When we took our first trip to a nursery last spring, we were shocked at how much plants and trees go for these days. Our dreams of a nice, lush yard full of trees, bushes and flowers quickly vanished as we looked at pricetags. We ended up settling for a spindley little crab tree from […]

We wait, and wait, and wait for the varnish to dry (and apply a second coat, and wait some more).
While we wait, we sleep on a mattress on the living room floor, between a displaced radiator and a giant mound of STUFF. The floor is our new bedroom - here’s what the house looks like […]

How much Advil does it take to dull the pain caused by 2 12-hour days of kneeling and squatting? And why the hell didn’t I buy my own set of knee pads???
Our weekend can be summed up in a few words - pain, exhaustion, and exilhiration. We rented an orbital drum sander Saturday morning, and […]