The water damage showed up on a Tuesday. I remember because I was already having a terrible week — my contractor had just bailed on me mid-project, I’d blown my renovation budget by nearly $800, and now I was standing in my half-finished bathroom staring at a swollen, buckled mess where my brand-new bamboo flooring … Read more
The moment I realized I had installed an entire section of my DIY bamboo garden fence upside down — yes, upside down — was the same moment my neighbor Dave walked over to “see how it was going.” He didn’t say anything. He just stood there, coffee mug in hand, staring at my lopsided creation … Read more
I once used a bamboo cutting board as a makeshift sled lid during a freak October snowstorm. Yes, you read that correctly. I dragged my brand-new, never-been-used bamboo board outside, plopped it under my nine-year-old, and watched him careen down our tiny backyard hill three glorious times before I remembered I’d bought it to chop … Read more
I want to tell you about the afternoon I accidentally glued my hand to a bamboo pole in front of my entire neighborhood. It was a Tuesday. My garden looked like a sad tangle of tomato plants leaning against each other like tired commuters on a subway, and I had decided — with exactly zero … Read more