1970 home renovation | only making decisions as needed
There is one thing I’ve reminded myself over and over as we’ve been working on our 1970 home – I only have to make decisions about the house when I need to make them. Of course, decisions that really and truly NEED to be made about a house are few and far between. When we’re […]
drying whole limes for decoration
It all started when I was shopping on a couple of months ago, deciding which artificial garlands I wanted to purchase to add to my Christmas decor this year. Since they often sell out of their most popular items before we even hit the Christmas-decorating season, I wanted to shop early and take my time […]
what Dorothy would’ve done
One question I’ve been asked on occasion through the years of sharing our home on the blog is, “What do the previous homeowners think of your changes?” With our PA house and then our MN house, I never heard from the previous owners. I never really expected to or even wanted to. I know that […]
the replacement priciple
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] For those who don’t know, my husband, Jeff, is a pastor. So, he prepares and gives sermons each week and one of the topics that come up in sermons (and in our home) […]
tips on painting ceilings
There are some DIY projects that are a lot of fun and rewarding and then there is painting ceilings. I was so happy that the ceilings in our last house in Minnesota didn’t need to be repainted, but the ceilings in every other house we’ve owned have needed to be painted. I don’t think painting […]
christmas decorations | new buys & old favorites
While I am excited about decorating for Christmas this year, I’m definitely not ready to start decorating. I recognize that social media has joined retailers in the push to rush into the next season and there is understandably a lot of resistance to that. We’re still enjoying fall leaves, making soup, and the early days […]
1970 home renovation | painting the “garage side” of the house
We had three warm, sunny days in a row towards the end of last week, so I put painting the garage side of the house on the calendar. We were running out of paint-friendly days outside and I wanted to take advantage of them so the two most visible sides of the house were painted […]
Original Frame TV Art
Over the past year or so, a few people suggested offering my artwork as a digital file sized for the. Since I don’t own a FrameTV, I had never really considered that, but I thought it was a good idea! So, I combed back through the digital files of my original oil paintings and selected […]