Hobbies for the Home and Garden!

From vegetable gardens to cactus gardens, and metalworking to woodworking, we share with you our experiences and what we learn for the home and garden.

Welcome to our site!

My name is Rick Simper and this is my wife Joy Simper.

Together, Joy and I have quite a few hobbies and in most cases we do them together. We are never bored!

We have created this blog to share our hobbies with you and help you learn these things with us along our journey.

Gardening

We enjoy gardening because there is something very rewarding when you can grow something yourself and enjoy it after harvesting.

We live in a Cold Hardiness Zone 8b, so anything related to gardening on this website is going to be written around this zone. That does not mean that it is not applicable to other zones. Please check out this article we wrote to help explain what the Cold Hardiness Zone really is.

Composting

Composting is a great way to contribute to your garden and we share some tips and tricks on how you can do this as well.

Vermicomposting – composting with worms – is a fantastic addition to your garden. We have a few tools you can make that will simplify your life in the vermicomposting world.

Woodworking

Woodworking has always been my first choice when building something. You will get ideas on what to make and how to make them.

Metalworking

Metalworking is something fun to get into, especially the Blacksmithing part. You will see projects made with welding and hand forging.

We hope you find the information on our site entertaining and useful! If you have questions on anything or want to leave a comment, please do so!

Enjoy!

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