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Jul 1, 20173 min read
Shoo Fly! Shoo!
As a rogue fly whizzes around our house, I quickly run downstairs to find my old-fashioned, umbrella food tent to protect the cake that I...
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Jun 24, 20174 min read
Can You Really Do It Yourself?
We had the plumber over the other day to fix several leaky faucets, and when I called him on the telephone he barely remembered who I...
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Jun 3, 20173 min read
DIY with Dandelions
When my daughter was young I used to pay her ten cents for every dandelion that she picked from the lawn. My complete laziness combined...
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May 26, 20172 min read
Beautiful Moments
I knew I needed to weed the garden and mow the lawn (as well as the twenty-seven other things on my to-do list) but I baked a cake...
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May 16, 20172 min read
A Floor Update and More DIY
I have been getting lots of questions about the Living Room floor that I finished with Safflower Oil the other week, so I thought I would...
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May 6, 20172 min read
Finding Design Inspiration
Some people wake up noticing shapes and colors. The form of a pillowcase resting against the bed, the taunting remnant of a forgotten...
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Apr 29, 20173 min read
Sleeping with my Cell Phone
About six months ago, me and my trusty flip-phone were pushed (kicking and screaming) into forced obsolescence. I had coddled it for...
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Apr 15, 20172 min read
Four Dollar Floor Fix
This week, I was going to try and refinish my hardwood floors myself. When we first moved in, over twenty years ago, there was carpet...
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Apr 8, 20173 min read
The Garage Door
Sometimes, a girl just needs more – more cake, more hugs, more sunshine, more opinions, more coffee, more sleep …. and a whole lot more...
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Mar 28, 20172 min read
The Pantry Secret
Y’know when we drool over those kitchen makeovers? The one’s where everything looks so neat and organized? Where we wonder if they are...
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Mar 17, 20173 min read
Dining Room Good-bye’s
Someone asked me the other day where they could buy a new dining room set. It confused me for a moment, because we were sitting at theirs...
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Mar 3, 20172 min read
Sleeping Rooms
I remember reading a meditation once, where it said we should consciously uncurl our hands before we go to sleep, leaving them (and us)...
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Feb 14, 20171 min read
Valentine Colors for your Home
It’s Valentine’s Day, and the supermarket was filled with men – most of them trying to decide between the red roses, which he thought...
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Feb 12, 20171 min read
Thank you!
Remember when I wrote about my obsession with Smeg appliances the other week? Well, I was drinking a cup of tea with a friend yesterday,...
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Feb 8, 20172 min read
Closet Confessions
With the Winter, comes my slight addiction to Ebay shopping. It arrives in the form of clothes, and I can easily justify buying several...
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Jan 25, 20172 min read
What’s in a Name?
If you combine my love of retro appliances with a made-up swear word from the future, you get a SMEG. Completely besotted with the word...
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Jan 19, 20172 min read
Luxury For Less
Our January credit card bill is here. We wonder how we managed to spend $423. at the dollar store, what made us buy four identical black...
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Jan 5, 20172 min read
Window Watching
I sleep with the curtains open. It’s not an invitation to peep (you would have to either dangle from a helicopter, or be a very skilled...
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Dec 19, 20161 min read
A Christmas Poem
‘Tis the days before Christmas, and all through the town, Credit cards are up, and bank balances are down. With the season of...
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Dec 2, 20163 min read
The Dog Ate My Comforter
About eight years ago I found the most deliciously soft comforter cover in the entire world. It was the color of farm fresh cream; the...
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