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Well, Piglette is growing, but not as fast as I thought she would.  I did a bit of searching on what to feed growing pigs.  Seems, like ever...

We finished our concrete countertop.  I think it's pretty great for two rank amateurs.  Internet wisdom told us that it's not a good...

When I was contemplating putting concrete countertops in the kitchen and casting them in place (in the kitchen, right on the cabinets), one ...

We finally, finally poured the kitchen countertop on Saturday. Nephew built frames using 1/2 inch plywood as a base and some sort of c...

We have finally reached the point where our progress in the kitchen is visible and satisfying. All of the cabinets are installed, shimm...

We've taken the forms off of our second test slab and it's much better.  To see the detail, you'll have to double click on imag...

Since our first test concrete countertop was such a disaster, we poured another test pad today.  Nephew and I took deep cleansing breaths an...

After we put the cement mixer together, we were ready to mix the concrete. The first thing we learned was (1) put the water into the mi...

Nephew and I decided on concrete countertops for the kitchen, but neither of us has ever done it before.  He came up with the great idea to ...

The floors are finished! So lovely. I laid down construction paper to protect the floors from our tromping in and out.  I lef...

Nephew sanded the floor. (I should have just painted the rest of that brown living room.) We had a friend recommend using a product...

I thought my garden was done, but the eggplant got a second wind.  I hadn't even looked at my green bean vines in weeks.  Today, while p...

We've almost attained clean slate status on the kitchen.  Nephew plans to refinish the wood floor this week.  After that, the actual in...

I've been asked to collaborate with Nephew to renovate the kitchen in a little old farmhouse.  I ordered the cabinets a couple of months...