This is the first article in a series about Aran knitting. This article discusses the different patterns and their meanings as well as uses for them. I have been knitting since the age of seven. Lace and Aran knitting, the two most complicated types, have always been my favorites. I’m drawn to the challenges of ...
When it comes to doing projects that involve stone, bricks or concrete blocks, one of the most important materials to ensure that your project is a success is the mortar that holds them together. If you don’t mix the mortar correctly it can be weak and can cause your project to be unstable. That’s bad ...
I love to sew. I have learned to make clothes without using conventional patterns from friends over the years. It’s a lot of fun. When someone hands me a few yards of a cool-looking fabric, I begin to think about what to make of it. The length is often not enough to use a conventional ...
A new internet television series has received the Telly Award. The film, stage and television industries have their awards, and the internet has the Telly. For a new program to have such an impact to be awarded a Telly in their first season is incredible. But “Mark’s RV Garage” is incredible. Created and hosted by ...
If this product is on sale, I will pick it up and bring it home, as I did recently. A twenty- pound container cost $5.89, but had a $1 coupon on it. That put it ahead of the others by a mile, and price was an issue. I have used this product in the past, ...
I love Fresh Step Cat Litter and so do the cats I live with. It has a pleasing scent, eliminates odors of urine and fecal matter, and turns the liquid in to solid clumps that hold together when scooped. Tracking is no more prevalent with this litter than with any other. It comes in a ...
Instead of hiring a contractor to design and build a garden or gate for your yard, or lamenting the lack of choices (or prices) of kits at your local DIY store, do it yourself. Here are five designs you can build in a weekend. If you don’t have woodworking skills, perhaps you have a friend ...
In the late 1970’s, I had a 1977 Chevy Luv pickup truck. It was the era of “sport” trucks, like the Subaru Brat, the Toyota and others. The others were all listed as sport vehicles, so insurance rates were much higher. The Chevy Luv was listed as a small work truck. My insurance was less ...
I love working with wooden pallets. They’re free, abundant and easy to deal with. It’s free lumber. Look at them carefully; discard any that have oil or chemical stains. You may be able to paint over this and use them for stacking wood or other things on top. There are stamps on the wood that ...
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