Our back lawn is very big and very nice, but it’s lacking something….. trees. Our neighbors on either side have lots of trees (you can see some of them in the photo, flaking our lawn) and we have very few. That’s because the previous owners cut them all down. Perhaps to avoid raking?
Since we also […]
Monthly Archive: April, 2005
Putting down roots
Hours of time-sucking fun
Armstrong has one of those “design a room” tools that you could literally spend ALL DAY fiddling with.
You choose a room design (I chose one that looks like the kitchen I want to have someday) and then apply wall colors and flooring choices. Good for testing out color combinations and flooring ideas, especially if you’re […]
Laying blocks: A Progress Report
Our kitchen extension project is moving along well thus far. No big snags, other than a few very soggy days. April in Upstate NY is extremely rainy. Although, this past week was beautiful and yesterday I actually broke a sweat while outside in a t-shirt! (I was raking leaves, but still…)
The drainage system is just […]

