Dreaming of a new kitchen

One of the areas of the house which really needs attention is the kitchen. I won’t go into detail, but it is sad. Broken hinges scraped wood, and worst of all someone decided to put varathane on the doors and vanity pieces but clearly didn’t prepare it properly if it can be prepared so that…

Junior Ikea carpenter

I’ve joked for years about being an Ikea carpenter. Part of this is of course because Philip is an award-winning carpenter. My talent seems to lie in assembling, not creating. Philip’s talent in this area seems endless… Jason and I are somewhere on the other end of the spectrum. Which is strange when you think…

Where did all the wood chips go?

Wendy and I were driving to work and just ahead of us was a truck pulling a wood chipper.  Now this is not an unusual sight around Toronto these days.  Every since our ice storm we have had piles of branches stacked by the side of the road.  Slowly the piles have disappeared but considering…