http://www.dannylipford.com DIY Home Improvement Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.dannylipford.com/a-tall-thanksgiving-order/ http://www.dannylipford.com/a-tall-thanksgiving-order/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:41:30 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=40044 Each year I rack my brain for creative cooking ideas to prepare for Thanksgiving. They're always yummy, but the holidays are all about tradition, and I wanted one. This year, I faced the ultimate challenge, making Granny Nell’s famous coconut cake. Read on to find out how it turned out.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/a-tall-thanksgiving-order/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/painting-wood-floors/ http://www.dannylipford.com/painting-wood-floors/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:30:20 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=39438 This summer, I committed what any self-respecting lover of natural building materials would call a cardinal sin. I walked into our old farmhouse with nearly 100-year-old pine floors, and when my husband asked what we should do with them, I replied, “Paint ’em!” Read on to see how to it turned out.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/painting-wood-floors/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/attack-of-the-green-june-beetles/ http://www.dannylipford.com/attack-of-the-green-june-beetles/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:51:16 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=35611 I headed out to my garden early to pick vegetables and had charged well into the tangle of tomato plants before I heard and saw hundreds of huge, green June beetles swarming and buzzing all around me! Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/attack-of-the-green-june-beetles/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/vegetable-garden-price-to-pay-for-a-summer-vacation/ http://www.dannylipford.com/vegetable-garden-price-to-pay-for-a-summer-vacation/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:45:17 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=35333 Deer are abundant on our farm, but for most of the summer, they've left my garden well enough alone. However, when I went out of town for July 4th, the deer decided to have an Independence Day feast of their own, and our garden was the main dish! Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/vegetable-garden-price-to-pay-for-a-summer-vacation/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/summers-first-pesto/ http://www.dannylipford.com/summers-first-pesto/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:50:52 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=35121 My herb garden has taken off this summer, with basil leading the way. It seems like I had just planted the little green and purple basil seedlings; but pretty soon they were bushy, tall, and it was time to make the first pesto of the season! Read on to find out more. ]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/summers-first-pesto/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/making-homemade-pickles-from-my-garden/ http://www.dannylipford.com/making-homemade-pickles-from-my-garden/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:00:47 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=34562 Before leaving town on vacation, I gathered all the cucumbers in my garden, got out my canning jars, and made pickles. I'm no canning expert, but making pickles isn’t that hard if you follow a few simple steps. Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/making-homemade-pickles-from-my-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/how-to-weed-proof-a-vegetable-garden/ http://www.dannylipford.com/how-to-weed-proof-a-vegetable-garden/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:37:40 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=33750 After planting her garden, my grandmother would spread layers of old newspaper between the rows, topped with straw, to make a weed-suppressing barrier that still let moisture through. This year I decided to give her method a try myself. Read on to find out how I went about it.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/how-to-weed-proof-a-vegetable-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/that-special-spring-exhaustion/ http://www.dannylipford.com/that-special-spring-exhaustion/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 18:01:01 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=31735 With spring threatening to give way to summer, it was high time we got some things planted. So, we had what can only be described as an epic work weekend around here, including putting in a vegetable garden, an herb garden, and planting grapevines. Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/that-special-spring-exhaustion/feed/ 0 http://www.dannylipford.com/chick-season/ http://www.dannylipford.com/chick-season/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:46:53 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=30190 Ever been driving along, minding your own business when you see something so exciting you swerve off the road? You know, like a yard sale in a rich neighborhood, or a burning building, or the “Hot Doughnuts NOW” sign. Well, one of those exciting moments for me comes during the arrival of baby chicks. Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/chick-season/feed/ 1 http://www.dannylipford.com/moving-on/ http://www.dannylipford.com/moving-on/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:24:06 +0000 Julie Day http://www.dannylipford.com/?p=29790 Last week, Matt and I sold our house, packed up, and moved clear across the state. It's been a bittersweet occasion – it was my first house, and buying it abandoned and bird-flown, and resuscitating it with my own two hands, was one of the trademark seasons of my life. Read on to find out more.]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/moving-on/feed/ 0