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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Choosing a Lampshade: Don’t Hide Your Light Under a Bushel
She found my one weakness…that I’m weak! – Homer Simpson Everybody’s good at something, so it makes sense that everybody is also bad at something else. I’m bad at many things, but what causes me the most trouble around the … Continue reading
A Merry Power Tool Christmas
Lisa, stop that racket! I’m trying to fix your mother’s camera. Easy, easy. I think I’ll need a bigger drill. – Homer Simpson Last week, Stacey wrote about tools that make good Christmas presents. I suggested she include a cordless … Continue reading
A Very Merry DIY Christmas
Look at me, Marge, I’m making people happy! I’m the magical man from Happy Land, who lives in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane! – Homer Simpson With the holiday shopping season in full swing, we’re making our lists and … Continue reading
Post Mortem
You can’t keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on. – Homer Simpson One thing you don’t have to think about in England is frost heave. So, when we built our privacy fence, I didn’t! I sunk the … Continue reading
Japanese Knotweed: My Part in its Downfall, Part 3
So far, using a combination of weedkiller and excavation, I felt I was getting the upper hand over our Japanese Knotweed and wannabe Audrey III. But this was no time to ease up. As they say, The best defense is a … Continue reading
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
Japanese Knotweed: My Part In Its Downfall, Part 1
Now what is a wedding? Well, Webster’s dictionary describes a wedding as: the process of removing weeds from one’s garden. – Homer Simpson When we bought the house (and for years afterwards), our yard was only a couple of cars … Continue reading
Replacing Garage Siding, Part 4: Hang Loose
Stupid sexy Flanders! – Homer Simpson I received advice about vinyl siding from lots of people, including my neighbor’s dad. Once you get started off level, installation comes down to is one overarching directive: let it hang loose. Installing vinyl siding … Continue reading
Replacing Garage Siding, Part 3: The Thin Blue Chalk Line
You know, Moe, my mom once said something that really stuck with me. She said, “Homer, you’re a big disappointment,” and God bless her soul, she was really onto something. -Homer Simpson It turns out that if you want to … Continue reading
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