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For the last two days I’ve been down in the basement clearing and working in the root cellar. Some days I call it the canning room, and other days I refer to it as the root cellar. Root cellar is probably a more accurate term since the house is 90+ years old and I imagine Read More >>
It’s that time again. You ask, and I pretend to know things and answer your burning questions. It really is so much fun to open my inbox and see the wide variety of questions you guys have. Reminds me that my readers are so diverse and pretty dang awesome. So keep those questions coming and Read More >>
I love to paint. I know, I am a weirdo. But, here’s the thing, paint is one of the really inexpensive personalized changes that you can make to a room, and still get huge impact. It can totally change the entire feel when you walk into the room, and once you rip off the first Read More >>
Yesterday was a GREAT day! Just look at my new white cupboard!!! Isn’t is gorgeous. I nearly cried when I walked into the kitchen and spied Cameron {the now, 9 fingered carpenter} installing part of the crown mounding. And the doors! I have doors… no knobs yet… but with the doors installed it’s starting to Read More >>
Since we started remodeling the house Miss Lucy the Puggle Dog has had her fair share of days at doggy daycare. And although I know she has a blast when she’s there, I still miss her every single minute she is out of my sight. That’s why when I know a contractor is just going Read More >>
