Behind the scenes (and in front of them) at 5min
Posted in 5min, Gardening, Home Improvement on Nov 15th, 2009
The worst thing about living in an apartment is that I don’t have a garden. Gardens have always been a big part of my life and my family’s: my grandparents built a beautiful dollhouse for us, made of concrete and wood (so it looked like a real house, only that smaller) where you could spend [...]
Posted in 5min, Arts, Home Improvement on Nov 9th, 2009
Painting is probably one of my favorite activities. I always enjoyed painting and crafts, although unfortunately I’ve never been a very neat person, so crafts were not my strong point in the world of Arts. Painting, though, is more forgiving. After all, no one told Jackson Pollock that he spilled some paint on the canvas.
That’s [...]
There are many people who feel that anything worth doing in this world must involve power tools. The mythical god of all these fine individuals has to be Tool-Time Tim. Before the classic ‘Home Improvement‘ I used to think that power tools were there in order to help us do house chores and DIY projects. [...]
Posted in 5min, Home Improvement on Sep 23rd, 2009
The most DIY-oriented person in our family is actually my 80 year old grandmother – she is our go-to girl for every home and garden question. This wonder-woman makes her own jams and pickles, sprouts jars of alfalfa and nurtures a flourishing roof top garden full of flowers and herbs. Thanks to her, I know [...]
Posted in News on Sep 29th, 2008
This is a true story.
You can’t guess it by the way I look*(see footnote) but during the dark times that preceded the 5min era of my life I used to be quite a handyman.
It all started when I borrowed some tools from a friend to hang some things on walls and build DIY shelves. The [...]
