Blog de Puree

It was a light day on the closet project. Contractor was here about half a day and framed the two new closets as well as moved the separating wall so that they would both be the same width. Here are some photos of the day’s progress. (The master bedroom closet with the frame for the [...]

Our house has lousy closets. The two that are in the bedrooms are as long as standard closets found in most houses, about five to six feet wide. But the problem is access. They contain a single standard door, such as those found at the entrance to a room, and don’t allow accss to about [...]

I **used** to have a green thumb. I could start stuff from seed and expect bumper crops, but not this year. Every new planting I touch seems to suffer this year. In the long-run, I suppose it can be said I’ve saved all my “growing” powers for other, more important, endeavors this year. That said, [...]

Apparently, the previous homeowner planted some irises in the back yard, along the fence. They were in full form this summer. At the end of the season, we’re going to split the bulbs and replant them.

Our three forsythia bushes are the bane of my mowing existence. With their long tendrils that reach up over 12 feet, out and down onto the lawn, they’re damn near impossible to mow around without becoming a contortionist. They are also blocking precious early and mid-day sun to our small trees on the west side [...]

Well, this doesn’t rate a Friday cephalopod status, like those from one of my favorite science blogs, Pharyngula, but this photo of a baby stingray from Cute Overload was just awesome. (Courtesy of CuteOverload.com/Megan F. – U.K.) The most fascinating thing about this shot I’d like to point out is the legs. But stingrays don’t [...]