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Hello, Lea! It is good to have you here. You are right about home ownership. Confucius says, "When a Man finishes his house he dies." Your home is always in need of something. Evidently it is what keeps us alive.

According to my spouse it is putting water inside buildings. Yep! Another bathroom needs attending. We are hoping the tenants move out soon -- they are behind in their rent -- so we can properly redo the entire bathroom, but tomorrow we'll be working on the bathtub/shower faucet. When the...

Success! The master bathroom redo is done! (Okay, there are a few details yet, but it works finished.) Here is a photo of the finished plumbing behind the scenes. Notice the one black pipe! I learned today why black pipe is required in natural gas applications, but seldom used (or not...

Monday, instead of finishing the sink and base, someone (DH wants his shower back) decided to start on the tub. It's been nearly 40 years since the tub was installed and, of course, tub faucets have changed. The new mixer has a male thread going up to the shower while the old mixer had the...

After nearly 40 years, it was time to redo the master bathroom. When we built the house, we put carpeting throughout the bedroom, closets, and bathroom. I hated carpeting in the bathroom! I moved to the main bathroom and left the master bath to the master. Check out the tub enclosure color. It's...

This is not much of a remodel unless you count a new sink and vanity. Here's our redo of a small apartment bathroom. I am hoping to show it step by step, but already missed out on the 'before' shot. Have to be quick when DS is working. First thing out, after shutting off the water was the...

My DIL does excellent work. My only complaint is that she uses my son as her palette. I have to look long and hard to see the baby I raised under all the dragons, flower, eagles, mermaids, etc.

@Gary Jones, you are a painter, as in you paint inside or outside of buildings or as in painter/artist? My DIL does painting as in murals . . . . . . . and painting as in body art. DS does painting outside. . . . . . . . and painting inside. . . . . . . . and furniture building and design. I...

Welcome, Angela, from south-est, central-est Wisconsin! Unfortunately, this forum is not as active as I would like. A remodeling project is usually a "do and done" activity so folks stop by with specific problems or questions and leave when the work is done. I am a retired educator so my...

This is THE time of year. I should be out today looking. Son didn't find many yet earlier this week, but I do have a few dehydrated already.

Heard of an "activist" movement on Mother's Day suggesting no one should send flowers to people. "You tear the reproductive part of the plant off and give it to your mother with thanks for. . . what?"

Last night I purchased an 8' x 8' flat bed trailer. Today, son picked it up for me. Now I am looking for the perfect chicken coop to build on top. Being mobile means no increase in property taxes for the building. Being movable also means I can site the coop right beside the neighbors'...

So neat! So envious, Farmer D! Both of the hive and the swarm.

@Colored Egg Farmer, the LED you purchase will have a listing of its usage hours. They will last many, many times longer than an incandescent bulb. However, the usage hours shown is the length of time the LED will operate at a minimum of 50%. As Britesea stated, the LEDs will begin to lose...

How-Dee! Welcome from south-est, central-est Wisconsin, @Must Bee Kiddin' Farm. Sounds like you have been working hard and have a good start toward your goal of self-sufficiency. Happy to meet you. Jump right in and get your feet wet here on SS. Love that avatar. One of yours? She looks like a...

Yup! Much better. I have never had a dream with a goat on my back and all my horse dreams have me riding off into the horizon toward exciting adventure.

Can't quite remember the dream I had last night, but I do remember being followed around my car by a hippopotamus. I kept remember hearing that more people in Africa are killed by hippos than by carnivorous predators each year. Thank's @sumi! I'm sure this is just what I need for a more restful...

@Roddy, welcome to SS! So pleased to make your acquaintance! It sounds as if you are very knowledgable about this topic. Thank you for bringing it up again. As time passes, more and more of our members are researching solar options for getting "off the grid". Revisiting old topics puts the...

@sumi, I love that one.

Welcome to SS from south-est, central-est Wisconsin. Always happy to meet new folks, especially from different parts of the world. Glad to have you with us on the journey to self-sufficiency.