We’ve done a fair bit of renovation around the house over the years, and it has been documented on this blog. It always feels great once a project has been completed, but there is always one last step before it is truly finished: the clean-up. No matter how big your renovation project was, there will […]
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Chicory with ham and cheese
Leafy vegetable season is upon us and on of the first local garden ingredients that will show up in the kitchen is chicory. Also called Belgian endive or witlof, is a slightly bitter tasting vegetable that is grown indoors or under ground to prevent sunlight from reaching the plant. The lack of sunlight prevents the […]
Homemade tomato ketchup
We have been harvesting quite a few tomatoes from our greenhouse these past few weeks. Yesterday I decided to give homemade tomato ketchup a try and it was a great success! As with many nice foods, it took a lot longer to make than to eat it. I only made a fairly small batch to […]
10 Easy Steps to Make Your Laminate Countertops Look Exactly Like Granite
Replacing countertops in your kitchen can be quite expensive. If your counters are currently in a good condition, but you are looking for a way to upgrade them without the expense of replacing them, consider a faux finish that will give them to get the high end look of granite or natural stone, at a […]
Breathing New Life Into Our Old Saltbox Home
About 10 years ago, we completely remodeled our old house in Stratford CT to increase its re-sale value. It was an older farmhouse, ~110-years-old, and it took a great deal of work to upgrade the underlying infrastructure. The house was gutted of all existing wiring and plumbing, and completely new electrical and plumbing systems were […]
I Finally Got The Master Suite I Always Wanted
I remodeled my house a year ago. This was a move I wanted in order to make my house bigger. At first, I didn’t feel my house was big enough. Although I felt this way, I wasn’t sure if remodeling the house would be the best move. Upon debating my options, I finally chose something. […]
Our Kitchen Remodel Was A Huge Inconvenience But It Was Totally Worth The Hassle When It Was Done
About five years ago we decided to remodel a large part of our house to make room for my new baby sibling. Since we were already doing this renovation of adding another room, we decided to also completely redo our kitchen. This was an incredible stressful procedure because it involved eliminating my brother’s room in […]
I Love Gardening For Many Reasons
I have a raised box garden in my backyard. I use a raised garden because the soil where I live is very hard, rocky and not very fertile. To break it up and amend it for a garden would be more work than it is worth. It’s also a semi-arid area in the midst of […]
Even “Small” Home Improvement Projects Take Longer Than Expected
A few years ago I had my bathroom remodeled. Mold and mildew was an issue, even on the ceiling of this 100 year old home, water was clearly leaking into the one wall the tub was set against. The bottom of the wood molding was literally rotting and the wood around was soft from water […]
A Gardening Competition With My Wife
Our inaugural post here on Garden Bridge Trust comes from Gio, whom enjoys gardening for many reasons. I enjoy having my garden for many reasons. My garden helps me relax and to focus my energy on the positive nature of helping a plant grow and help the world. When I am in my garden, nothing […]