May
19
New place, new paint.
The Falling Blog
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Posts tagged DIY
Aug
31
Homeownership, it’s fun you guys.
Ripped out the trim to discover the yahoos who installed the cabinets (before we’d taken possession of the home) did a cob job on my ceiling. Sigh.
Quick trip over to the local hardware store, some drywall, paint, spackle and new trim and stain. Voila, copasetic.
Nontrivial amount of effort for something no one would have ever seen but me, but it bugged the hell out of me and had to be fixed.
Aug
19
Fix a rust hole on a car
My little weekend project before I go back to school.
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Amazing job done as a surprise. You rock.
Apr
1
Finished!
I installed a new lock, and slide bolt. The gate is now completely functional and will keep my toddler penned safely in the backyard.
I reused several pieces and the hinges. I even had a remnant of a pallet that I’d left over from my wall building project from a few weeks ago. I repurposed some of the pieces of that old thing into the design to shore it up a bit.
The wife is happy, so that is all that matters (it’s her birthday!).
I’m just glad it can be opened, closed, and locked easily. I’ve been putting this simple project off for 3 years. I’m so glad I finally made time for it.
Mar
31
So, I decided to do some rip and tear today.
I have needed to fix the old fence gate for sometime. I noticed that the hinge post had rotted off at the ground level.
After a quick trip to the store, I ripped out the old post, put in a new one, mixed new cement (with the help of a minion), and am letting it set overnight.
I’ll hang the door in the morning.
Mar
17
Annotated where each of the plants are going in the garden.
Bottom triangle: melons zucchini, and summer squash
Bottom trapezoid: broccoli, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers (lower trellis)
Middle trapezoid: cucumbers (lower trellis), beets, tomatoes
Top trapezoid: tomatoes, carrots, carrots.
Fence bed side: onions, wax beans, kohlrabi
Top Fence bed: wax beans, okra
Got up. Got moving. Used those new formed muscles to move some crazy amount of dirt and dug a new garden bed. It has gotten crazy in my back yard.
Happy St. Patties everybody!
Mar
4
I decided to get a different sort of workout in this weekend.
I’ve just recently returned home from an offsite, and I was full of energy and ideas. Thankfully, the weather has been remarkablly mild. I took my wife and kids over to the local stone and landscaping place near my home. She described her dimensions that she wanted, and they quoted us 1000 dollars for the stone and delivery. I know a bit about stone (particularly concrete decorative, I used to work in Landscaping and I essentially live at the home depot and Lowes of the world). We left and went to the Depot. Got all the stone I needed and a truck to haul it for a third of the quoted price. Then I got to work.
There are a couple capstones that need chiseling, but the main work is done. Last year I did the step repair, and this year I fixed the flowerbed. I must say my lady is pretty pleased about it
Jan
30
Didn’t post these yesterday, but I figured I’d put up the yield.
Pictured are 80 x 0.75 L bottle equivalents of mead. The bottles that are not traditional shaped are undiluted. The rest were diluted a small amount to have a final alcohol concentration in the neighborhood of 11.5% alc/vol.
:D
Jan
22
All this cold weather has inspired me to sit down with my wife and plan out the garden for the spring. We’re going in a slightly different direction this year, but I think it’s because we’ve gotten two years of experience with our little garden and we’re leveraging what we’ve learned.
What’s your plan for your garden this spring? Post it!
Jan
14
What’s good Tumblr???
Happy Saturday night.
i’m finished filtering and pooling. Good lord that’s a lot of hooch. mead is my favorite thing…ever.
Give love or don’t. But if you don’t, man why are you on Tumblr?? Free heart votes for everyone!!!
Mead rack, part 1
Racking the mead today. Had to start with sanitation.
I have a 20 gallon primary fermenter. I started the sani this morning around 10.
I’ll be rinsing and treading with onestep next. After that, I’ll feed the kids dinner, get them situated in a movie and Then oh man. Pics time.
The fermentation is complete, so I’ll be racking through filter paper. I’m not quite ready to bottle so I’ll be filtering, pooling the two meads from the secondary fermenters into the big primary tank, cleaning the secondary fermenters, and finally diluting, back into the sanitized secondary tanks.
Big job, but the Mrs is gone for the weekend and I am bored. I even know what my dilution ratio is… 
Jan
11
Mike Rowe talking about the skills gap in America and the value of knowing how to do things for all of us.
Watch this!
Jan
6
Adirondack Crafts!
I am shilling for my Aunt. She is an amazing crafter and runs her own little shop in the far upstate of New York in the Adirondack Mountains. She does some amazing work and makes everything from stepping stones to jewelry.
I know there are a LOT of crafters on tumblr and I thought you would appreciate seeing someone having a go at making a small living off of crafting.
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