As I mentioned a few days ago, I bought a new washer and dryer. The old washer and dryer, pictured here, were really on their last collective legs.
For several months now the washer made metal on metal noises any time the spin cycle ran, and within the last month the dryer started making a thumping [...]
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Out with the old, in with the LG
Hey let’s ride bikes!
First, a joke:
How many ADD kids does it take to change a lightbulb?
I don’t know, how many.
Hey, let’s go ride bikes!
I don’t think that’s exactly how it went when I first heard the joke but it’s pretty darn similar. Anyway…over the weekend we went bike shopping for David. I already have a bike (Specialized Hardrock [...]
The Circle of Life - Mantis Style
This weekend we were treated to the births of hundreds of Praying Mantis’. We have egg sacks all over the back yard, but this was the first time we had actually seen the birthing process in progress.
Starting at about mid-morning, the mantis’ burst forth from their birthing chamber and took over the cabana. Here you [...]
Liquid Iris
This is part of Heath’s Did You Know? series of posts.
Gardeners - did you know that you can cause problems in your home if you cut Iris blooms and use them in floral arrangements?
Why is this? Because when an Iris bloom is cut from the plant, within 48 hours it will begin to liquefy. That’s [...]
