You know when you get something new and you completely turn back into an 8-year-old? Yeah? Well, that’s me right now. Remember how I was getting totally frustrated with my old little point-and-shoot camera and I decided to upgrade? I did it! On Tuesday night, Doug and I decided to check around at some ofRead more
Whenever I talk to silver dealers, they lament that young people aren’t interested in silver. And while it’s true that silver as a universal status symbol, wedding gift and family heirloom was once a lot more common than it is now, I think there are those among us who can still appreciate a traditional craftRead more
In case you missed last week’s post, I am doing a monthly a project from the Young House Love book and and “git ‘er done”. I fully expect some of them to be disasters, but how do you ever learn anything without first making a big mess of something? Here’s why I’m doing this challenge.Read more
So you have a little point-and-shoot camera that you’re using for family photos, maybe your blog or Etsy store if you have one. Maybe you just use your phone camera for everything. So when is it time to upgrade? And what do you upgrade to? I’ve recently had to answer this question for myself andRead more
When we redecorated our bath, we spent a lot of time thinking about permanent fixtures: the vanity, the towel shelving and the wire baskets we chose for storage. Then in the latest round of updates, we hung a new shower curtain from Target. And we finished hanging art in there for a little mini galleryRead more
What does an inveterate baker do when life hands her five peaches that need to be used like NOW and half a box of cake mix? Well, she makes peach cobbler. Only because she never uses cake mix, she’s not quite sure it will work. #spoileralert #itdid What happened was that I saw this yummyRead more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been buying on Etsy since the early days. I remember starting to see references to it on Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy around 2007, back when they ran features on “The Best of Etsy”. I haven’t seen those in a while though so I thought I would resurrect the conceptRead more
It’s time for another edition of the Young House Love Book Project Challenge! In case you missed it last month, every month, I will choose a project from the Young House Love book and and “git ‘er done”. I fully expect some of them to be disasters, but how do you ever learn anything withoutRead more
Not everything works, ya know? Take this bar cart. From a distance, it looks fantastic. In fact, up close it looks pretty darn good. But really really close-up? It’s got a few imperfections. If I didn’t already have a bar that I love, I’d be all over keeping this, at which point I would probablyRead more
Here’s a project that none of you will probably ever have to do. Wait though! Don’t close your browser just yet. I have a point. While I was in California last month, Chester decided to do some laundry and was a little rough with the junky plastic handle on the washing machine. Hey, don’t lookRead more