Yesterday at twilight I dug up the iron form around the rear driveway, bent it into a small hoop and hauled it to the trash collection point...

The Guy installs the hardtop on Beach Car whilst unbeknown to him the Triffid plans its attack....

The last blooms on the azaleas and rhododendrons have faded and fallen and although the peonies and the late dogwood are out there's li...

Monday AM edition:   pots of purple basil and oregano added to herb garden     Tomatoes, peppers, basil, lemon balm and cilantro in th...

The day started and ended with shoe polishing. There are no pictures of this because, frankly, photos of shoe cleaning are worse than photos...

On one of those perfect weekends that came to cheer up Spring; there was sand and summer breezes sitting on the deck of the Bay, Friday even...

It's a beautiful day at The Cool House. Let's walk around the property and see how much maintenance we're looking at this Spring...

Let's start with the good news. The holly tree sprang back to life after the heavy snow melted away. Hurray. I love the dark, glossy gre...

Just a few of the chores we accomplished this weekend: 1) Stained post Cabot Cardovan Brown . We would have liked to stick with Pacific Redw...

Well, economic meltdown or no, we can't just sit around here doing nothing. But we have to be very, very frugal, so instead of buying $3...

Well of course it rained over the weekend but we managed to get the death out of the pool and the guys are closing it up as I type. I sent...

Ok, so we have a few things to get done this weekend: 1) Tackle the new hole the blasted woodpecker has made in the post by the front door...

We had set aside the final two days of our home-ation for repairing the damage done to the redwood siding by our favorite wildlife : the car...

We haven't been ignoring the house this week. A couple of chores were crossed off the to do list. This guy came down. We haven't had...

Do you see what that is? No, not the cute dog with the dopey expression on his face. Up a bit. In the glass? That bright circle in the middl...

How did I spend my day? First off I fixed the garage door. Not the one that failed in an ice storm on Valentine's Day this year. The ot...

Cabot walnut stain Originally uploaded by modernemama I've mentioned this before, but it's amazing how history repeats its...

concentrated power washing Originally uploaded by modernemama It's that hot, humid time of year when the algae grows like craz...

No renovation, no demolition, no construction, no new purchases. Man this is going to be boring. I mean, seriously, what does that leave? I ...

This turned out to be an unforgettable weekend. Not only were we able to tick off all the chores on the list but as it totally poured down a...