Author Archives: Marisa

The Buck Stops Here

A Trader Bucks opened here in Logansport, Indiana.  We were so excited because we had decided to get a booth and become a vendor.  The idea had been that this year we would finally get some inventory built up and … Continue reading

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Basement Bedroom Ceiling Tile Redo

This is how it started. This small fairly inexpensive little part. It seemed so innocent, so well intentioned, so needed, right before it all went horribly, horribly wrong in a spectacular manner.

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Automate Print Head Cleaning To Prevent Clogs

Have you ever gone to print something and the printer either won’t print or prints streaks or has missing print?  Ink can dry and cause the print head to no longer be able to move ink through it.  Some kinds … Continue reading

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Chom Chom Roller Pet Hair Remover review

This review is not sponsored, we are not getting paid, they don’t even know we did it. It has nothing to do with woodworking, gardening, art, sewing, and I had promised myself I was going to cut back on review … Continue reading

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SVG creation using GIMP & Inkscape

Bill purchased some clear acrylic light kits to do laser engraving on.  Often the biggest hold up, for us, is the “need to do make something really spectacular and special” syndrome.  Because these kits are cool the search was on … Continue reading

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DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Battery Powered Pruner

The problem and the solution

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Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall

When it’s too little you have to step up your watering game.  We have been adding automatic watering solutions into our gardens and it’s been wonderful.  A problem that we have is getting water to areas that have no access … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day.  At our house we say that with flowers but not cut flowers with flats of flowers.  I bought, delivered, and then planted flowers for my mom, whose birthday fell very close to Mother’s Day, so she got … Continue reading

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Ryobi Cordless Power Scrubber

We live in the country and have well water and a septic system. A long time ago I learned, the hard way, that bleach is not my friend because it bonds with certain molecules and creates a brand new molecule … Continue reading

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Update on the Fi Dog Tracker

How does it work when you really need it to work?  The answer is better than a sharp stick in the eye.  Seriously we were all very thankful we had it.  We moved here with a puggle, think stomach with … Continue reading

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