Christmas didn’t feel much like Christmas without snow, but New Years? With temps in the high 40s and sun all day long, it certainly doesn’t like January in Upstate New York. Not that I’m complaining – far from it. Everyone around here is praising global warming and wondering just how bad a beating we’ll be […]

Well, based on great recommendations from a few of our commentors, including John of The Devil Queen and Erilyn of Reviving the Colonial, I went ahead and ordered some milkpaint for the bathroom vanity. I ordered a gallon of “light cream” and a pint of “driftwood” (pictured above, in that order) from Milkpaint.com. I want […]

Well, it finally happened – I’ve been tagged! Blog tagging is sorta like a chain letter… I have to reveal 5 little known facts about myself, and then “tag” 5 more bloggers to do the same. I was tagged by Alan of Vintage Tub and Bath‘s “Daily Tubber” blog. Since Alan once treated me to […]

Yesterday, I had one of my infamous house-related freakouts. The holidays make me miss my RV’ing parents something wicked, and that unhappiness is multiplied by the stress of shopping, decorating, cooking, and cleaning for three weeks straight. Then, suddenly the big day is over and there’s nothing fun to look forward. Top that all off […]

In keeping with our annual Christmas tradition, I present to you Little Dogs In Goofy Outfits Part III: I can’t get Nero to sit, stay, or stop peeing in the house. But bring out the camera and he starts winking like a trained professional. Watch out, ladies – he’s feeling frisky. Bruiser thought the snowman […]

What happens when you leave me home alone for 6 days straight with nothing to do but watch tv and gripe about how bored I am, and how much my head hurts? The ornaments come out, and every last inch of this house gets a little holiday cheer. Ok, well I kept it to the […]

Yes, despite having a giant hole for a bathroom, I’ve been hunkered down on the couch all weekend. How’d I pull a get-out-of-work-free pass this weekend? I had 4 wisdom teeth out early Friday morning. And let me tell you, I would much rather be working on the house. The general anesthesia was great – […]

If you noticed our suspisciously long absensce from the blogosphere, fear not – we’re back! I didn’t want to alert every burglar in town that we’d be away from our beloved house, so I didn’t mention that we’d be going on vacation. Cause you know, burglars just can’t wait to get their hands on our […]

I am completely in love with our homemade tombstones. They came out great! We only made three this year, but if we make 3 a year for the next few years, we’ll have a full-on cemetary in no time. The neighbors will love us, I’m sure. After carving them out, we rolled gray primer on […]

My rug obsession is ongoing, but the demons have been quieted a bit thanks to our newest purchase – a semi-nice oriental rug from my favorite discount store, Marshalls. I couldn’t resist since it matched the dining room paint color perfectly and was the perfect size. See? You can tell it’s not quite as fancy […]