I love this tree for the shade it provides every summer, but during the Spring- it is not my friend. It sheds, big time- these weird little squiggly things that get on and into everything They stick to the dogs when they go out and they bring them back inside And it doesn’t drop all...
Category Archives: our house
Porch Spring Cleaning
Every year we have to do a major cleaning of the screened porch because it gets gross over the winter. I am embarrassed to say we have been using it already for two months. This year we also decided to stain the concrete floor. I have never stained concrete. It requires a major wash down...
The hood
Lately I have been going on morning walks with one or more friends Usually we hit the trail by the river but sometimes we walk through the neighborhood or downtown for coffee I love my little town These pics were taken with iPhone
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For those of you having a hard time picturing the lay-out of the house, I thought it might be helpful to post the architect drawings. I don’t know if you can tell, but I LOVE home remodels. I love the thought process behind taking something not so great and turning it into something wonderful. Our...
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Here a look at the scrapbook where I put my house ideas. It is old and beat up. It’s also primitive. Just pictures torn out of magazines and taped into the book I put all kinds of ideas in my book- and I am still adding to it. oops sorry for the sideways pics! So...
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Thanks for all of the comments yesterday on the house. In answer to a few questions… I can’t remember the paint color- I think I went to Benjamin Moore and tried a few (I think it was some sort of coffee?) and then I had the painters match it in a less expensive brand. The...
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I am an old house snob. I can admit it. Andy and I have owned two very cool old houses. Our current house is not one of them. But I am also picky old house. I really prefer 1910-1930 with my preference being right around 1920. I know. Picky. I love arts and crafts but...
Come on in..
but just be warned- I didn’t clean first. As many of you know that have been reading my blog for a while, we did a major renovation on our house a few years ago. It is still a work in progress but I get asked about the laundry room a lot. And I should tell...
Playroom make-over
I have been completely cleaning and re-vamping our basement for the past three days. It is taking forever. The goal is to turn the front half into a playroom for Eva and Cole, and the other room into a home theater (video game area) for the big kids. It is taking a lot of work,...
Baby Steps
In my effort to get it more together, I did do a few things on my list yesterday. Homework was knocked out early, video games were very limited. And the crazy thing? No one gave me any issues about it. The older boys found a break in the rain yesterday and road their bikes downtown...
