Category: Home Stuff

Dates: May 29 – June 7, 2020 Location: Victoria, BC Activity: Staycation Ok, so here is what I have been up to on the last few days off, poking around the house… Backyard weeding The back corner of our lot attracts a lot of growth...

Father’s Day came and went this past June. I think we were at a swim meet with the kids. I was thinking of my Dad, of course. Although he passed on in 2008, I continue to dream about him frequently. We’re often working at the...

Yah, we like our low-flush toilet, and installed this baby in 2007.  Saves us so much water every year, which is great, because here in the CRD we got major extra utility charges to deal with this sewage project that is going on. I wanted...

Got into some conversation today about sourdough bread with some loaf enthusiasts, and was relating recent activity in the home-kitchen. Thought I would offer up a link into a recent Instagram post about the sourdough sandwich loaves that I am currently cranking out. There sure...

I have this sourdough starter, and no, I have not named it.  I should say “them”, perhaps, as there are 2 of them.  They live in the fridge together, and come out to feed on a regular basis.  They need to feed, and develop themselves,...

Well, every 20 years or so it’s probably time to replace a faulty wooden fence – you know the kind, the sort of fences that have been propped up by angled-support stilts, and really wobble in a heavy storm. Summer 2014 is the year for...