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New dishwasher for the 1400
This last week, I received an email from the tenants of the 1400 with a few “minor problems”. One of the issues was the dishwasher. The last time they ran the dishwasher it didn’t drain. The water had pooled in the bottom, so I assumed the drain in the bottom was clogged. Last time this [...]
READ MORE »Planting the Garden
Finally finished the garden by planting some great veggies! Put the following plants in and coated with a layer of pine bark, espresso colored mulch. 5 Tomatoes – Heirloom, Cherry, Early Girl, Celebrity, Roma 1 Squash 1 Zucchini 2 Bell Peppers – Yellow and Green
READ MORE »Finishing the Garden
While training for a marathon your knees can hurt a little bit. Add on top of that trying to kick a shovel into Virginia clay and that is what I’ve been doing the past few weeks. I guess that is why it’s taken me longer than I expected to finish building the garden box. After [...]
READ MORE »Adding a Garden
It’s finally warming up in Arlington! A tradition of mine, has been to plant some seeds inside and then try to plant them outside. It started a while back at my old house when a bunch of 25 year old guys (including myself) decided to live off the land. We dug up some dirt, and [...]
READ MORE »New House, New Dining Room
The dining room when we moved in had the lower half, below the chair rail, covered with pine tongue and groove boards. It was evident that it wasn’t in place of drywall, but on top of dry wall or some kind of back. So after considering the risk of what we might find behind the [...]
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