Category: Making a Home

  • 057 Three things, three days

    057 Three things, three days

    There are three things I needed to get done in one day to avoid wasting food, but my food processor broke, and things fell apart. Nonetheless, I canned potatoes, broke apart a whole chicken, and got my kombucha done. A day with three tasks turned into three days. There are three things I need to…

  • 056 It might look ugly but…

    056 It might look ugly but…

    The storm blew off my garden house roof just the teensiest tiniest bit. I really am impressed how much is still left standing after THAT storm. Um… but we’ve got to fix it. I will need to get the big ladder to get a better look. Luckily, I still have materials in the garden house.…

  • 055 Finishing the kitchen construction

    055 Finishing the kitchen construction

    Last time, I tore apart my kitchen, and started building a shelf. Now, I want to finish it. I knew the bottom half would be the hardest to build. I would need to use imperfect tools for the job. It was most of the reason why I put this off for so long. But this…

  • 054 Let’s take apart the kitchen

    054 Let’s take apart the kitchen

    It’s finally time to tear apart the kitchen and finish the kitchen project I started in spring. The basement pantry wasn’t working for us, so it was high time to figure out something more usable. I finally get to make a mess of my kitchen. I started this project last spring. Now, it’s time to…

  • 052 Preparing for a lot of mess

    052 Preparing for a lot of mess

    I’m about to make a big mess in my basement and kitchen. Let’s get some tools, and prepare for said mess. I wanted to take apart the kitchen the next day, so had to get anything out of the way that needed the kitchen intact. I won’t be able to use this cart until the…

  • 050 Snowed in

    050 Snowed in

    Within a few days, winter arrived early and in full force. We went from winter wonderland to snowed in. I built a cart to cover and mulch my beds, but then the snow came. We went for long walks in the winter wonderland before the snow storm snowed us in–and I couldn’t even get to…

  • 049 The projects I want to get to

    049 The projects I want to get to

    After playing catch-up for weeks, I finally get to do some of the things I want to get to. The first snow falls in the forest outside, and I make the best of being stuck indoors–and actually get some things done. In a year without a summer, fall fell fast. And then winter came even…

  • 048 I had so much planned for this weekend

    048 I had so much planned for this weekend

    It is so unfair how beautiful it looks outside because it is literally freezing out there. While I am stuck inside, there is a lot to get done around the apartment–a lot of which I won’t get to. I am waiting for my winter gloves to arrive, so I can go back and work in…

  • 045 Never-ending catch-up days

    045 Never-ending catch-up days

    Catch-up days often turn into catch-up weekends. My car broke down three weeks ago. School took up a lot of time. Things didn’t get done. So, I set out to finally make some progress. A million thing at a time, of course. Today is one of those catch-up/prep days. I’m going to do some ingredient…