Author: Brenda Somes

The first wall was the one that will be home to the electric meter. It went up Wednesday morning. On Thursday, the front wall went up. On Friday

The board to build the final 3ft. x 3ft. raised bed are still there leaning against the house. There are times I just run out of enthusiasm for

…only works if you wrote down the measurements correctly on the original plan. This past week I was in New Orleans at a conference for work. As my

Construction seems to live in a whole other universe with a completely different sense of time. Yes, I’ll admit that I’m just a little nervous. It seemed to

Dirty windows? Grab the Windex. Dishes? Cascade. Tid-e-bowl will take care of the toilet. But when it comes to odd scraps of wood, broken shake shingles, and odd

…the rest of life! Troy is away in Kauai with his new wife and their families. Hopefully Saturday was a perfect day for them for the wedding ceremony

The weather report from KATU today reads, “Thursday, April 19th –  5:50 a.m. The forecast calls for rain to begin by noon today. This warm front looks particularly

This post is mostly for Troy. Ok, and my dad might find it interesting too…

“Well, you’re sure not afraid a little hard work.”  Why is it people keep saying this to me? OF COURSE this takes hard work. To venture into something