I have 42 days until my new baby arrives, and I just got her big sisters room completed. I decided, since I have a 4 year old, to give the BIG SISTER and new room instead of adding one more ‘for the baby’ thing for her to deal with. I think it was a good idea.… Continue reading Big Sister Room
A crack in the wall? That shouldn’t be there at all! My house is almost 65 years old and in this one room it has done a lot of settling through the years. Fortunately for the house, we are very fine caretakers and since we are updating the bedroom because of (but not for, that’s… Continue reading Fixing a Crack in the Wall
As for me, I can’t say that canning is peaceful, or fun, or relaxing. It’s a lot of work and from the middle of August (sometimes as early as April. Hello Cherry!) until November it is GO TIME for me. Pickles, peppers, pears, peaches, okra, beets, jellies, jams, tomatoes, corn. The list go on… Continue reading Roasted Marinated Peppers, Two Ways
Just like everyone else, I love the show Fixer Upper, I love Joanna Gaines, Chip’s not bad either, and of course, I love Shiplap! What I didn’t love was my kitchen walls. Big, blank and institutional green. Lucky for me, a have a farm house so applying a DIY Shiplap wall is natural. With very… Continue reading Shiplap Wall DIY
My daughter loves eggs. I recently bought 2, 18 count, cartons of eggs at the grocery store. A sweet little old lady came over giggling saying that, ‘I sure must have a lot of baking to do.’ But I didn’t bake a thing. However, I did hard boil, soft boil, cook over easy (we call ’em… Continue reading nesting boxes
