[Taken 19 April 2013]
Planning to get through the barren days of winter by reliving my first Spring in my new home. These hyacinths (pink, purple, and grape) came up in April in the flower bed along the back of the house.
Next Spring, after they bloom and die back, I plan to transplant them to the front fence in an effort to further beautify the flower beds that actually face the road.
One stump is a pokeberry I wanted gone; one is a raspberry I wanted to keep. Come spring, I’ll know which is which. http://t.co/crKXR6HvcZ
The landscapers gave one of my roses an extra-hard pruning. #gardening instagram.com/p/go1HsPtUwf/
[Taken 16 October 2013]
I noticed a while back that the caulk in our tub was starting to look kind of funky. Like, gross funky. So, being the all-research-and-no-action person that I can be sometimes, I looked up some recipes for how to clean caulk — after, of course, finding dozens of results that said, “Recaulking is cheap and easy! Just redo the caulk!”
Pshaw! Me, recaulk the tub?
Fast-forward to a couple weeks ago, when Aaron (without the benefit of aforementioned research) just straight-up went to town scrubbing the shit out of the already-old caulk.
It was hard and cracking, of course, and started peeling off.
I saw the missing and peeling caulk during my next shower, and realized that we were going to have to recaulk the tub, anyway.
Being the research-first sort of person that I am, I sought out some info about caulking from This Old House, from YouTube in general, and from my buddy Sheryl (who has done her share of minor and not-so-minor home improvement projects over the years). I borrowed, purchased, and assembled my tools and supplies, and embarked on my mission during naptime last Saturday.
Total Time: One Hour
Difficulty Level: Easy
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