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Painting Kitchen Cabinets – Day 1.25

Posted onFebruary 21, 2011November 27, 2016AuthorChris K1 Comment

Well, I managed to work about 2 1/2 hours yesterday on painting the kitchen. It was raining yesterday morning, In Vegas we’ll take rain any day and love it, so I started to work in the late afternoon. Just in case it started to rain while I was working, I slapped together a work table Read More …

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Painting Kitchen Cabinets – Day 1

Posted onFebruary 19, 2011November 27, 2016AuthorChris K1 Comment

I’m going to try something different with this project posting. I’m going to do a day by day recap instead of compiling everything at the end and doing a recap. I’ll try to get it posted by the next day at the latest. Our kitchen cabinets are really old, 30 years, have some kind of Read More …

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Replacing Broken Water Valves

Posted onFebruary 4, 2011November 27, 2016AuthorChris K5 Comments

This all began when we noticed that one of our valves under the bathroom sink was leaking. Leaking Bathroom Valve In addition to the leaking bathroom valve, the ones in the laundry room were really old and one had a handle. Broken Laundry Valve Note: Our house has copper for plumbing so I was able Read More …

CategoriesBathroom, Home Improvement

Helping Animals

Posted onJanuary 7, 2011November 27, 2016AuthorChris KLeave a comment

We have added a link to the APSCA to the site today. The APSCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws and share resources with shelters nationwide. My Little Helper is a pit bull mix rescued from the shelter, and she’s been one of the most well behaved and loving dogs I’ve known. Read More …

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Southwest Gardening November Update

Posted onDecember 15, 2010November 27, 2016AuthorChris KLeave a comment

This year we’ve been lucky with not getting a freeze until the week of Thanksgiving. The only plants alive from this years planting are the herbs. I did manage to take some pictures before the freeze. The plants that paid off the most this year were the herbs. Garlic Chives Rosemary Note: The sage is Read More …

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Southwest Gardening July 2010 Update

Posted onAugust 13, 2010November 27, 2016AuthorChris KLeave a comment

The temperature in Las Vegas and other parts of the South West have easily been 105 – 115 F these last couple of weeks. Here are some of the things I’ve observed. The leaves on the tomatoes I have in planters that get full sun have been folding inward. These tomatoes are an heirloom variety Read More …

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Inexpensive Solar Energy Solution

Posted onJuly 28, 2010November 27, 2016AuthorChris KLeave a comment

When I feel the need for some inspiration I always head over to Ted and watch one of the presentations. I came across the one below where Bill Gross talks about using inexpensive materials and a Sterling engine to generate energy instead of costly solar cells.

CategoriesConservation

Mixing Raised Bed Garden Soil

Posted onApril 30, 2010April 22, 2017AuthorChris K12 Comments

I read that instead of using traditional soil or topsoil for the raised beds it is possible to use something similar to what I believe a green house or nursery would use. The soil is comprised of equal parts of Something to aerate the soil Compost to feed the plants Material to keep the soil Read More …

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Irrigating And Positioning Raised Bed Gardens

Posted onApril 16, 2010November 27, 2016AuthorChris K19 Comments

Putting in an irrigation system to raised bed gardens is not necessary, but I don’t have the time to individually water plants for the four garden areas I’m putting in. Being in a desert, if I missed a day or two I would definitely lose plants when summer comes. Read More …

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Building Raised Bed Gardens

Posted onApril 2, 2010November 27, 2016AuthorChris K11 Comments

The raised bed gardens that I built are for square foot gardening method. All this means is I am using the suggested dimension of 4′ x 4′ x 6″ for the size of my beds. When making these beds the only thing that needs to be kept in mind is accessibility to the plants in Read More …

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