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Painting My House in the Hues of Summer

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Painting my house in the colors of summer Before: Peach Palette for the Peach Palace; Boz remains neutral. My house has enjoyed a bit of local...

Lazy Days of Summer: A Progress Report

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Chubby peach cheeks: I picked a bumper crop of  three peaches from my Avalon Pride tree--delicious all! Don't laugh, but today we will likely...

Snow Days and the Power of the Outage

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Snow days and the beauty afoot!Every year I plan on being prepared for the torrent of Pacific winter storms that buffet coast, home and...

Home Improvement: Embracing My Mudroom and Inner Ungar

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Boz, prefers to keep his distance while supervising my DIY antics. As a self-admitted Oscar Madison, I've battled my inner Felix Unger for years, knowing...

Postcards From the Edge of Autumn

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Fall colors fade fast in the Pacific Northwest, but I can always count on my Glenora grape leaves to stick around. (The grapes are...
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Cleaning Up: A Gift Bag of Good Intentions

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Clearly, there's a message in these bottles. Last week I received a less than subtle rebuke regarding my slovenly ways, make that alleged slovenly ways....

DIY Mud Room With a View

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I love my old farmhouse. From her moss-covered shingles to her wavy glass windows to her sloping fir floors, I'm smitten and judge not...

Lesson Learned: Fogged-Up Windows = Flooded Basement

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Today's Proverb: He who has fogged-up windows, should check the basement. I woke up this morning on the coattails of a knock-down cold, and thought,...

If These Walls Could Talk…

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They'd likely say "What took you so long?" My five-year anniversary of living in this fine old farmhouse is fast-approaching, a mere blink in its...

When Good Plumbing Goes Bad

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 Boz has the right idea: outdoor plumbing Last Saturday, I found myself wedged in a space better suited for the likes of the Lollipop Guild...