animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

bookin’ it

The stack of books in our “library” finally hit Brian’s tipping point last month, so he sat down and finalized some bookcase designs for the room. And, then he started constructing them. While he has a long way to go, the first six cases were completed last week (that’s probably …

an incidental redecoration

Sometime last month, Jake and Lizzy managed to bend the handles on my wine opener (I’m guessing Lizzy knocked the wine opener stand over and Jake tramped on it). This wasn’t any old wine opener, either–it was a silver-plated limited edition one given to me for Christmas a couple of …

it’s a july miracle

It’s been so long since I’ve written about our bathroom project, that you probably thought it was done. But, it’s not. There just hasn’t been anything to talk about on my end until now. My bathroom vanity is finally complete! I spent 10 days finishing the drawers (2 coats of …

the 4th

We didn’t do anything exciting for the holiday. Unlike the rest of America, Brian and I both worked yesterday. Jake wasn’t feeling well yesterday or today, so that put a cap on a few minor plans we did have. So, we spent today like any other Saturday–working on the house. …