Wednesday, March 14, 2012

New Entry door
by Adrian

We have been planning to get a new door and finally it became reality. It has been challenging to open and close our entry door. It expands in the summer and shrink in the winter. In the winter months the draft will come in through the door. It is an old door and has served its purpose for almost sixty years. I won't be surprised it was the original door that came with the house when it was built.

Ripping the old door out

Door less entrance

New door set in place

Finishing touch

Painting the door

Paint job completed

New entry and storm doors with new motion sensor outdoor wall lights

Thanks Juan and crew for spending the entire day to remove and replace it with a new door. What do you think of the new door? Any comments???
Spring Happening
by Adrian

 
Last night while I was taking a shower around 10pm, Serene heard a loud bang. She peeped through the peep hole and saw no one. Unfortunately, as I was taking the thrash out I noticed something was wrong with the newly installed motion activated wall light. It did not turn on with my hand waving at the sensor. Upon closer look, we saw this.
We suspect a punk kid just busted the light for fun. I suppose not only human becoming active around spring (busting my light)##@!*&%$!!!, my backyard plants also started to be alive.

Hyacinths on the well at our backyard

Daffodils and tulips at the side fence

Recently I have just learned a new thing on how to deter squirrels from your yard using basic household items. Who would think it would be this Holy Trinity...!

Holy Trinity ( Frank's Red Hot Sauce, Paprika and Ajax dish washing liquid)

So far it works. All you have to do it mix five teaspoons Frank's Red Hot Sauce, two teaspoons Paprika, one teaspoon dish-washing liquid, water to fill up a gallon of bottle. Then you could fill up in a 32-ounce trigger-spray bottle. If you don't have the above mentioned ingredients, you could use Tabasco or any other similar hot wings sauce and chilli powder in place of paprika. Avoid Havahart Critter Ridder!!!. It is useless as it did not even prevent the squirrels from eating the tulip bulbs.

Happy Spring folks..!

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Spring is coming
by Adrian

How do I know Spring is coming? Ask my goldfish. It has been almost two years since we have fish laying eggs. Over the weekend, while cleaning my fish tank I discovered they have laid eggs. I quickly transfer the plant coated with eggs to a separate tank. Goldfish normally lay eggs around Spring time so I take it as it is beginning of Spring. See for yourself.

Can you spot the eggs? Hint it is white.

UPDATE: None of the fry made it. (Mar 14'2012)