homer Simpson It is freakin’ impossible to research rugs and rug-related topics without running across many, many Big Lebowski references. So please allow me to get this out of the way: We recently bought a new rug that … Continue reading
Apartment Therapy January Cure: The Reckoning
Bart: Now they’re talking about holding me back in the fourth grade if I don’t shape up. Otto: That’s it? Hey, relax, man! It could end up being the best thing that ever happened to ya. I got held back in … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, D'oh!, Food & Drink, Organization, Repair & Maintenance
Tagged organization
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There’s Deck Screws in the Jar-O
It’s not just a store, Marge. It’s a MEGA STORE! Mega means good and store means thing. – Homer Simpson After doing a few DIY projects, you’ll probably find that you have a small collection of left-over screws, nails, assorted … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Food & Drink, Repair & Maintenance, Salvage
Tagged basement, fasteners, garage, Home Improvement Stores, screws
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Japanese Knotweed: My Part in its Downfall, Part 2
Eradicating Japanese Knotweed is a long process. In my first post about killing knotweed, I listed the initial attack tactic: amp up the attitude, spray with glysophate, and wait for a couple of weeks. There’s no way that stopping there will … Continue reading
