Off the Rails

The end of summer is approaching. It's been a great one so far. Haven't really traveled, with my focus on little things around my ho...

Summer has hit Ohio (and most of the country) like a bag of bricks. Today it's only 87, and it feels downright springlike. Luckily, the ...

Here's a rendering of my bar done in Google Sketchup. Probably the coolest program I've seen in a long time. Hopefully I will sta...

Remember that countertop that I picked up a few weeks back? Well, it's going to serve as a top for an outdoor bar on my patio. The best ...

This has been the year to get the yard into shape. The front garden is more or less done for the year, and now I'm tackling the back. Ye...

My backyard is in need of help. I have several half ideas, but no kind of cohesive design. For years, I've wanted to do something with t...

Several weeks back, I bought a bicycle. The weather didn't cooperate for several weeks afterward, so I did't have a chance to try it...