When DIY is DIY-Don’t
Last week, I moaned a bit about the weeds growing up between the paving stones that make up our driveway.
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Delightful Turkish Lamp Class
Thanks to my pal Carolyn, I found myself at a mosaic lamp class on the weekend. These instructional ‘masterclasses’ to make Turkish-style lamps are very trendy and held in cities all over the country. I’ve done a mosaic pattern on a table in the past. But tables are flat and easy to manage. Gluing tiles to round glass? That’s a different animal.
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Done With DIY? Or Just on Haitus?
I don’t have the itch to repurpose things like I used to. Not many years ago I’d get positively giddy over a neglected piece of furniture at a thrift store. Last weekend, I completed a job out of necessity, not for the thrill of it.
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Handy Husband Home Improvement
“If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy” ~Red Green
Lucky for me, my husband is both!
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DIY Under my Belt
I scroll Twitter and see the millionth tweet from someone who drove past somewhere and saw that people weren’t masked. My blood pressure rises. How can some people STILL not get that this virus is killing people indiscriminately? It’s insane. I shake my head. That moment of GAH! on social media can be the one thing that keeps a person’s head from exploding. But for me, it might be the final thing that makes my head pop off its mooring.
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Slippery Slope
My first apartment in Wingham had a huge kitchen and livingroom, with a loft-like bedroom and bathroom at the top of a steep set of painted stairs. A few times, when my panty-hosed feet met those steps, Lisa went bye-bye. I recall slipping all the way down, my endless fall finally broken by cracking my noggin on the wooden door at the bottom.
…Je T’adore
Hands up, anyone who loves scraping layers of paint off a metal door? Anybody? Bueller? I didn’t think so. …
DIY Coasters – Published in The Londoner
Forgotten CDs Play on As Drink Coasters Dec 19/16
CDs, once the brave, new technology for recorded music, were left in the dust by digital technology. And in the dust is where they sit, in piles or on racks. Even though we might not listen to them much anymore, they’re difficult to part with. But a quick walk through any second-hand store will show you how little value they have today. Now that almost everything is downloadable, merchants can’t seem to get rid of CDs at any price. …
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Hairy Holder
My blowdryer and hair-straightener bug me. When not in use, they just lay there on my bathroom counter, cords tangling and getting caught in a drawer and a cupboard door. They easily slide off the countertop onto the floor, or worse, one of my tender toes. …
DIY Book Decor – Published in The Londoner
A DIY Gift for Book Lovers Dec 19/16
We are a nation of book-lovers. For many people, a couple of shelves full of beloved books provide comfort and make us feel at home. Even though we’ve embraced E-readers, there’s still nothing like cracking the spine of a brand new book. …
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When One Door Closes….
…just open it again. That’s how doors work! …
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