For almost a decade, from the mid-1990’s to mid-2000’s, I was a volunteer and later a paid consultant at Habitat for Humanity Detroit (also called Habitat Detroit).
As a volunteer home builder, I learned how to build house walls, lay shingles, install vinyl siding, and how to install drywall (after having to take down drywall installed incorrectly).
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On the major road in our community, near the interstate entrance and exit, our downtown development authority has an artistic display using straw bales.
The designs change several times a year. It’s always fun to check out the new display.
It’s been going on for years, maybe a decade?
When I drive by, I’ll see bales designed and painted for specific days, like Easter or Halloween.
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It might be a new tradition for our Thanksgiving holiday weekend: putting together a jigsaw puzzle.
But not a typical 300-500 piece cardboard puzzle.
Rather, a wooden puzzle from Puzzle Lab, a Victoria, British Columbia, Canada based company focusing on high-quality puzzles promoting artwork from talented Canadian artists.
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