Adventures in Painting (Little Sewing Box)
This week I did a little more experimenting with painting. I have this vintage wooden sewing box that I’ve been meaning to paint and finally got fired up enough to do it. I really want to start using...
View ArticleA New Door
Hi there! I’m so excited about our new front door (ET made it!) that I just had to post a preview of it. If we had a bunch of money, we certainly wouldn’t mind selecting a beautiful front door from...
View ArticlePainted Chairs
Hi there! This summer I did quite a few painting projects and since I’ve hardly done a post about them, I thought I’d start sharing the projects with some chairs I painted for a friend. She had 5 very...
View ArticleLittle Sewing Cabinet Makeover
First off, happy 3rd week of Advent! Hope everyone’s caught up on whatever you need to have gotten done before Christmas! I so am not, but those who know me know that is nothing new… and I’ll speed...
View ArticleThrift Shopping Fun
Hi there, thought I’d pop in and talk about my recent trip to the second-hand stores around our area. My sister-in-law invited me to go along on a junking trip this week. Even though I wasn’t really...
View ArticleFrench Chair Makeover
Hi folks, hope all is well in your corner of the world! Well, I’m doing pretty good, especially since I kicked in gear yesterday and got this chair makeover finished. The whole house was falling...
View ArticleSpring Projects
Hi ya’ll! Hope spring has arrived in your parts, it sure has here! Everything is turning green and flowering, and the bees and spiders are pretty active too. Even Archie is out catching...
View ArticleBaby Quilt # 1
Hi There! Hope everyone’s had a wonderful Easter. We had a beautiful day and weekend. Spring has finally arrived and so have the outdoor activities. Saturday, I did some planting in our new square foot...
View ArticleNovember
As usual things are going topsy-turvy in our family. I’ve been working full days and will be until Christmas so I have even less time to do the things which I enjoy most … like keeping up with my...
View ArticleBack home, daily grind and elusive mountains
Time for an update. I’ve been quite sick lately and not in the mood to get on the computer. I’ve spent most of my free time in bed actually. Vacation was bittersweet for me..it was great seeing the...
View ArticleArchie the cat
Our cat Archie is spoiled as heck! Don’t get me wrong, I do love that cat, but the fact that he’s with us is a matter of mutual tolerance I would say, for he doesn’t seem to want to leave us and we (…...
View ArticleChristmas images at the cottage
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View Articleweekend recap
Devastation in Japan…. I’m praying for everyone affected by this terrible event. Not that the earthquake and following tsunami was bad enough, now they are dealing with radiation from the damaged...
View ArticleWinter is in full swing
Winter is back with a vengeance, not knowing whether to snow or rain. A great time to archive all those photos on the computer, do some organizing and a little blog makeover. And that’s exactly what I...
View ArticleThe Simple Woman’s Daybook – February
Achtung…war faul und habs noch nicht übersetzt…. It’s my first time joining up with Peggy Hostetler’s The Simple Woman’s Daybook. FOR TODAY Outside my window…i see bare trees waiting for their green. I...
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Why I’m a Stay At Home Wife
In 2012 I became a stay at home wife. It was a decision I made slowly, I mean real slowly, like at least a decade. I discussed it with ET often and when the time finally came that we could financially...
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