Reading Time: 2 minutesNo work shrub stump removal No work shrub stump removal is possible. My mugo pine hasn’t been looking well for the past two summers. I watered it and gave it some extra care but it didn’t respond. I believe that it is about thirty plus years old so it may just be time for it to go.… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesLED bulbs and You Choosing LED bulbs and you are going to meet in the future if you haven’t met already. Whenever an old incandescent bulb burns out we are faced with a question. Do we replace them with LED bulbs? LED light bulbs will cost more. But LED bulbs are rated for a longer life cycle,… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdd a photo collage to your post Add a photo collage to your post? The question becomes, why would you want a photo collage? Do you sometimes have more photos you’d like to include in your post but you know every photo will slow down the page load speed? Page load speed and story telling It’s… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesProblem: Image will not Align properly Image will not Align properly. This is the exact problem I was having with my website. I knew how to use the align code and the use of the float code. I could use it on any image in my post and control where the text should be placed. However when… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe one plant you do not want in your yard Do you have small children or pets? If so, this is one plant you do not want in your yard. This plant is beautiful with showy flowers. This makes it an attractive plant for the yard. However, this plant’s parts, flowers, stems, leaves, and roots are… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesPedestrians drivers and rolling stops Pedestrians drivers and rolling stops are a recipe for disaster. If you are a rolling stop type driver your part of the problem. Thousands of pedestrians a year are injured or killed by drivers not coming to a complete stop. What is a complete stop? Let’s define a complete stop? I guess the… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesPancreatitis and Choosing a Dog Food Having a dog with pancreatitis and choosing a dog food for her is something I had to do recently. We rescued a senior dog last year. Her name is Rexy. She is a sweet dog with a small problem. She is prone to bouts of pancreatitis. Compounded by the fact… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummer Lawn Height Summer lawn height is especially important in the scorching central valley. I noticed my neighbor’s lawns with burned or thinning out spots making weeds more likely in the future. In both cases, the lawns are being mowed short. If you don’t compensate for the increased summer temperatures that nice green lawn you… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesTire Rotation Strategy Do you need a tire rotation strategy? The question is why do we need to rotate tires? Is this a strategy to relieve more money from our wallets? Is it really needed? So let’s get into this strategy thing. Why do we need to rotate tires? Well, think about what is happening… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesLawn Aeration Lawn aeration is it right for you? Well, let’s find out. Do you have lawn problems? Do you have patches of dirt next to a walkway or driveway where the grass will no longer grow? Is your water running in the gutter 5 minutes after the sprinklers turn on? What are you trying to do to your lawn? oxygenate… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesNo more paint down the gutter No more paint down the gutter. That’s what I was thinking when I washed my painted aluminum body travel trailer. This was my second trailer and while I had been told by the original owner how to prevent this I could not take him seriously. Let me explain. When… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesPerfect canned biscuits Perfect canned biscuits are available now. We use canned biscuits when there is no time for the kneading or dough making process. But getting canned biscuits fluffy and up to their full potential is another thing. We have used cake pans and cookie sheets to bake up these golden little beauties. But they never lived up… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesTree selection for your home Tree selection for your home is a very defining moment in the landscaping of a home. Trees are long-lived and the choice of the tree will determine what kind of chores you will be facing on a yearly basis. Different species of trees have different habits. There’s the leaf versus… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesRemoving rust from garden tools Removing rust from garden tools went on my to do list recently. I left some of my garden tools outside over winter and things definitely got rusty. Fresh into my second retirement I needed to get all my garden tools clean. Treated for rust and ready for another round of… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo RV tips Two RV tips I have picked up on my 30 plus years of RVing I want to share. One will save you money on a replacement lens. The other will keep your RV looking good for years and improve its resale value. Superglue the running light lens to keep it from blowing away… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Long Life Pool Brush A long life pool brush, is there such a thing? It seems that every second year I have to buy a pool brush. This is because the bristles are starting to fall out. So my question is: Is there a long life pool brush? I am asking anyone who reads this… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview: Jim’s Country Style Restaurant This is a review of Jim’s Country Style Restaurant in Pleasanton, Ca. Every so often I need to go to Livermore, Ca. to take care of business. And as is often the case my wife is along for the ride. So after we’ve taken care of business it’s time for some… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesRVs and tires Buying RV what about the tires? You can not use a visual check to determine the remaining service life of the tires. So, how do you determine how old a tire really is? This post is about how to determine the tires age. RV tires are special, they will last well past their useful service… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesFive things you don’t know about RV trailer tires Set of 4 New Premium Trailer Tires ST 225/75R15 10PR Load Range E-Amazon.com Five things I didn’t know about RV tires when I first started using a travel trailer. Whether your rig is towed or in storage, air up the tires to the maximum printed on… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat does SRS mean? My SRS light recently came on again, what does SRS mean? I don’t know why it’s on, and worse I don’t know what it is trying to tell me. This light has been coming and going away for a couple of months. I had been thinking it was part of the anti-skid… Read More »