Remodeling a Vintage Farmhouse in the Middle of the Country
Dear Jane Austen,
You had me at hello.
Truly.
How did you know how much I adore novels written about England in the 1800′s with dukes and earls and estates and governesses and tapestries and English garden parties and afternoon tea with cucumber sandwiches?Continue reading
This post has sat for almost a year….tucked away in the pages of this blog.
Unread.
Almost forgotten.
Then the other day I was working on a project and I found it again.
And even though I know the story by heart.
Even though this story was not my finest hour.
Even though I have told this story at least 5,000 times to anyone who would listen…..
…..when I found it…..I read it to myself one more time.
And laughed until tears were streaming down my cheeks.Continue reading
Until about a month ago we were a non-jumping household.
To get from place to place….we walked everywhere.
Well…..most of the time we walked.
Sometimes we walked really fast.
Sometimes we ran.
Sometimes we skipped.
And….truthfully…..there was even the occasional slight hop.Continue reading
Happy Saturday.
Welcome to the weekend.
Here’s a little light reading for you.
Five easy burlap projects you could do on a Saturday.
Any Saturday…….just like today.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend and I’ll see you on Monday. 
Can I ask you a question?
Don’t you love unsolicited opinions?
As in…..not solicited.
Not asked for.
Not even requested in the slightest.
From your mother.
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I spent last weekend looking for our wedding pictures…..after I wrote this post.
I looked everywhere.
In the closets and under beds and in the window seat and upstairs.
And somewhere in the midst of searching through the 45th box full of absolute nonsense in our attic…..my husband wandered in.
I stood up….with my hands full of pine cones and a piece of train track….and looked expectantly at him.
He quietly surveyed the complete and utter destruction that was currently our attic and asked calmly, “Are you looking for something?”Continue reading
I’m not really sure what this room in our farmhouse was used for before we moved in.
It had white walls and faux brick floor.
And a deep freezer.
And an electrical panel.
And a hot water heater and some random bits of extraneous sawdust that came with the house.
Completely free of charge.Continue reading
Yesterday I bought Bok Choy.
Seriously.
Me.
I know that has absolutely nothing to do with how to make a burlap bow….but I really like to work my Bok Choy purchase into conversation.
You see….yesterday I started trying to eat healthy.
*sigh*
It’s a big stretch for someone who eats gas station pizza and Pringles and the leftover piece of Chicken McNugget and two french fries from the Happy Meal.Continue reading
