oh how I wish  I could spend an hour… “Aqua” 2010   Oil on Panel …or a day… “Pieces Of You” 2010 Oil on Panel a week …. “Always Putting Out Fires” 2010 Oil on Panel or a month … “Scissor Sister” 2009 Oil On Panel …just painting or drinking coffee…. “Short Leash” 2010 Oil on… Read More artist – Kelly Reemtsen

WALLPAPER!!!! Thibaut way back when …in My Old Country House – almost every inch of the house, including the ceilings was wallpapered. When I first saw the house this was the first view I saw.  I actually loved the wallpaper, the print is humongous and so appropriate for the large scale rooms, but the previous… Read More Wallpaper

Cooper has a Basil Plant.  We have watched it sprout in it’s tiny pot on the front porch  for a few weeks and yesterday, right before we hit the road,  he had the honor of planting it in the ground. …and today we watched as our Boston Bruins  won the Stanley Cup!!! …the Bruin’s send Cooper… Read More GO Bruins!!!

 I inherited my Grandmothers Silver when I was in Graduate School.  I am embarrassed to admit, that at the time, broke and immature, I really wished I had the cash.  In fact I thought about selling it in during the lean days. I was an idiot. Thank Goodness, my Dad kept my beautiful silver safely… Read More My Grandmother’s Silver

  I have NEVER had a project bring me to my knees like this kitchen cabinet Door – RE-DO.   I am so far in over my head, in so deep, that to even talk about it is stressful.    I think to be successful, at almost anything, you have to know your strengths and weaknesses. And… Read More The Kitchen Cabinet RE-DO

…today…he graduates… from Middle School.. .the first born son of a first born son… of a first born son… …congratulations my beautiful boy we are so proud and we love you… “Your children make it impossible to regret your past.  They’re its finest fruits. Sometimes the only ones.”— Anna Quindlen (Black and Blue) …more to come…

Doors…Doors…Doors!  …my fingers ache from sanding…my arms are getting buff from reaching and painting… and I am still sooooooo far from the finish line… …I must remember to… PBTEEN oh and by the way…I figured out where the money has all gone…

….I have this little problem. I will go onto my computer to blog, for example last week, to ask the question: “how do I style my Hutch?” and then…two hours later, I was still reading beautiful blogs!     I found a great one with hutch tips called…. Get you Martha On.LOVE THE NAME!! Get Your Martha… Read More My Hutch – or – get your style on

…you think you wouldn’t know it when you smell it… but you do. Death in the house. It starts out like really stinky feet, or a mildewed towel or a bad diaper, just smelly, so…you take the first line of defense…you clean. And for a minute anyway, the cleaners overpower the stink and you feel… Read More Dead Mouse