Having chickens is a joy. They can be so much fun to watch. Their antics and shenanigans and personalities are often hysterical! Along with the joys come the realities of living in the country where there are coyotes and foxes… and when you have free range chickens… you loose a few. We decided that since … Continue reading The Story of Our “Female” Roosters (sigh)
Having spent most of my life outdoors and in extremely hot environments I’ve figured out a few handy ways to beat the heat. All of them inexpensive and easy to manage. The thing to keep in mind during high heat days is: managing the heat and maybe looking a bit silly (and a little abnormal) … Continue reading How to Beat the Heat
Traveling in the RV with the pets is like traveling with children. You have to be prepared to entertain them and take care of their needs. With this year’s tick season being extremely bad, we have found some helpful ways to combat the issue of happy dogs frolicking in tall grass vs bringing in nasty … Continue reading Tick Season and Helpful Hacks
Dad and I have always wanted a small greenhouse. Of course we always envisioned a glass Victorian structure of times past, but that’s beyond our budgets lol so we decided to purchase a modern one to make our dreams come true. Of course dad and I are both up there in the years but why … Continue reading New greenhouse! Yay!
We came up with this helpful little RV hack last year, but I wanted to wait to post about it until we had some long term testing data. The problem: we kept having wasps going into the compartment on the outside of the RV behind the refrigerator and building nests. This is not fun because … Continue reading How to Keep Wasps out of RV Refrigerator Compartment (exterior)
Likely you have read the two previously posts already and know we full time RV in a 20+ year old coach that was previously owned by my father. When he first purchased the coach he decided that they liked to have the outer door open to look out of it like a window, but all … Continue reading RV Screen Door Repair (plexiglass and screen combo)
If you read the previous post you know we just replaced the three door hinges on the RV. Since we had to remove the screen door to access the hinges this was also a good time to do some fun door decorating! If you’ve read my other posts you also know how much I love … Continue reading More RV Door Fun Stuff
As you may know we full time in a 20+ year old Bounder RV and door hinges seem to be an issue with this model. Apparently the manufacturer door hinges were made of aluminum, and after time the aluminum “rolls” causing the door to be misaligned and thus causing issues with opening the door (dragging … Continue reading Troubles with RV door hinges
If you are in to crafting, this is a simple project that works great in the smelly RV toilet area. No matter how much cleaning and septic smelly good chemicals you use… there is always that stinky septic tank smell that wafts up… especially on hot summer days! ugh! Nasty! What to do besides hold … Continue reading How To Combat Stinky RV Toilet/Septic Smells
If you have never been swarmed with the Asian Lady Beetles then consider yourself lucky! Those little buggers may look like cute lady bugs but they are a menace! They are a orange/brown color not like the red lady bug. They also bite! Their sting is rather painful and similar to a sweat bee. Enough … Continue reading How To Keep Those Asian Lady Beetles From Invading the Home and RV
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