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DIY Greywater System: Save money, save the world!

Being a first time home owner puts one in a position to be bombarded from all directions from all sorts of brand spankin’ new challenges. Just finding a home that won’t be taken from you with hordes of cash offers in Southern California is maddening. I believe at last count, I put in about 60 offers on houses. You get to the point where you don’t even have time to see some houses in the flesh, it’s gone that fast. Continue reading “DIY Greywater System: Save money, save the world!”

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Repurposing An Old Privacy Fence

It was a cold December morning back in 2012. Well, as cold as San Diego gets in December that is. I had just bought my first home and was overly excited about all the projects I had rolling around in my mind. The house itself had just been flipped by investors so I had little work to do inside. Which suited me just fine and dandy because the outside is where I was itching to get busy. But there was a huge privacy fence smack dab in the center of my backyard. Continue reading “Repurposing An Old Privacy Fence”

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Passion fruit vine as a natural privacy fence

You’ve heard of keeping up with the Jones’ before. How about keeping away from the Jones’? Sometimes having a bit of privacy for your yard is a great way to escape into your own paradise without the feeling of prying eyes. Seriously, weird guy who lives in a RV and drinks brandy from red Solo cups. What’s your deal? Perhaps today is a good day for pants?! I digress. Continue reading “Passion fruit vine as a natural privacy fence”