These last few weeks have been filled with unfinished projects. For the record, I feel much more satisfied with work that has a definite end date. I am not the kind of person who enjoys reading four books at a time or having what some might call a "creative mess." Even so, sitting with the…
A couple of months ago, I repaired the legs on our foyer dresser. In addition to posting the tutorial here on the blog, I also shared it on Hometalk. Hometalk is an online community where members can share their home improvement ideas or projects, and they are able to ask and answer all of their DIY…
We enjoyed another snowstorm over the weekend. Our family is getting so used to snow that anything under a foot elicits only a slight nod of interest. Andy and I shoveled for two hours Saturday morning. We passed the time by pretending we were prison inmates on work release or prison inmates tunneling our way…
During our vacation, a crazy thing happened. The cold weather went away, and the ground was bare. I know. We were surprised too. There was an estate sale around the corner from our house, and we walked there. M. actually rode her bike. While were out walking, the sun was shining, and a delightful woman with…
I hope everyone had a nice break. Andy was off work for twelve days. I honestly do not remember him ever being home for that many days in a row. He generally works over 60 hours per week or he is traveling for business. In addition to simply enjoying his company, we managed to get…
When we moved into BHH over the summer, more than one person remarked that we bought the ultimate "Christmas house." It seems that people could easily imagine this house completely decked out for the holiday. The green exterior screams Christmas, and the entryway is a doppelganger for the Home Alone house.
We never really got around…