Last weekend we had a small get-together. The looming deadline to have a clean and tidy house, along with your encouraging comments from last week's post, were exactly the kick in the pants I needed to begin creating an inviting home.
I love giving people a tour of Blake Hill House when they visit. It is one…
I started thinking about this topic shortly after I wrote the posts about the life events that led us to buying Blake Hill House. I really enjoyed writing that series, but it also unearthed a few thoughts in the "feels" department of my brain.
Although I have always lived a stable life with solid, loving…
Part I
Part II
Oh good! You are still reading. I thought I might have lost you. TLDR is a real thing.
As I mentioned in Part II, I wanted to stay in California for a long time, maybe even forever. The kids and I carved out a great life for ourselves, but it was harder for…
In case you missed it, here is Part I.
I thought that finding photos for Part II was going to be very easy. I have loads of photo albums. However, this part of the story took place during the years that we became parents, and I had the camera firmly planted in front of adorable baby…
We recently passed the one-year anniversary of closing on Blake Hill House! The day passed without fanfare as we were deep in the middle of the living room project.
In order to celebrate, I thought it would be fun to tell you a little bit more about Andy and I and the history of home ownership…
Watching BHH fall apart around us over the winter was disappointing. I attempted to rally during the last few weeks of the cold weather, but it was a battle. For several days, the weather forecasters were lying liars who lied about the above freezing temperatures headed our way. Two days in advance, the weather report…