DIY: How to Make a Backyard Firepit Out of a Salvaged Dryer Drum

My husband and I are fire fans. Fans of fire. Bonfires in particular. We live on a military base and have a very small fenced in back yard, ...

And that's all my phone has to say about that...

  planted some grass seed in our back yard. it is amazing for the amount it rains out here how dry stuff can get. and how moss can choke out...

Getting married is quite the chore...

So, I am getting married in 64 days. No big deal. The reality sure hasn't sunk in yet, although I do have sudden moments of mind blowing...

Hello, Hurricane (Irene)

Collection of shots from Hurricane Irene, as promised: In Summation: Power outages, fallen trees, downed wires, gas outages, leaves, leaves,...

What really happened last week...

I told you I was going to school. But that was a lie. Sort of. I was supposed to begin my college course load on Monday. My family was suppo...

Camping at the beach.

Last weekend I joined my aunt, uncle and my two cousins in a tent for some camping. Also along for the adventure were my "other family...

On philosophy and throw pillows...

"The success and happiness of a person can be measured by the amount of throw pillows they possess." I'm pretty sure some phil...