An enticing swing and a smokin’ colourful sunset

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My sister’s in Maui right now. On my our beach. Watching those amazing sunsets with that wonderful warm humidity wrapped affectionately around her, and the frothy shore break crashing against the golden, sandy beach. I’ve been watching her Facebook feed with a big ‘ol smile on my face. It made me open up my own beach […]

PJ 303 – an upcycled link party

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Welcome to Party Junk 303 – an upcycled link party Every Friday, 7 PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Hey everyone! Glad to have you back! I didn’t really make much this past week, as cleaning my workshop was my focus. So it’s nice to vicariously live through these creative junk projects.  Here are a few highlights […]

9 – Stacking reclaimed wood for airflow, and hiding stuff with a faux chest

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Vision watching a cartoon. All these looney tune characters are trying to stuff an itty bitty building full with heaps of reclaimed wood. So they toss huge bundles over their shoulders, and darting at road runner speed, they huff and they puff and they PUSH the stuff in. Upon impact, the wildly bulging building separates at the seams for just […]

A major farmhouse reno at my childhood farm – Part 2

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This story is a continuation of A bikeride to my land with a new partner.  In a nutshell, my son and I had gone on an unexpected VERY long bike ride, and my heart pined to cruise past my childhood farm. But I was hesitant to see it for a multitude of reasons. When we ended up heading […]