I am not sure why, but I have simply not been compelled to write a garden update this year. It’s real lunacy given how much I depend on them when I’m garden planning each winter. Honestly, I think I’ve been waiting for some real bad weather or frankly a reason to sit in front of…
Man it’s been a long time since I popped in over here. Since October lots of things have happened in the house since then. I hosted Thanksgiving dinner. I put up a bunch of Christmas trees. I took down a bunch of Christmas trees months after Christmas. I shoveled a bunch of snow. Other things…
Yikes – what have I actually been doing? It’s been a month and there are no pictures on the walls, nor shades on the lamps. I’ll tell you what I’ve been doing… yard work. There has been limited progress indoors for several reasons of which one is that I’m not currently employed … and the…
Obviously a house is never really done – ever. That is one of the great and terrible things about houses. You can and will always change things. But, there is kind of a baseline that might be needed for “stable” home decor. Like each room kind of needs to have a rug and lighting and…
Yikes – it’s been quite awhile. I’ve been doing a lot – and not – all at once. It feels like I’m in this phase of home ownership where I do something and then wait for the results of it. Two weeks ago I sprayed the crab grass… I’ve had to wait for all the…
So the house is not done. Theoretically, a house is never done right? Always a little project in the works. But – I’m feeling incredibly conflicted about the fact a moving truck is showing up tomorrow with a shit ton of stuff. You’d think I would be so excited and bouncing off the walls. It’s…
It is sometimes hard to believe that Eleanor and I have been roommates for so long. I wrote a blog post about her after her first year and when she first showed up – and this feels long over due. As I write this, she’s sleeping on the pillow next to me. Not next to it,…
It feels redundant to say that “lots of things happened” at the house. That is pretty obvious at this point. Every day there is something different – but the thing is, the decisions are becoming real and permanent. It’s pretty wild – and also a bit stressful. Sure, getting another electrical outlet added in 6…
I honestly thought I was being better about taking these pictures each week – but alas, not all of them have the same angles. The back of the house has undergone some equally dramatic changes but I know that I’m missing probably two months of pictures. The house was backed so close to the back…
… to picking a tub. After this week’s moderate panic, I found some degree of clarity around what I’m potentially looking for. Unfortunately, it is probably not what my plumber wants – but he also said he doesn’t care as long as I’m happy. To help share some of the crazy that has been inside…
