Lately I've been appreciating a bit of seredipity in the entrance to the backyard. Back in 2011 I posted about how I wanted the entranc...

Welp, big projects have been afoot at Casa de Hammer. But it turns out that having a sibling die and then going through one of the most str...

Back in April  I wrote that we were going to remove the cedar tree  from our backyard. A huge thank you to everyone who gave me input on rem...

Big plans are afoot here. After dealing with a poorly sited Western red cedar for seven years, I've decided to have it removed. ...

I've been an insomniac my whole life. Last fall everything got way worse and I basically stopped sleeping. Things are a lot better now, ...

We haven't been very good lately at taking it easy on the weekends. Last weekend they were calling for rain but then on the Thursday bef...