Smart Gadgets to Upcycle Your Empty Plastic Drink Bottles
DIY Apple Picker
The hard truth is, in the real world, every so often you just end up having to buy some beverage that comes in a plastic bottle. Big family-sized pop bottles…
Artful Cat Birdbath
Spotted at Modern Artisans, just look at this whimsical cat theme birdbath! It's a Don Drumm design, handcrafted in North Carolina. Although it is a true attention-getter as a birdbath,…
Revenge of the Garden Gnomes
They're back! Garden gnomes have been on the roller-coaster of popularity since they first popped up in the shade of a backyard birdbath, it would seem. Originally called der Gartenzwerg…
Herb Garden Graveyard
Forget the traditional parterre Herb Garden, if you can’t keep herbs alive! Goths, ghouls, and any gardeners with a sense of humour about their plant-growing failures will enjoy a decorative Herb Graveyard instead. (more…)
Porch Gate for Dogs: Another DIY Triumph!
No-sag Pet Gates - stonehavenlife.com
Who let the dogs out?
It doesn’t matter! because…
He Who Hogs The Power Tools built us this very lovely wooden pet gate for our back porch (or “verandah,” as we usually call it), so the dogs can hang out in comfort and safety, while we do yard work or whatever.
So, the dogs are free to go into the fenced side yard off the other side, if they need to “do their business,” but the pet gate on the driveway side means they can’t get out and run loose in the yard — possibly to get lost or end up on the road or find a skunk to play with.
Brass Monkey Freeze Indicator
Look, Ma - it's a genuine Brass Monkey Freeze Indicator! Made of gleaming solid brass, this monkey stands six inches tall and comes with the necessary "anatomically correct" parts to test the winter weather. How fast it works depends on how cold it is... [read more]
Thinking Pink in Pictures
My sister-in-law, the mad daylily collector, was among 2000 who rocked our local Run for the Cure this past weekend, to help to raise funds for breast cancer research. She's…