{Before.} We have a big yard. It’s big for people who really don’t have skills. Lawn skills. There is one small yet important part of our yard, next to the deck, in particular — and no, I don’t mean the part where the boom made tremendous ruts — where grass has had a difficult time… Read More »
I have a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other and they won’t shut up.
Lots of times if you slap (or spray) a coat of paint on something, it’s done. It was tacky or hopeless before, and now it’s a statement, a pop of drama in an otherwise sleepy room, a useful object where there was a need. Ten minutes and you’re there. However, it’s a little tricky if… Read More »
Dear Aristotle, he’s so clever.
Since the temperature got up to 90* the other day, I (re-) deployed that apotheosis of intentional decorating, my kitchen window mistreatment (nod to The Nester). You just have to imagine it let down. It’s too hard to take a picture of that way. When I first conceived this solution, I wanted to use this… Read More »
Dare to repair: shabby beats none at all! — and a book recommendation.
What can compare to the joy of having two sets of sheets for your bed, so that rather than making the poor tired hunter/gatherer wait at 11pm for the dryer to run… because you spaced the laundry… because you were cooking an extra batch of ground beef/cleaning windowsills/checking your blogs/rescuing a frog/reading an interesting article… Read More »
Frantic activity.
All I want to do is share interesting things with you, but the activity level is ramping up around here. Prepare for Holy week. (No spring cleaning! Just hoping to get the wood dust out of the dining room before Easter!) Re-caulk shower. Repair lawn. Clean up damage from ice storm. Put in garden. (Waiting… Read More »