Spring is here! Well, it’s officially here in a couple of weeks, temperature wise it’s here now and according to the trade shows it’s been going on for a while. For homeowners and DIY type folks the Atlanta Home Show is one of the seasons must attend events and is happening Friday March 22 to Sunday the 24th. Continue reading The Atlanta Home Show is this weekend, DIY people plan ahead
Tag: DIY
How to remove crayons from wooden surfaces
The other day More Mojo was crawling his 16 month old self up the stairs. I was dutifully behind him making sure that he didn’t reverse course. When we got to the top I grabbed him and headed down when I saw 3 YO Mojo had taken out his crayons and was coloring the hardwood floors. Nooooo, I yelled in my best slow motion voice, while running down the stairs carrying a crawler. Continue reading How to remove crayons from wooden surfaces
Naptime DIY: solder wires together for simple electronic fixes
Before I did my first soldering project I thought that kind of work was difficult and dangerous. It started with a remote control that simply had a wire that had become disconnected. I knew duct tape was too big and clunky to do the trick and also knew that I didn’t have a soldering tool. While it can be difficult and dangerous to use; soldering wires together has a learning curve and isn’t so bad once you practice with it. Continue reading Naptime DIY: solder wires together for simple electronic fixes
Naptime DIY: How to install a thermostat
A couple of years ago I paid $160 for an HVAC person to come in and replace an aging thermostat. Fast forward to current times and our upstairs unit was turning on and off without rhyme or reason. Because the repair person told me then that they both should be replaced I knew what to do. Having seen it done then I knew that it was a project that you can easily do in 15 minutes. Continue reading Naptime DIY: How to install a thermostat
Naptime DIY: How to get rid of fruit flies
It is early fall and there’s a swarm of small, peppery specks flying around our kitchen. They’re fruit flies are they are making their new abode at chez Mojo more comfortable. My first thought of fruit flies went to the outbreak in 1989 (and others); but after a little research I realized that the ones in my kitchen were a bit different from those pesky creatures. Continue reading Naptime DIY: How to get rid of fruit flies
I’m getting old: The evolution of tool to a Dad
Getting older is natural and I love it. I embrace aging and the strengths that it provides you-like advanced wisdom or the ability not to be carded for alcohol. One barometer of aging that I didn’t realize would be a factor is the word “tool”. Over the years “tool” has been a band, an adjective, a noun and lacey-frilly things that get wrapped around the house on special occasions. Continue reading I’m getting old: The evolution of tool to a Dad
Naptime DIY: Kill stinkhorn mushrooms
If you garden or have mulch on your property you’ll eventually have mushrooms. In some cases, if you’re unlucky you’ll have stinkhorn mushrooms. The stinkhorn mushroom is such a vile, malodorous thing that if Thoreau had seen them on a walk he would’ve cursed nature and insisted that it be paved over with concrete. Continue reading Naptime DIY: Kill stinkhorn mushrooms
Naptime DIY: How to mow your lawn in a diagonal pattern
Last summer a neighbor commented on the front yard. “Hey, did you cross cut your front yard”, he said. Honestly speaking we didn’t know what we did; we were just bored of cutting it in the same square pattern. “Yup, we sure did”, I said. The neighbor commented that it looked better than usual so I figured I should keep doing whatever it is we did to the front yard. Continue reading Naptime DIY: How to mow your lawn in a diagonal pattern
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