Category: House/Home

So, the other day I talked about things needing to be fixed around the house once we got back from our trip. Well time to add one more to the list – the dryer. I went to get laundry out of the dryer the other day and half of it was still quite wet. So,…

As you all know I recently got back from 7 weeks in 3 foreign countries. I hope you have been enjoying reading about the trip from my point of view. There is much more to come. I think you are about half way through the trip at this point (or thereabouts). Well, once we got…

A couple weeks ago I noticed some black flakes of something on some laundry that came out of the washing machine. At first I thought it was residue from the gasket on the washer. So, my wife and I scrubbed it, and then ran a vinegar and baking soda wash on it. It seemed slightly…

So, after a couple weeks I finally have a grill that is complete. The store was able to order me a replacement lid. I did decide to use the grill with the hole in the lid a couple times and it worked really well, even with a hole in the lid. But the new lid…

I grill dinner for our family in one way or another a couple times a week most of the time. Sometimes more and sometimes less. The last couple weeks the grill hasn’t been working as well as it had been. Not heating up nearly the same amount, and it didn’t look like one of the…

So, late last week I was in our basement when I heard noise. It wasn’t a good noise. It was the sound of water hitting the ceiling of the basement bathroom. Thankfully there is an access panel there, and I stuck my head up there and sure enough the toilet was leaking when it was…