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I don't worry too much about planning dinner, but I do cook at home as much as possible because I eat out a lot as I travel for work. It's funny how that works.... I used to love to eat out, but...

Why not plant cherry tomatoes and leaf lettuce in pot and place them in front of the window ?
I mean if there is a will... there is a way.

Unless a man or woman is capable of maintaining it herself like cutting the grass, painting, they are better renting.
The reason being that a house will always being a on going project (even new)...

Hahahahahaha... NO !

Take a look at pine straw.... It comes in bales and most bugs don't like it.
Benefits being it does not blow away like regular mulch and doesn't decay like shredded wood.

I grow my own garlic every year, that's how much I like it.

When I built my house, I went to Home Depot or you can go to Lowes with a measurement of your kitchen and they have a program that will help you design a nice kitchen. Just make sure you make a note...

I would use a crush and run type gravel (it has a lot of powered in it), compact it and then lay a layer of heavy plastic to control moisture from coming thru the concrete. The gravel under the...

I while back I made a post about utilizing tires in order to effectively controlling water erosion
http://www.countrybynet.com/forums/outdoor/25488-cheap-retaining-wall-tip.html

Here is my...

Baited live trap... you can purchase at any tractor supple store (cheapest price) or co op or hardware store. Maybe even borrow one from a neighbor ?

Newjerseymike.... The cats were the ones that were destroying my paint job by jumping (scratching) on my vehicle, but that has been resolved with the live trap placed in a area above ground since...

1/4 cup of olive oil and honey... interesting. I do use the oil but no where that much

Do you premix your yeast in warm water or add it into the flour dry ?

Although I live in the country, its also a residential area meaning that I have neighbors... shooting them with my .45 or my 16 ga is not an option... LOL

What a beautiful creature... I could easily tolerate a bobcat over a ferrel house cat any day.
I bought a live trap 2 weeks ago to reduce the population of half ferrel cats that have wiped out the...

I was having a discussion with a friend yesterday, means to control these semi ferrel cats I have roaming around that have and continue to scratch up the pickup while climbing on it. He suggested...

I like the new version.... nice going

My latest adventure has been making fresh pizza dough, with interesting results I might add.
I wonder what these pizza makers use to add flavor in the dough.

I'm looking at doing the same thing however I'm thinking about a mobile home frame or a old flatbed trailer frame and anchoring it down.

In both cases you it will require maint such as painting. You will be subjected to termite and wood rot with T-111 ... I know this because my 12 yr old shed is now infested with them and I'm facing...

I have a little bit of a delema here and would like some input...

The only place I can build my barn is where there is a slight slope to the rear, about 18" over a 40 foot in one corner and about...

I own and drive a semi truck that has to go over my cement pad in front of my garage. what I did was first made sure of a solid base... without that your concrete will just crack and break up. I...

Like a house, just use a heavy guage plastic. However you might want to lay down a moisture barrier on the ground under the chair/rebar. This should help you keep those pesky fire ants from...

I might be wrong here, but you really don't need footers if its not a load bearing wall.

If you are sinking poles into the ground... why not just put your poles in, wrap the bottom with a pressure...

Are shutters suppose to be smaller that the window frame and if so, how much smaller is acceptible ?

The outside frame of my windows are 53".

Thanks for the reply...

Tenn's frostline is only like 4" at best.
The reason I was thinking of attatching the concrete is so it doesn't fall while back filling. Something has to support the wall...