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I think I've mentioned before that the Fiance can't keep a secret to save his life (that's a good thing!). A few months ago he spilled the beans that he had bought me a weekend class at Yestermorrow for Christmas. I'm taking the Power Tools for Women [Read More] 

Beth here.
Merideth and I have not had more than a trickle of cold water from our kitchen sink for the past three years. There was plenty of hot water, but cold? For cold water, one had to visit the bathroom sink or the hose. We tried everything we c [Read More] 

Well, I’ve certainly been a lazy blogger. I got back late this week from my last business trip until the spring- hallelujah! I never realized how much business travel can take out of you, but with all of the catch up I have to play when I get b [Read More] 

Okay, so the first thing was to get the sturdy step-stool that was one of three or four things we kept out of the houseload of crap that was included in the purchase of the AssVac.It's very sturdy. I usually keep it in my closet for stepping up and g [Read More] 

Here is a photo of my ladder. When I bought my house it had small trees growing in the gutters, so the ladder was one of my first purchases.When I was at Home Depot choosing the ladder, I decided that I should buy the tallest ladder possible. I figur [Read More] 

Yesterday, I went to Home Depot to pick up the wood for our trim. (select pine 1x4x6). As I was loading the wood in the car I was approached by a man in a tool belt who says "so, looks like you are doing some trim work. Are you doing it all by your [Read More] 

Today I read about a new website dedicated to women and home improvement, called bejane.com. I took a look at the site, and the website design annoys me, as does the pictures of the CEO’s wearing high heel construction boots. However, IR [Read More] 

How to quickly confuse the guys at the big box hardware stores?
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Ladies, the "But I have no upper arm strength!" excuse has just been blown to bits. It turns out a jackhammer isn't as heavy as you might imagine.....
For weeks, we've been talking about getting rid of the concrete porch foundation that l [Read More] 
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