The Old Macintosh Gets a Face
Ramblings More than a Quarter Century A whimsical gift became the latest chapter in the story of on…
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So Long to the Dwarf Alberta Spruce
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Yard A Somewhat Sad Moment After years beside the back steps, a favorite evergreen had finally outg…
Legacy Project: The Front Walkway
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Outdoors Non-traditional Fun! An unexpected sewer repair led to a creative front walkway solution t…
Building a Paver Base for a Rain Barrel
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Back Yard A Firm Foundation After years of faithful service, one rain barrel needed something simpl…
Sidewalk Edger Restoration: The Old Tool I Didn't Know I Needed
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Restoration Sometimes the old ways still work best, especially when they're easier on the knees…
Fence Replacement Wrap-up Post (a year late)
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Fences Finishing the Backyard Fence Project at House 173 A year later, it's finally time to fin…
Replacing the Old Fences: Part 4
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The Back Fence First - a little disclaimer: This part of the fence was actually completed as far …
Replacing the Old Fences: Part 3
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The South Fence By the end of May (oh how fast the months roll on!) the east, west and north side …
Replacing the Old Fences: Part 2
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Significant Progress! When we left off a couple weeks ago, the front yard fence was up and a lot o…
Replacing the Old Fences: The Start
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At long last, 173 is undergoing an actual project! And you know - it's an amazing reminder of …
Fixing an Old Bird Feeder: Twenty Years of Birds, Squirrels, and Memories
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Or Should I Say Squirrel Feeder? Some things become part of a home's story simply because they …
Sometimes We Need a Distraction
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Fixing a Trash-Picked Watering Can When I sat to write this post I hesitated because the subject is…
The Birdhouses at 173
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Homes for Everyone! From homemade plywood houses to real nests in the lilacs, the birds have always…
Early Spring 2019
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Coming Out of A Long Cold Winter A walk through the gardens as another long Northeast winter finall…
Ode to the Hemlock at 173
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The Hemlock Will Not Countenance Despair Sometimes the hardest part of gardening isn't planting…
173 in Bloom - the back yard
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I've been a little delinquent getting back to this mini-series , but here we are! We left off …
173 in Bloom - the side yard
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Now we move onto the Side Yard portion of this mini-series about the various flower beds and gard…
173 in Bloom - the corner beds
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An Apt Description The last post highlights the front yard here at 173 and, while the front yard i…
173 in Bloom: The Front Yard
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Let the Pictures Tell the Story I'm resisting the temptation to do "before and after"…
2018 Summer in Bloom at 173!: A Mini-Series
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Study of an Urban Garden While 173 rests on a rather small city plot, the gardens make it feel like…