My mother has struggled quite a bit since my father passed away last year. She doesn’t necessarily need a lot of help with manual labor […]
Continue readingIt’s nice having my essential oil diffuser near the air return for my HVAC system
I learned about burning scented candles from my grandmother. She was a collector of handmade artisan candles, especially during the winter holidays when she was […]
Continue readingThe furnace sounded like it was burping.
I walked into the house last evening, and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to giggle or scream. There was a sound coming from the […]
Continue readingNo one removed the wood burning furnace.
My father used to tell everyone how he never had to worry about the power going out in the winter. He said he had the […]
Continue readingThere was something hidden behind the wall.
My fiance and I moved into an old house out in the middle of a rock field. I had it given to me by my […]
Continue readingI asked for a Brick Pizza Oven and got a fireplace?
When I had my kitchen remodelled, I told the contractor that I wanted a brick oven so I could make original Italian pizza from home. […]
Continue reading150 years ago, that could have been me.
I had the opportunity to go west this past summer. Everyone I knew kept telling me about the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. Once […]
Continue readingMy dad said I should be a HVAC tech and I did.
My dad thought he had the right to divine intervention when it came to us kids. Mom said that by the time we were toddlers, […]
Continue readingBenefits of new vinyl fencing
When our husband Max and myself first considered having a fence installed around the perimeter of our property, neither of us were familiar with the […]
Continue readingBeing able to order food for the kids was a godsend.
There is nothing worse than a home full of wild, screaming teenage women and not having the food in the home to make supper for […]
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