my 45th year
I have been sharing here on this blog since I was 31 years old and today I turn 45. If you’ve followed me since the early days of blogging, you might remember my boys streaking across photos in diapers and little addendums to my posts about the funny things they’d say. Now, both boys are […]
1970 home renovation | yard clean-up day two
A couple of weeks ago, we started working on cleaning up the yard. (You can read about that HERE.) As I’ve shared before, we have a great yard with some beautiful mature trees and bushes, but much of it has gotten a little overgrown and wild. In some cases, I just have a different vision […]
how we’re paying for our renovations
Every once in a while, I get the question, “How are you paying for your home renovations?” I appreciate the honesty and openness of a question like that and I’ve often wondered that myself when I see people sharing one major home renovation after the other online. I grew up learning that you don’t talk […]
1970 kitchen renovation | faucet, sink & counters
Yesterday, I ordered the kitchen cabinets! Whew, that was a big check and a big thing checked off the kitchen to-do list. Jeff hadn’t seen the cabinets I selected in person and, to his credit, he trusted me completely and didn’t even ask to see them, but I asked if he would meet me at […]
the white art supply cabinet
As we were preparing to move from our house in Minnesota, I decided to sell the green art supply cabinet I was using. Selling my art supply cabinets seems to be a tradition when I move. I also sold THIS ONE when I moved from PA to MN. They are usually big, heavy pieces and […]
March 27 original art sale preview
I have been busy painting away since my last original art sale and I’m excited to announce the date for the next one – Monday, March 27, 2023, at 1:00 EST. As with other online sales, this post is a preview of the paintings that will be in the sale so have the chance to […]
kitchen renovation cabinet plans
I am so excited to share that the kitchen renovation is falling into place. The new larger window was ordered a few weeks ago and I am ordering the cabinets early next week now that the design is nailed down. When we were house shopping, finding a kitchen that needed renovation was at the top […]
crinkled seam binding ribbon & the book of trees
I love how one little bit of inspiration can lead me down a creative rabbit trail. Such was the case with the “Book of Circles” tutorial offered by Rachel of The Travelling Bookbinder. Right away, I knew I wanted to make a little book with some of my antique papers. I have a tendency of […]