by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 14, 2012 | for Home
One of the great features the city of Lindon, Utah, provides for homeowners is irrigation water. We had culinary water for cooking, drinking, and bathing, as usual, but we also have irrigation water that is used for yards and gardens. Because it requires less...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2012 | for Home
Spring is here. Truly we didn't have much winter to begin with—certainly an oddity in Utah—but after a winter with 300 percent of the typical snowfall, a dry winter was welcome to most of us. The city turned the water on this week and we're ready to begin getting the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 27, 2012 | for Home
Saturday's big project was pouring cement down the long drive on the side of the house. It's ready for our future trailer and boat parking. In the meantime, however, it means we can finally install the fence around the backyard. We are in serious need of a fence for a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2012 | for Good, for Home
Right up front let me say I hate homeowner's associations (HOAs). They do far more harm than good and create the perfect breeding ground for really lousy neighbors. I had never heard of HOAs until we bought our first house in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1993. Fresh out of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2012 | for Home
Utah is an earthquake prone zone. In fact, my house is pretty much sitting smack dab on the Wasatch Fault. Perhaps it's not the brightest place to build a home, but given the multiple hurricanes that threaten Florida's Gold Coast every year, I figure no matter where...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 17, 2012 | for Home
One of my favorite decor looks is a softened industrial style. While I'm not into sharp lines and stark rooms, I love a touch of toughness in a room. Like the blue jeans I wore in high school with ruffly, silk blouses, having a warm, inviting comfortable room with...
