I finally bought a Rain Barrel to catch rain water.  This is a kind of a cool one that has a tap at the bottom so I can use the rain water to water my potted plants and perennials out front.  I bought it for $50, including the barrel(made from recycled plastic!), and then had [...]

So I’ve had a few minor run ins with poison ivy this summer and one major one.  I just didn’t know where I was getting it from.  I’d killed all the vines I’d found in the yard last year.  I made a round this summer and did find a few new sprouts and killed them [...]

Chris from Teague Electric did a really nice install.  He thought it would take 4 hours, maybe a bit more and that was about what it took them.  $550 more and I’m in a much better place.  The AC guy stopped by today and is going to get me a bid by Thursday.
Here are the [...]

So I’ve saved up enough money to have my furnace and central air re-installed.  I say re-installed because thieves stole the old unit from the house while it was in foreclosure before I purchased it.
It’s great news to have the money saved up and it’s even better news that there is a $1500 tax credit [...]