Category: Things at home

  • I am now the answer to life the universe and everything.

    I am now the answer to life the universe and everything.

    I tried to get this out on September 27th, when it was actually my birthday, but… well, you know how things go some days. What has this last year been like? What have I gained? What have I lost? What do I look forward to? As much as the answer just asked more questions in…

  • Slowing down, to get more things done.

    Slowing down, to get more things done.

    If you have been reading along, or know me personally, it is no surprise that I go from subject to subject, project to project. I’m a consultant for that reason. I normally on a project for a short time, from two weeks to three months, and then I’m off on the next one. It suits…

  • DIY perils, why whatever do you mean?

    DIY perils, why whatever do you mean?

    This weekend was certainly a full one. With the help of my parents, my father in the yard and my mother watching the girls and helping around the house, and Erin, I was able to get more work on the deck done. Forty nine, 49, 4 * 10 + 9, bags of cement were mixed,…

  • Pick of the Day

    Pick of the Day

    So this last Saturday, before the rain here on Sunday, we performed a annual ritual around my house. That ritual? Going apple picking. We’ve gone several years running now, and it’s always been a great time with the family. We don’t go in for the corn mazes, or the other bits and bobs that many…