A number of the streets in Woodstock were recently refinished. Boy, they sure look nice. And nice to drive on, too. Smooth is the word. The only drawback is that, by comparison, your driveway may not look to nice anymore. When the streets of Woodstock were filled with potholes and cracks it was easy not to notice that your driveway …
Of course, you don’t want to talk about this. Who in the McHenry area does? Snow – it’s coming. Hopefully, the snow will come to McHenry later, rather than sooner, but, be assured, it will snow in McHenry, Illinois, this year. Tonight, you can sit down and watch the Patriots and Dolphins game, if you’re so inclined. You and your …
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could look upon your snow shovel with a sense of nostalgia instead of the dread otherwise associated with all the time you could spend sweating in the cold while shoveling the driveway, walkways and parking areas of your Lake Geneva home or office? Actually, it’s not necessarily a forlorn wish; you can look upon …
Well, it’s too late now. Soon, another Crystal Lake winter will set in. The cold, the snow, the ice – any chance of starting a outdoor improvement to you home, such as a brick paver patio, has passed. Or has it? Actually, there is still plenty of time to add a brick paver patio to your Crystal Lake home. It’s …
There are some events that stand out in our lives. Living in Southern Wisconsin – Lake Geneva, Elkhorn or Walworth County – you may keenly remember that day in 1982 that the Brewers beat the California Angels to advance to the World Series. You probably remember, depending on your age, a number of the Packers Super Bowl victories. Significant weather …
The sparkle in their eyes is heartwarming as the children rush to the window to see the first snowflakes of the season’s first snowfall. While you enjoy their youthful exuberance, you also know that those snowflakes portend of more to come. Then that day comes when you bundle up warmly, grab a shovel and head out to spend a couple …
Do you look out on the yard and see a burning and shade less Sahara in the summer and a frozen Tundra in the winter? Other than the extremes of the seasons, it’s a characterless expanse that you’re called upon to mow every week during the warmer months. What could you possibly do to effect a positive change in such …
There is no denying it – Walworth is a great place to live. It’s rural but close enough to stores. You can have cold winters but the summers are wonderful. Even the winters are pleasant if you enjoy snowmobiling across snow-covered Walworth fields, or ice fishing on Lake Delavan or just cuddling up by the fire to read a book. …
Have you stained the deck in the backyard of your Bull Valley home yet? You know it’s due. In fact, it seems as though you just did it, doesn’t it? And, before you know it, you’ll have to stain the deck again. Aren’t you tired of staining the deck? There is a solution. How about a brick pavers patio. You’ll …
Well, you could always run an extension cord out from the garage and hook it up to a droplight. Hang the droplight from a tree branch and, ‘Ta Da,’ you’ve got homemade landscape lighting in your Woodstock backyard. Now, just hope no one trips over the extension cord. You’ve put all that effort into the landscaping at your Woodstock home. …
