House and Home

Hi everyone! I told you several days ago about the chaos our house has been in, with the renovations going on. So, I thought I’d show you a picture of the (almost) finished project. Although I don’t (as usual) have a before picture from the same angle. Just imagine that in this picture, you can’t…

I’m sad to say that summer here has come to an end, and with that, my short lived summer series,  Around My House,  is coming to an end too.  So I thought I’d share the watercolors that hang in our living room and the story that goes along with them.  Back when I was expecting our first child (my now…

I’m so excited to show you the first pumpkin from our garden. My daughter says this photo looks “Wonderland-ish.”   It does kind of look as though Alice could be having a tea party in there, doesn’t it?    I can just imagine myself as a tiny, miniature person, hidden in the garden.    This summer was so…

Happy Friday everyone!  Well, the “simple” bathroom re-do we began a week ago is about 3/4 finished.  My family of four has survived with one bathroom during this time. It’s funny how having just one bathroom has felt like such a major inconvenience. While I was growing up, we had one bathroom for our family of five…

I’ve been participating in an Around My House series, and today I thought I’d share a few memories that I have displayed in my living room curio. I love thinking about the history behind them. (By the way, I love curio cabinets–they keep the dust off of my little memories. Well, some of the dust anyway. How does…

Although my brain is often racing around, I sometimes struggle finding new things to blog about. (Can you relate to that?)  So I’m joining in on another blogger’s summer series idea, “Around My House.”  Each week, I’m going to share a peek into the daily world that surrounds me. Today, I thought I’d show you what…

And I do mean simple.  My husband and I  had no skill at landscaping, gardening, or adding curb appeal until the last few years (not that I would call us skilled, actually.) Given our passion for it now, we’re making up for lost time. With that said, we’re newbies, and we keep it simple. Flowers have made all…

O.k., this post is really about organization  (New Year = organizational goals and weight loss goals, at least according to the store ads), and one of the keys to organization around my house is LIDS. WHAAAT? I’ll explain.  I’m one of those people who sees a cute canvas bin, wicker basket, etc., and has a…

You’ve seen these storage cubes, right?   Great for organization and storage – open them up and toss things in. And that’s it. Or maybe that’s not it.

Occasionally, a bank charge will pop up on my statement because I wasn’t  paying enough attention to the rules. (Note to self:  Don’t forget to use the business debit card at least once a month to avoid a service charge.) A similar thing happens at the library. We always have a LOT of library books at our…