One of the big unanticipated benefits of DIY & Garden blogging is that the blog, over the years, begins to serve as a reference book for all your documented projects and adventures. I can’t tell you how often I refer to my own blog to re-learn something or remember the name of a product I’ve…
Have you ever ran across a structurally interesting wood piece but layers and layers of ingrained dust or the chalky dry wood left behind made it seem a little too grungy or industrial looking for your home? I was given this vintage tool caddy recently by a friend cleaning out an abandoned barn, but no…
I potted up a new Eucalyptus houseplant today, and I thought I’d take some photos to document a few things I’m doing uniquely or differently in my indoor and outdoor garden lately, while also illustrating how to pot up a small Eucalyptus plant to help give it the room needed to grow large enough for…
Because Hawk Hill has frontage on a busy road in a suburban area, I have my horses wear leather halters 24/7. I once watched the comical-had-it-not-been-so-scary struggle of a highway patrol officer trying to secure an unhaltered horse running loose on a highway and that experience convinced me that having a fast, secure way to catch…
