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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Cat Cozy: The Un-D’oh-ing
Previously on D’oh, I made a cat cozy that the cat couldn’t get into. I remedied that miscalculation temporarily with a skirt hanger. This kludge worked, but is obviously pretty daft. But as promised, I have applied myself to the … Continue reading
Posted in D'oh!, Decor
Tagged DIY cat bed, how to make a cat bed, how to repurpose a sweatshirt, quick and easy cat bed, sew a cat bed
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Where Do I Start With Pinterest?
See the pins, be the pins. -Jacques Pinterest. Is that place kind of addictive or what? I enjoy browsing and pinning very much, and I get a huge kick out of people pinning our projects. It’s a brilliant idea, and … Continue reading
Posted in D'oh!, Decor, Electrical, Yard & Garden
Tagged pinterest, pinterest crafts that are a bad idea, pinterest fail
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Salvage Shops: Art & Architecture, Minneapolis
My cans! My precious antique cans! – Can collector, The Simpsons When I had my doorknob snafu last week, the Kev and I packed up the car and headed over to Art & Architecture in Minneapolis. Art & Architecture is one … Continue reading
Installing a Wooden Porch Door: The Sawing and Chiseling Edition
Ned: You’re using my table saw to violate a court order? Homer: Well, we tried all those other tools. – The Simpsons We’re putting a new porch door on the front of the house. Stacey mentioned this when she was … Continue reading
When Life Closes a Door, Go Shopping for Door Knobs
I wish they taught shopping in school! – Malibu Stacy A while back, I purchased some vintage door knobs for the porch door project (a/k/a Porch Fest 2013). And I was happy about it! Ignorance was bliss — once I started … Continue reading
You Should Seek Professional Help: Interior Designers (Part 3)
Wednesday! Wednesday was the day! We met with our interior designer about the plans for the upstairs. Just to recap, our upstairs space is one large, partially finished room with inadequate electrical service and little light. As much as it pains … Continue reading
Switching It Up
Parenting Instructor: Making a happy home isn’t like flipping on a light switch. Cletus: Light switch?? – The Simpsons Originally, there weren’t a whole lot of light switches (or, indeed, electrical outlets) in this house. Most of the lights would … Continue reading
Cat Cozy for a Cozy Cat
Tuck in time! – Marge Simpson Our cat Mayya likes to snuggle up under blankets. She will ask us to lift up the covers for her to burrow in. More amusingly, she’ll try to do it herself, which often doesn’t … Continue reading
A Sesquicebloggial Special!
Happy anniversary, baby! – Homer Simpson Today is our first blogiversary, and this is our 150th post, so you know what that means: IT’S SESQUICEBLOGGIAL TIME! Sesquicewhatial? Well, back in 1986, Texas celebrated its sesquicentennial–its 150th anniversary of just plain … Continue reading
Porch Fest 2013: Door > Floor
Helloooo? I’m cold and there are wolves after me. – Abe Simpson Given our unexpectedly lengthy search for a way to strip the porch floor AND the suddenly-very-impending winter, the Kev and I agreed that replacing the porch door was our … Continue reading
