Now that almost all the veggies are happily in their beds, it was time to change our focus to our planters and getting some colour popping against all the greenery. Although we added marigolds to our garden beds this year, that was more out of hope that they will help deter some of the pests…
Month: May 2021
Breaking Ground…again.
The new vegetables are all nestled in the new garden beds but some of them haven’t been overly happy. That in part is due to the fact that we can’t get a really good soak on the beds, though not from lack of trying. We don’t want to create a muddy mess, and were watering…
Fence Gate Plans
If you followed along with our previous post about how to build fence panels for a slope, here is a follow-up additional post about how to build a gate in the same style. Please note that your measurements may vary depending on where your gate is going, so please adjust accordingly. The sizes are for…
Swinging Gate
We have been enjoying our new fences for a month now, and do we ever enjoy them and the privacy they have provided us! The only problem is that when we were building it, our secondary fence that runs from the shed to the corner of our house seems to have bit the dust. It…
2021 Planting Days
It is time! We finally put all the plants into the wall garden beds. We have been thinking of this moment since we put the last wire in to tie off the last section of wall we filled. We have more vegetables this year, more variety and more excitement at what the summer will bring!…
Simple Moveable Tool Stands
Well, the boat is officially in the shop, and it isn’t as big as I remember. Or rather, it isn’t taking up as much space as I thought it would, leaving me with a good size open area to work. That being said, the stands that I built for a few of my tools are…
Charcuterie Paddles
Learning to make cutting boards and paddles has been a bit of a backwards learning for me. I jumped head-first into making end-grain cutting boards, having never made a cutting board before. I just loved the look of them and all the different patterns that you can do. Now that I have done a few,…
Dominos Strategy
Playing the long game with our yard, is like playing with dominos as a kid. I’m not talking about playing the actual game, but rather stacking them all up and then knocking them over and watching the pattern it makes. Our plans for our yard has been the stacking and knocking over of dominos. Certain…
Old & New
This last week, Kurt and I have been on vacation, which during COVID and travel restrictions meant a staycation. Not a problem! We live in a beautiful area with lots to do outdoors, so we made varying plans that would depend on the weather. One plan we also made was to be spontaneous and NOT…
JK Building The Dream 