Recently, I filled you guys in on a few ways to save water around the house. Many were quick and simple tips and repairs that anyone could make. However, an eagle-eyed reader noted a blinding …
Written by: Leroy
In this continuing series on disaster prep I wanted to talk to you today about an important topic for everyone, WATER. Sure, you might not be thinking about a bottle of Evian when there’s a …
Written by: Leroy
Recently I had some old concrete removed from my yard. It worked out pretty well. I put an ad on craigslist for free fill and a few days later I got an email from a …
Written by: Leroy
Well Sandy has had her way with us on the East Coast. I live in Delaware, exactly Dela…where, and was lucky enough to be on the south side of the storm. For reference Sandy hit …
Written by: Leroy
Well for some of us out there the summer was pretty brutal. Little to no rainfall for most of July caused drought conditions over much of the US. Much of the central part of the …
Written by: Leroy
Let it be known, I’ll use any excuse to listen to and promote old Pretenders songs. As far as I’m concerned, you just don’t hear tunes from Chrissie Hynde and her crew nearly enough. That’s …
Written by: Jen
In December, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its list of the cities with the best and worst tap water. This wasn’t merely a taste test (tastes like chicken!). For three years, the EWG measured …
Written by: Jen
When Marc suggested a little while ago that HomeFixated readers might want to read about underground cisterns, I nodded and said that was a good idea. Then I ran off to find out what they …
Written by: Jen