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RE-PURPOSING: From Suitcase to Bookcase

RE-PURPOSING: From Suitcase to Bookcase

August 19, 2017 Tara Neilson 0

I decided to put up a new category called Re-Purposing after I went to do a blog post on the subject and realized I had way too much material for one post. Re-purposing is a […]

The Final Resting Place of Water Craft
The Final Resting Place of Water Craft

The Final Resting Place of Water Craft

August 13, 2017 Tara Neilson 0

One of the things that struck me when we first moved here were all the graveyards.  And by that I mean the skiff, boat, and outboard engine graveyards. They were everywhere.      There was […]

Re-purposing in the Wilderness: Refrigeration
Re-purposing in the Wilderness: Refrigeration

Re-purposing in the Wilderness: Refrigeration

August 10, 2017 Tara Neilson 0

When I told my friend Jo (who blogs at www.alaskafloatsmyboat.com) that I was building an outdoor cooler to refrigerate my perishables she said: “When I was a kid we lived for a while in a house […]

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