There was something that was supposed to happen yesterday, but I can't remember what it was... Hmm.... Not exactly. No, that's not i...

I'm only being semi-facetious with that title, because I've had quite a Spring dealing with birds.  My involvement with birds is mos...

One of the things I've had to adjust over these past several months is to embrace the slow and steady pace of things. Not in World of Wa...

It is finally done. I finished replacing the deck boards. That includes the last board behind all the plants and the "mini" boards...

...but I end up working on projects instead. I'm not exactly sure why I derive such enjoyment from working on a project, but I do. Maybe...

On September 4th we received our next batch of wood for the deck. The guy delivering the wood warned me about some of the pieces. He didn...

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day. Not humid at all, and a pleasant breeze coming from the northwest. A good day to finish off this batch...

I suppose I ought to provide an update to my deck adventure, if for no other reason than as proof that I didn't abandon it again like so...

After that post on my upcoming deck project, I've been reading up on the building code for said deck.  And I've found a few problems...

Meteorological Summer begins this week in my part of the world, and the weather has had its share of humidity and thunderstorms the past few...

I have a confession to make. The urge to build, to construct, to create is deep inside my bones.  Among the stories that my mom uses to emba...