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Page Views: 5000+ !!!!!
Page Views: 5000+ Well, there you have it – right now 3ten.ca is at 5353 page views and I haven’t even been running a year!! Celebrating the little things in life – so wonderful. Thank you to all who visit, to all who are inspired and to all who surf 3ten to pass the time – you rock! Keep coming back for more…who knows what’s around the corner, or on the next page!!
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DIY: Patio Table
DIY Patio Table Summer starts tomorrow and what we needed was a patio table! Last year we purchased 4 chairs from Home Depot but we didn’t like any of their tables, nor any tables anywhere for that matter. Our plan, we’ll build one ourself! The small problem…time. Where does all the time go? In need of a quick fix, I remembered that we had this ugly folding table in the basement – the pervious owner had left it (and after looking at it, you can…
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Recipe: Crock Pot Turkey Roast
I know – it’s summer time and more often than not, it’s too hot to turn on the stove. Moreover, it’s rare that we feel like turkey and mashed potatoes, but this past week has been kind of cool with lots of rain, so turkey roast is what we have!! Ingredients turkey roast 3 tablespoons of butter salt and pepper The picture below, on the left, is what the roast looks like when you buy it. It’s an all breast roast that’s rolled in on…
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Home Improvement: Lighting
Home Improvement Lighting Lights are a great way (like barn doors) to update your home. When we moved into our home a couple of years ago (man, time flies!) the lights were not so nice. Boob lights, as they are most commonly called, flooded our ceilings and ancient-looking wall sconces decorated our walls. Some people may like those styles,however, we say flat out YUCKY!! Time to update… The light above is actually a DIY project my husband competed. Using old fashioned filament lights and electrical…
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DIY: Barn Door
DIY Barn Door A barn doors is an awesome way to make a statement in any room or any house. This project helps you make your own for about $150 (if you already have some of the right tools) instead of buying one for upwards of $1500! First, you need to decide where you want your bard door – we are using ours as a closet door. Second, decide how big you want the door. We use 2x8s – and 6 of them (about $30-$40).…
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Time – where does it go??
Time – where does it go?? Hi! It’s been so long, I know. Where does all the time go? Things have been busy around here, but I’ve missed blogging over the past few weeks…time to get back into it! I have a pile of projects, my camera is charged and I’m ready to go. I feel like time just slips away. Let’s try and live in the present and not get stuck on questions like which comes first, the chicken or the egg. Nah, let’s…
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Recipe: Stove Top Popcorn, circa 1953
It’s Saturday night – what does that mean? Movie night!! What do you need with movie night? Old Fashioned Popcorn!! So much better than microwave popcorn…microwave popcorn has chemicals, yuck. Here’s what you need… Ingredients 1 stove – yes, you need a stove 1 big pot with a good fitting lid oil – I use sunflower oil popping corn salt (just a bit) Step one – put the cold pot on the cold stove (don’t turn it on yet) and fill it with a thin…
