Happy Easter everyone! Poem by Tom Mulhern … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Japanese Playhouse in New Zealand
The other day I received an email that made a ho-hum day into a really good one. The email I received was from Mark Staiger, a person I have never met before. Mark lives in New Zealand and saw the … [Read more...]
Modern Trellis / Brise Soleil
This is the subject for today - a modern trellis, although more accurately described as a brise-soleil ... a permanent vertical or horizontal sun shading device. This is a very simple one although it … [Read more...]
Homemade Easter Float
Easter is just around the corner and in my house that means lots of Cadbury chocolate eggs, the smell of vinegar mixed with the sound of Easter Egg dye pellets fizzing, but most importantly, it’s time … [Read more...]
Someone wants to buy my house
Believe it or not, but my wife and I are living in the 5th house we have bought together ... and I have loved them all. Looking back on all the houses we have owned, there wasn't a single one that I … [Read more...]
Modern Fence – Details
Modern fences aren't really fences at all - they're exterior walls. That might seem like semantics to you but it's a significant difference to me. We have a urban infill project where there is very … [Read more...]