Holiday Greetings!
Since Christmas is just a few days away, I thought I would bring you holiday greetings with a question. Do you send out Christmas cards? Or to be more generic, … Continue Reading Holiday Greetings!
Caladiums – Update
In 2021, I wrote about how, for over 20 years, caladiums had been a regular feature on display during the summer on the front porch of our house. I don’t … Continue Reading Caladiums – Update
Backyard Upgrade
I have written multiple times before about how over the years, our backyard landscaping has provided an oasis of color around our pool. While we have a number of perennial … Continue Reading Backyard Upgrade
Running Indoors?
In 2022, I wrote about marking the milestone achievement of having run for 30 years. And then last year, I wrote about all the health issues that had recently befallen … Continue Reading Running Indoors?
Tool Time for Me
If you have read many of my blog posts, you know that I like to do stuff with my hands—build, replace or repair. To complete many of these projects, I … Continue Reading Tool Time for Me
A Pool Anniversary – Next Quarter Century
Continued from: A Pool Anniversary – First Quarter Century Once I figured out that I could reduce the weight of the lift-out panel by cutting it down from twelve pickets … Continue Reading A Pool Anniversary – Next Quarter Century
A Pool Anniversary – First Quarter Century
July 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of us having a pool in our backyard. A lot has changed over the years both with our pool, the landscaping surrounding it, and … Continue Reading A Pool Anniversary – First Quarter Century
Big Screen TV
In 2023, I wrote a post about how I was going to have to retire my big pull-down screen, projector and theater sound DVD system. You can click here for … Continue Reading Big Screen TV
Hanging Out
Now that my wife and I have started the discussion of downsizing one day, it has gotten me thinking a lot about what things I am willing to let go … Continue Reading Hanging Out
Winter Puzzling 2025
Winter is essentially over (thankfully) which means it is time to bring you my annual winter puzzling story. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I typically … Continue Reading Winter Puzzling 2025
Rejuvenated Vintage Chairs
These chairs have belonged to my wife for longer than I can remember. They originally sat on her grandmother’s expansive porch at her large home in midtown Memphis. Sometime after … Continue Reading Rejuvenated Vintage Chairs
Pergola Predicament
Continued from: Pergola Vision The first sign of trouble was more of a nuisance than a real problem. You may recall for the roof of the pergola; we had purchased … Continue Reading Pergola Predicament
Pergola Vision
I have written before that our oldest son is a professional landscape architect and in 2007, while working in San Francisco, he designed a wooden deck for us (click HERE … Continue Reading Pergola Vision
Pool Plight – AGAIN!
When I provided an update on our backyard back in May of this year, I mentioned that there was one more improvement they we planned to make in our backyard. … Continue Reading Pool Plight – AGAIN!
How Much Room Do We Need?
Recently, my wife has brought up the “D” word—not the one you might be thinking of but another—Downsizing. Over our nearly 45 years of marriage, my wife and I have … Continue Reading How Much Room Do We Need?
Backyard Update
Last year, I wrote about a needed update we made to our backyard due to severe weather conditions we had experienced in the Memphis area. This row of arborvitae along … Continue Reading Backyard Update
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