Friday, December 21, 2012

I was gone, but I'm back, at least for today

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Oh dear, I was just chastised for disappearing and indeed I did.  Now with the new year starting, I really do need to pay attention to the b...
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Saturday, November 03, 2012

More Hurricane Sandy Info

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OK, you are downright sick and tired of no electricity or gas by now.  You are cold, have thrown food away, can't get gas for your gener...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Surviving Hurricane Sandy

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I survived Hurricane Katrina. I know it was 7 years ago that Katrina hit, but when a storm runs away with your house and all its content...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Pond Equipment Winter Care

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Pumps, filters and UV lights   When temperatures drop, winter pond care is necessary. Algae growth stop, so you can disconnect your filter a...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A Day Off

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Didja ever open your eyes in the morning and and decide to just write off the day.   Yup, that was the idea when I woke up.  A couple ...
Monday, October 15, 2012

The Pond in Winter

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We are coming up on winter. Many of you have cold days and freezing weather at night already.  The pond looks like a gray hole in the gro...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Things I think about.

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Each year somewhere around my birthday, I have a look back at my ever increasing years and write down things about myself that seem import...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Hanging Pictures

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Isn't one of the last things one does in a new house to make it home is hang pictures?  I have been doing that and at least one room loo...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Moving is a Mess

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I am still moving to Arkansas.  Seems like it's taking forever. Maybe because it is.  One more trip and lots of craigslist postings/gara...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

It might be fall where you are

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But it sure isn't fall here in New Orleans.  We did have some cooler weather for a few mornings, but it was just a tease until the rea...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Fall Pond Care

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Those pretty tropical pond photos were fun, but now that the seasons are changing, it's time to concentrate on some of the nuts and bolt...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Even more pond design pics

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Want to hear lots and lots of water.  After packing this pond chockablock with plants, pumps, tubes and waterfalls, the client wanted to h...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pond Design, Continued

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Let's keep showing pond design solutions.  I know it seems simple just to dig a hole and fill it with water and in many ways it is, but ...
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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Formal Pond Design

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This pond was at New Orleans' famous Broussard's Restaurant.  I did not build it, just needed to make it work again after being...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

More pond design

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I am continuing the series of photos giving ideas about how to best design your pond to make the most efficient use of space in your garden....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Pond photos

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Maybe you can get some design ideas from ponds I have built.  Most of these are free form ponds with flexible liners.  Occasionally a formal...
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Sunday, September 09, 2012

More design ideas

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I found early on while starting to build ponds for customers that most of them didn't want formal concrete boxes, but free form natural ...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Recalling Ponds in Pictures

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During these last days of the heat of August, I will continue to post photos of ponds I have built over the years.  Some were easy and other...
Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Summer is still here even if Isaac isn't

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Although much of Slidell is flooded and without electricity, all is OK here on our end of town.   So it's time to call the emergency ove...
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Monday, September 03, 2012

Life returns to normal

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I went to replenish all the groceries we lost from the freezer and refrigerator yesterday.  I shoulda stayed home.  The shelves were almost ...