http://www.ranchtastic.com Lost in the woods... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:44:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This weekend, your number is up. http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/06/leaves-br600-br600-leaves/ Privet removal Tree maintenance and removal http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/06/yard-work/ To the left of our front door there's an old wall sconce with a yellow glass orb. It's always been pretty dirty and threw off a bright but diffuse light. Yesterday the bulb blew so I got a new one. Since it has a translucent glass orb I got an ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/02/retro-sconce/ My friend Ben and I have a thing for difficult projects. His fascination is Alfa Romeos, quirky yet fun Italian cars that are stylish and sporty. He owns a couple, and is constantly improving and maintaining them. Italian engineering in the 1980s tended to focus more on style and performance ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/02/maintenance/ Ranchtastic has four (4!) fireplaces. All were used heavily, and all are now black with soot. It makes them look pretty ugly and dark. Soot is hard to remove, but I found a product online called Speedy White. I tried a little of it in the BBQ in the kitchen ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/02/speedywhite-cleans-soot/ We're just two months away from a year in our house. As the year gets started, I am beginning to think of starting to make The Plan - what will be done to the house and grounds in the years to come. Ideas, in no particular order: Foundation/Structural/Drainage Fix foundation sag along front ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2008/01/hello-2008/ http://www.ranchtastic.com/2007/10/the-end-is-near/ Sometimes, I have extreme distaste for the functionals of this house. Especially the plumbing. I arrive home and walk through the carport under the deck and notice gallons and gallons of water flowing out of the sewer cutoff and down under the deck. !!!! This after mysterious water puddles found in ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2007/09/i-hate-everything/ Much work at the house lately, the last few weekends have been busy. The large tree to the left of the Deck Oak has been cut down: ... need to cut it into smaller bits and haul away the twigs. My neighbor behind us kindly built these plywood sides for my new truck ... http://www.ranchtastic.com/2007/08/of-trees-and-flowers/ I just realized I had comments set to wait for moderation, which I almost never have time to do. All pending non-junk comments are now posted, and new comments should show up immediately. http://www.ranchtastic.com/2007/07/comments-fixed/