BlogHide Resteemsshaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.House renovation in Portugal part 2For days 2 and 3 I was working on replacing a portion of a window frame that has pretty bad rot in it. I recycled some scrap wood that I had salvaged from and old bed frame and an old sofa, with…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.House renovation in PortugalIn this video I get started on fixing our house, working on an old shower, removing a wood fired water heater, then disassembling a window that has been attacked by termites. I have not created a…shaunmza (62)in disappointed • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Best intentions, then life gets in the wayI should be packing my bags, getting ready for a company retreat to France. I am nursing sinus pain instead. Every year the company I work for has a get together where all of the employees go to a…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Taking down our terrace roof - massive beam comes down safely!I had been hatching a plan for a number of days, weeks maybe, for how to get this last piece of the puzzle, this really long beam, down. Its complicated by the fact that it hangs out so far away…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Taking down our terrace roof - part IIIThe following series of photo's took place over the period of a few days. It took me a while to get into a rhythm, but once I found it I got work done quickly. One down many to go The first of the…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Taking down our terrace roof - part IIA few months ago I started tearing down a portion of the roof that covers our terrace. The wood used in its construction was untreated and this meant that all manner of creatures had started making…shaunmza (62)in bitcoin • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.I just loaned BTC to someone!I am sure you may have heard of peer to peer lending, sometimes it gets a bad rap. I think it was in the UK recently where a P2P lending company went under and took peoples money with it. There's…shaunmza (62)in portugal • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Morning mistI am fortunate enough to be able to work remotely, this means my morning commute is a short walk from our front gate, to the door that leads to the bottom section of our house. As winter approaches…shaunmza (62)in portugal • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The pond by our houseIt's more like a water mine, it seems to have water year round even though we are at the top of a hill. At the beginning of summer when we moved in the frogs would be making noise all day and night…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.DIY gates and fencing - recycle old gates.She ain't purdy but she works. Another image heavy post, this after I culled a few! Let's jump right into it, gates are up and dogs can now be let loose in the back yard without going into the…shaunmza (62)in health • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Kicking the sugar habitSince, I think, I started earning my own money, I have had an issue with sweet things. Candy, chips, ice-cream etc. I always had a sweet tooth but my parents did not really keep much around the…shaunmza (62)in portugal • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Yesterday's trip to the river beachThere is a small, secluded river beach less than 10 minutes drive from us. With yesterday being the final day of the kid's school holidays we took a trip there after I had finished with work. River…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Recycling gates to set our dogs free...Here are the two mutts, in front the attention hogging Roxy and hiding almost out of view Chilli. Both are rescue dogs and complete characters in their own right. Free as in more space We are…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.DIY Replacing a bath with a shower - Dusty mess to success!This is an image heavy post, no apologies made. I felt under a lot of pressure to get the shower done, so much of the progress is missing. At least I stopped to take photos periodically! Dusty…shaunmza (62)in steempress • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.My adventures with Exclusive Coin (EXCL)It was June of 2017, I was new to crypto (still new today but thats another story) and I saw a coin mentioned in a chat room somewhere, thought it might be a good tip so I grabbed some at the price…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.DIY Breaking out a fireplace - The Finale!After a long time and copious amounts of work and time I managed to get the kitchen finished. I would not say that I am super happy with the result, but much of the worst parts are hidden by a…shaunmza (62)in portugal • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.What a viewEarly Saturday morning, I had woken up, could not sleep. It has been a very long week where I had worked pretty much 16 hour days all week, then we attended a festival on Friday night. Even as…shaunmza (62)in dtube • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Summer performers at a festival in PortugalWe attended a festival in the local village where we live and they had people performing on stage. The dancers were way to scantily dressed for my tastes, especially considering it was a free…shaunmza (62)in diy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.DIY Replacing a bath with a shower - Part IIII don't think I mentioned this before, but I am building a walk in shower. The reason being that I can have a large entrance, so that it would be easier and less effort to go shower. It also fits…resteemedtuck-fheman (74)in steemit • 5 years agoSteemit is a Brave Verified Creator ... But Are They Accepting Rewards for Our Content?Bravo For Registering! I think it's a great move for Steemit to register as a verified Brave Creator ... But exactly who's content is Steemit collecting rewards on? It appears ... OUR…
