Tag Archives: home improvement

Summer Landscape Camp

Posted on 8 June, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I read an ad the other day for a “Farm Camp” for kids. They spend a few weeks of their Summer vacation milking cows and goats, collecting eggs, etc. I thought, “What a racket!” I’m putting an ad in the … Continue reading →

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Digging In The Dirt

Posted on 9 April, 2007 by BigBlueFrog

Faithful Reader, You will recall the hilarity that ensued when Darla and I added onto our house. Part of that project was to improve the drainage on the uphill front of the house by adding some rainwater basins and a … Continue reading →

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Weather Made for Yiddish

Posted on 9 August, 2006 by BigBlueFrog

Oy vey, it’s hot out there! I’m schvitzing all over the place. Something about this heat brings out the plaintive Jew in me. Never mind that I have no discernable Jewish heritage. (Mel Gibson has plenty of other reasons to … Continue reading →

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Another Early Start To The Season and A Rant

Posted on 12 June, 2006 by BigBlueFrog

Tropical Storm Alberto This is not a good sign. Alberto probably isn’t a danger to my area of the Coast, but a storm forming this early in the season is exactly what we didn’t want to see, especially since my … Continue reading →

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Would You Like A Little Cheese With That Whine?

Posted on 11 May, 2006 by BigBlueFrog

I wish you could bottle frustration. If I could bottle frustration, I would fill up a big bottle with how I’ve felt for the last few months, put a cork in it and sit it on the shelf. I’d turn … Continue reading →

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