Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, oh no… As most everyone knows, there are generally three types of Christmas trees available on the market; the artificial tree, the “Fresh-Cut” tree, and my favorite a Live tree that I can plant later. No matter what type of tree you get there are a few common sense […]
Safety Sunday: Halloween – 10 tips for Trick & Treaters
Would it really be Halloween without all those ghosts, goblins, and witches running around going Trick or Treat? From our great friend Nick @ Cupboards Kitchen & Bath 19 Interesting Facts on Halloween we can see that it has been going on since the 1800’s in America. As stated – “the end of the Harvest […]
Safety Sunday: Halloween – having a shockingly good time
Ahhh Halloween, with all the trick and treaters, haunted houses, costume parties and balls; easily turns a regular night into and oh so fun night. Quite a few of my friends actually spend more time planning for Halloween & decorating than they do for Christmas & it appears that this idea has been spreading. Instead […]
Independence Day Safety – Fireworks
July 4th, 1776 — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent […]
Holiday Checklist – The day after
First off, we hope everyone had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. Many people will be heading out today for the annual gift exchange / returns, while plenty of others will go out shopping with all those gift cards they got. If you have been following along with our Holiday […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas – DIY Version
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung on the mantle with care, covering the missing tiles that hopefully would soon be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of a finished playroom dancing in […]
December and the Winter Holiday Maintenance Checklist
Welcome to the first month of winter, which actually starts on the 21st of this month. I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and are looking forward to Christmas, New Years or whichever holiday(s) you observe. Seeing everyone is basically scrambling to get ready for all the office Christmas parties, Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas […]
Ten Tips to quickly and safely install Christmas Lights
We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and are looking forward to Christmas. Thanksgiving weekend is the typical time to start planning on getting those Christmas Lights put up, so we offer you our top ten tips for hanging your Christmas lights quickly and safely. If you are looking for additional tips and tricks […]
Holiday Checklist – Getting ready for the Holiday’s
Part 2 – Getting ready for the Holiday’s While most of us love the holiday season, we can easily do without the crowds, the commercialism, and the associated pressures. While we have some of these items listed in our Monthly Maintenance Checklists, we designed the following Holiday Checklist specifically to help you organize your life […]
November – Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist
Welcome to the last full month of fall. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are just around the corner and most of us have probably gone from looking forward to the leaves changing colors to hoping they will just hurry up and fall off already. For most everyone here, the gardening days are now going on […]