studio tweaks
When I moved everything into the studio, I knew that they might not stay that way. I had an idea of how I would use the space, but that was based on the idea that the drafting table would be my primary work surface. Since I’ve been doing more painting than watercolors and drawing, I’ve […]
nurturing habits
In our new church, we are a part of a small group. At first glance, it seems like a mismatched group of people. A young couple without kids, a couple with teenagers and one child who just got married, a couple of empty-nesters with five adult kids, and us. We’re at different stages of life […]
Top 10 posts in 2017
We’re a week into 2018, so perhaps it’s a little late for 2017 recap and roundup posts, but I’m going to share those throughout January, mixed in with current posts. So, today, I’m sharing the top ten most popular posts of 2017 (according to page views on Google Analytics.) I enjoyed digging into the numbers […]
home progress in 2017
We’ve been in this house for just over five months and, with the turn of the year on the calendar, it seemed like a good time to share a recap of what we’ve accomplished. This house has been an interesting project for me, because it is beautiful as is. It doesn’t need a major makeover. […]
open kitchen shelving
This week, I have felt even more motivated than usual to knock things off of my to-do list. I was slowed down a little over the past couple of months with the holidays, an injured shoulder, and a chest cold. The new year is underway, though, and I am feeling that energy that spurs us […]
antique pine chest
With the new bed and the new wall color, things in the master bedroom were falling into place nicely. I’ve been looking for a small dresser/chest of drawers to use as a night stand for Jeff’s side of the bed for a few months, though, and have come up empty. The ones we used in […]
Stonington Gray
After not writing for over a week, I feel like there is so much to write that I don’t even know where to start. Really, I’ve been sitting here for about an hour… writing something, getting distracted, strolling Instagram, coming back to the post, deleting it, starting again. It’s silly. I think I’m just feeling […]
Christmas past
As I’ve been getting ready for Christmas in this new house, I’ve turned my thoughts to past Christmases. I have always loved Christmas and I have a lot of good ones to look back on… The Christmas when my parents gave me a German dollhouse, complete with painted furniture and red checked “feather deckers” on […]