Saturday, March 28th, 2009
In her March 3 round-up "Best of the Blogs" at My Old House Journal, Clare Martin picked Bungalow '23 as the "Best How To" houseblog:
Photos of beautifully restored homes are great to look at—but they won't do you much good if you don't know how the homeowners got there. Enter ...
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
For years I have had a table saw on my tool wish list. The reasons I haven't bought one yet are complicated. I don't have the budget or dedicated space for a big, cast iron contractor saw, but portable benchtop saws--though usually more affordable--are also noisy, dusty, and have limited ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
My parents and I agreed that we would cut back on Christmas gifts this year, but that didn't stop "Santa" from delivering an awesome new Snowplow shovel to my front porch the week of Christmas.
Readers in warmer locations might not appreciate the value of a great snow shovel, but for ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
After pouring over the sale catalog, considering our garden needs, and preparing my shopping list, I am finally ready for the Friends School Plant Sale tomorrow.
This will be my first year going to the sale on Friday, its opening day, so I'm expecting that the crowds and craziness I have ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Nothing much got accomplished around the house in the past few days. Our extended family needed some help over the weekend and I took a bike ride with my 4-year-old son on Sunday, before yesterday's snow storm. I had hoped I would get a few hours to work ...
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