This is my dining room lately. It’s my favorite place right now. I’ve always wanted a screened-in gazebo. I need screening because bugs feast on me like no tomorrow, and I dislike smelling like DEET all the time. Seriously, as soon as I step outside, the mosquitoes and black flies descend upon me within minutes, [...]
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Sidewalks Are Sizzling
June 10, 2011
After an outright rainy spring (we were literally deluged with rain), June is dry and HOT. Man, can’t it EVER just be 70 degrees and perfect for stretch of time? Things bob up and down too much. Anyway, I haven’t been cooking much in this heat. My region broke records this week with 97 degrees [...]
Grill Problems
September 3, 2010
Hm. I’ve only owned two grills in my life, and both had problems with the ignitor immediately after I bought it. Is it some flaw in the designs of these things??? The ignitor is a tiny, battery-operated ignition. It provides a small spark that lights the flame of the grill. The ignitor for my old [...]

July 13, 2011
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