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Six DIY raised garden box mistakes to avoid when building
You need to avoid these six mistakes when building your raised garden beds or boxes. Building your own raised garden beds can be fun and also give you sense of accomplishment. However, when they come apart, do not work as planned, or generally do not meet your expectations – it can be really frustrating. Here…
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More favorite powerful Walden quotes by Thoreau – Part 2
Powerful quotes in Walden by Thoreau that will become your favorites. Having read Walden a few years back I was impressed with Thoreau’s thoughts and ideas. Walden is broken into several sections. This is the second, third and fourth sections, in order, of my favorite powerful Walden Thoreau quotes. In order as they appear in…
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DIY easy 2×4 bench
In July of 2022 we got a horse! That means all our girls go up to the boarding place, our friend’s ranch, and we get to watch them ride. The down side has been, we have not had a place to sit! Found this simple bench on Pinterest and followed the plans to build it.…
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40 favorite quotes in Walden by Thoreau – part 1 (Economy)
A few years ago I decided to read more of the classic books. That year I was able to read one book per month and on a whim decided to read Walden by Henry David Thoreau. At first glance the book comes across as an account of his squatting on private property by Walden Pond…
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DIY Blackout Drapes And Sturdy Hangers For High Ceiling Rooms
This was one of our Covid projects. Our friend Sarah gave us this idea. We have a 24 foot tall living room and wanted a way to reduce heat and cold transfer from inside to outside. In addition Kristen did not want to feel like she was living in a fish bowl at night and…
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Bonus Room Shutters
Our upstairs bonus room has open arches into the main living space. We wanted a way to temporarily reduce noise of kids playing upstairs without permanently interrupting air flow as the house uses two A/C units. After looking at various options, we settled on this. Used four panels to span the opening. Using hinges joined…
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Playset
Built from a Gorilla Frontier swing set kit and purchased cedar lumber 4×4 and 2×4 from the local hardware store. This play structure has been a place of fun and horsing around for years. It also cost Bryan a knee surgery from doing some of the lifting and ladder work on his own, instead of…
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How to build a stunning raised cedar garden box
How to build your own raised garden box. We have usually had a garden every year since we have been married. It is fun to see things grow. After a few poor attempts we came across “Square Foot Gardening”, and this has always been one of our favorite ways to plant a garden since. This…
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Home Library
Our daughters had been asking us for a place to read. We built this do it yourself home library for them to use on our own.