Category Archives: House Project

Dees and Wrens

Posted on August 28, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Last Spring we had two pairs of birds staying in our birdhouses, one pair of Chickadees and one pair of Wrens. As it turns out, those two types of birds have different nesting habits. So I thought I would post … Continue reading →

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No Tooths

Posted on August 22, 2017 by kimerer_brian

We just plucked this from the garden. Gorgeous tomato. No tooth marks. I think we finally exported the miscreant who was eating our garden. And that’s the tooth.

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Caught the Momma

Posted on August 18, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Our Havahart® trap has been busy lately. We caught Bugs again…. But then, after reading a bit about bunnies, we found out that they do not even like tomatoes. It appears that the tomato-eating culprit is this guy…. The ‘possum is … Continue reading →

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Got Another One

Posted on July 4, 2017 by kimerer_brian

We caught another one in the trap, but this bunny turned out to be a ‘possum. Off we go to the woods again. These suckers are fast. This guy is just a blur. ‘Possum is such a cool word. Like … Continue reading →

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Bench

Posted on June 23, 2017 by kimerer_brian

This blog has been quiet recently because I have been busy building a bench to put in the mud room to have something to sit on while we change our shoes. Since we first moved into the house, we have had … Continue reading →

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Trap!

Posted on May 30, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Remember the cute little bunny in my previous post? You know, the one who was rumored to have been eating the flowers? This guy. Well, somebody said the word “Trap“, and this image immediately popped into my head. But then, … Continue reading →

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Nasty Storm, Indeed

Posted on March 17, 2017 by kimerer_brian

That wind/snow/sleet/rain storm on Tuesday took a toll on our Chickadee house. The house is looking kind of sad and hanging at an odd angle. Here’s a closer look. It looks like the front tiedown has broken. And yet, the … Continue reading →

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Woo Hoo!

Posted on February 12, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I FOUND MY MARBLES! That is a lot more difficult than you might think at my age. But there they are. The big Shooter in the middle….. That’s the Big Boss marble. I had these when I was a kid. … Continue reading →

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Marble

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Hey, look! Somebody found a marble (it wasn’t me). Nice looking marble. Blue. Cat eye. And it’s just sitting there, not rolling. Sweet.

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Still No Marble

Posted on February 2, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I still have not found any marbles to test my new shelf, however, I did find this: That is a ball bearing, which is very like a marble but heavier. It is an odd household where one cannot find a marble, … Continue reading →

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