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I turned my foot sideways, and gently scooted another tarantula out of the way with it. This was the third one I had to gently scoot out of the way as I went about my watering routine. As I watched the latest angry arachnid crawl off in a huff, it once again occurred to me [...]

I have been battling mice off and on in the house ever since we had all that remodeling done. Between the holes Nick left when he did his thing, and the holes the a/c people left when they did their thing, the mice had plenty of points of entry into the house. During the day [...]

My days right now are revolving around the sun. Or rather, revolving around staying out of it as much as possible when working in the yard. That’s why I begin my daily gardening routine each morning in the front yard. As I chase the shade around the house each day to water the plants I [...]

After nearly three weeks of constant hard blowing winds, the air was still enough Tuesday to enjoy a little time outside. After settling into a chair in the oasis, I began to survey the damage winter had done to the yard. One thing I noticed very quickly was that last year’s hail storms had badly [...]

The remodeling that began in 2007 was finally completed during the beginning of 2008, so in many ways, 2008 was the year of the house for me. I spent the next few months happily redecorating and thoroughly enjoying our newly remodeled home. Oh, and cleaning my lovely remodeled house. The change in my [...]