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Wood you be mine?28 comments

thedailydish wrote 3 months ago: Here in Maine, a state with vast quantities of firewood, people are struggling to heat their homes. … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Colonial Houses, firewood, fuel, heating fuel, Heating Oil, Home heating, I LOVE MY WOOD STOVE!!, Maine

My first vlog - the house tour!39 comments

thedailydish wrote 8 months ago: My amazing husband bought me a new iPhone last weekend. For those who might be rolling their eyes th … more →

Tags: Vlogging, Colonial Houses, Fun, Home Sweet Home, house tours, iPhone, iphone video, My First Vlog, my husband is the best

The Finished Deck.32 comments

thedailydish wrote 10 months ago: Aren’t friends great?  I mean aside from good company, they’re always there to remind yo … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, All done., Deck Building, DIY, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Home Repair, postaweek2011, replacing a deck

The Chickominium42 comments

thedailydish wrote 10 months ago: A month ago I introduced you to the adorable fluff balls known as Fred, Cuddles and the rest of the … more →

Tags: Life, building a chicken coop, Building Stuff, Chicken coops, Chickens, DIY, Getting It Done, home depot, Home Depot is our second home

I hate yew. 47 comments

thedailydish wrote 12 months ago: Ever feel like a hamster on a wheel?  Me too.  Especially this past weekend.  My husband and I have … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, gardening, Home Depot is our second home, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, I hate yew., i need a vacation SO BAD., Leisure activities, postaweek2011

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?29 comments

thedailydish wrote 1 year ago: Last week was Vacation Week here in Maine, known elsewhere as Spring Break.  Some people travel, oth … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Colonial Houses, DIY, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Life, postaweek2011, Spring Break, Spring Cleaning

All in a weekend.. (aka THE DECK)52 comments

thedailydish wrote 1 year ago: SO. This past weekend when I should have been walking in Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5K, I was e … more →

Tags: deck repair, DIY, Home Improvement, Home Repair, Home Sweet Home, le sigh, Life, owning a fixer upper, postaweek2011

Then and Now.35 comments

thedailydish wrote 1 year ago: Over the weekend my husband found an old real estate listing for our house.  It was so neat I wanted … more →

Tags: Home, Colonial Houses, Home Sweet Home, photos, postaweek2011, Then and Now

Spider Village & Ladybug Land12 comments

thedailydish wrote 1 year ago: When I was little I was deathly afraid of spiders.  So much so, that when I found a big ugly one on … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Life, happiness, Fear, Humor, Nature, life with bugs, spiders, The Francis Waldo-Daniel Dole House

The Office31 comments

thedailydish wrote 1 year ago: I know you’ve been wondering where I’ve been.  While I’d like to offer some excuse … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Carlisle wide plank flooring, Colonial Homes, Colonial Houses, DIY, (Hard) Work, Historic homes, Home Improvement, home office

The Garden Project.22 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Sorry for the lack of posting, my husband & I have been chained out in the garden.  HHAHAHAH … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Home Improvement, gardening, Home Restoration, enlightenment through home repair, perennial and herb garden, our grass is re-growing!!

Vacation Week37 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Last week was Vacation Week here in Maine. If you are picturing me lounging in the sun, fruity drink … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, animals, Work, complaining, Household chores, Home Improvement, Home Ownership, Old Houses, Life stranger than fiction

The Kitchen Project.24 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Eight months ago, my husband & I bought a new house.  And by new, I really mean 250 years old an … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Home Improvement, DIY, Colonial Houses, Kitchens, Kitchen Remodeling, budget remodeling, New Appliances, our new kitchen

C'mon baby light my fire.19 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Let’s talk about WOOD. That’s right; Wood!  You know, the stuff that grows on (and is) t … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Maine, firewood, stacking firewood, wood stove, burn baby burn, Wood, Learning Curves, Outdoor Skills

The Birth of a Dining Room33 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Ask any parent.  Once you have a baby, your life is not your own.  As a mother, I understand this.  … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Portland; Maine, Home Improvement, DIY, Colonial Houses, Stroudwater Village, Home Restoration, enlightenment through home repair, The Birth of a Dining Room

40 turkeys in my backyard21 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: A while back I posted about our Turkeys.  WELL.  Apparently wild turkeys LOVE snow.  b/c right now i … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Life, snow day, Nature, wild turkeys, Life In Maine

Catching up.21 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Many, MANY thanks for all the well wishes.  I am finally feeling normal again, thank GOD.  This epis … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Meniere's disease, Vertigo, Dizziness, Life, Humor, low sodium cooking, Home Improvement, DIY

Welcome to our next project!16 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Re-tiling the upstairs bath.  A before shot: Not bad, huh?  Unfortunately, the 50s asbestos tile is … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, DIY, bathroom upgrades, tiling projects, bathroom tile, wish us luck

Leaf peeping (but mostly raking)8 comments

thedailydish wrote 2 years ago: Hope you all had a swell weekend.  The weather here in Maine was GORGEOUS!  We spent the better part … more →

Tags: Home Sweet Home, Life, happiness, Yard Work, autumn


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