Get paint to match your Hardieplank siding

Ok, this is not the type of thing I normally post about at all, but I wish I had been able to find this information before I figured it out for myself. We’re (slowly) residing our house in prefinished Hardieplank siding. The stuff is great, and it’s so...

Early June = blue canning jars

I like how Stacey and I both somehow interpret this time of year as the time to pull out the vintage blue canning jar and shove some greenery in (Stacey puts in chive blossoms, I’ve got side-of-the-Greenbelt daisies).

Viewing World of Julie

Hey, can you all see World of Julie ok? There has been a report of the “share” button at the bottom of the post cutting off the last line of text, but it looks fine to me (in Firefox). Is anyone else having issues?

Super Fantastic Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner

Sometimes, in marriage, you have the same argument over and over about a stupid little thing, and generally agree that you’re at an impasse. And then, suddenly, the problem is solved! That’s what happened here. For ten years Dave and I have been arguing...

The week ahead

Ok, so just to warn you, I have a massive giant the-majority-of-your-grade-rests-on-this paper/project due on Monday, and then another paper due on the 27th, plus it’s school vacation week, so I can’t promise much in the way of posts. Though I might also...

50, 365, whatever, just clear the clutter out

Several people have asked me what I think of Gail Blanke’s new Throw Out 50 Things book. I actually read an article by Blanke in “Real Simple” about the benefits of getting rid of 50 things sometime in 2007, in the middle of my grand 365 Things...