I am not, by nature,  a morning person. However, ironically, I do love getting up in the mornings, before my house is awake, making my coffee and then just sitting quietly in my living room. It is when I think clearly and get a handle on my day. I can hear the hum of the… Read More Sunday Morning

      Hard to believe that we have been in our Old Country House for almost 7 years.      Here is a before Photo of the living room looking into the dining room. ( I recently moved the dining room right off the kitchen and now this room is an extension of the Living… Read More 7 years good luck

     So, we found out a week ago, that the reason why my 10 year old, Cooper, has been so tired and cannot seem to kick this flu, is that he has Mono. Big fat bummer. Poor baby. So he and I have been spending a lot of time together and I have been… Read More Dryer Lint, Ocean Air and Silver Linings

Charlie 7 weeks Charlie is 6 months old/young. And boy what a big boy he has become.His nickname is “menace” as he loves to pull toilet paper down the hall and down the stairs until the roll is out. We have not lost a pair of shoes, knock on wood, or a table leg, knock… Read More 6 months

  Cooper is 10. This is Cooper’s Room. I learned something the hard way about decorating for boys. It seems that  opposed to my daughter who would love an annual room makeover, my two boys pretty much like their rooms, just the way they are, however they are. So, if you are decorating your nursery, or giving your baby… Read More Boys will Be Boys

   I guess I would have to confess that I am in a ongoing state of House Envy.  I am not proud of it. And while it fuels my decorating frenzy and my quest to replicate the beautiful things I see on a shoe string budget.., this green eyed albatross also makes me feel ungrateful… Read More House Envy

Spring is coming!!!!

     Never fails. Kind of a Murphy’s Law with My Old House, as soon as I feel it is safe to dip into the savings to do something “cosmetic” (and I am referring to updating a 1967 Kitchen as cosmetic), something, really big, goes wrong.     Case in point. the ceiling. Well, the roof,… Read More When it rains…

    So listen, never mistake my obsession with things like drawer pulls and paint colors, with my having no perspective on life. I know that there are bigger fish to fry, more pertinent battles to pick. I consider this more of a pastime, or a hobby, a fun way to make a rather menial, perhaps… Read More Hardware is Hard!