by Ryn Gargulinski | Jul 5, 2018 | animals, pets, Blogski Archives, danger, environment, health, life, life improvement tips
My dogs had no spoons on the Fourth of July. They were so lacking in spoons, in fact, they probably still owe a few to that great spoon drawer in the sky. In order for all this spoon talk to make any sense, it helps to be familiar with the spoon theory. The spoon...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jun 21, 2018 | art blogski, Blogski Archives, creative home improvement, environment, life, life improvement tips
When one of my Facebook pals asked if I ever made a Maneki Neko, my first response was “A what?!” Since my fear of appearing stupid is nearly as great as my fear of being eaten by a shark, my second response was to hop on Google to find out what the heck he was...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jun 7, 2018 | Blogski Archives, environment, health, life
It’s official. This summer marks the year of air conditioning deaths. A pal posted on Facebook that hers had died. A neighbor had an old one hauled away on a flatbed. Mine was close to death, not expected to last through to fall, so I avoided a sudden and violent...
by Ryn Gargulinski | May 17, 2018 | art blogski, Blogski Archives, column, danger, death, environment, life
Alright, you got me. I didn’t really weld in my underwear. It was technically a pair of boxer shorts I wore as pajamas. This was years ago when I bought my first low-powered welder and thought I could be a welding genius in two minutes or less. I wasn’t. So I put the...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Apr 26, 2018 | art blogski, Blogski Archives, creative home improvement, environment, life
Old windows are always alluring. Not only do they have an innate charm, but they can stir up fond memories of living in a farmhouse somewhere in Kansas – even if you’ve never set foot in Kansas in your life. They also make for an incredible art project that can add a...
by Ryn Gargulinski | Feb 8, 2018 | Blogski Archives, creative home improvement, environment, life, life improvement tips
Robot vacuums have come a long way since the primitive round things that swirled around aimlessly and got stuck on even the thinnest fiber of carpet. Today’s models have a flat side for more effective pickups, along with a systematic pattern of vacuuming that...
