Chelle Ellis

It's been over six weeks since my last post. I cannot readily account for that time, except to wonder if perhaps I was abducted by aliens. Similarly, the recent tasks commanded by Sadie, are ones that I would like to...

We started Spring 2022, sprinting out of the gate... and that was at least ten nursery trips ago. By early Summer, we've gone completely insane and now live in a giant terrarium! 🤪 I think it was a Saturday afternoon...

My ex-husband, and father of my son, Clay Jones, won the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Cartoon Award yesterday! This prestigious award is sometimes referred to as the "poor man's Pulitzer" and is the achievement of a lifetime. Kenny...

This blog entry will stray from the home restoration and decoration content that normally fills its pages. I'm working on a weekend presentation right now, so I simply don't have time to take on anything "house" this week, and still...

Last week I bought an old, burled walnut wardrobe off Facebook Marketplace. It replaces the very dark, sawdust-and-glue armoire, that stood there previously. I love how the lighter wood of my new/old wardrobe helps to brighten up the room! Everything...

Right before Christmas, we returned the original dining room, from a bedroom, back into a dining room. There was a lot of work (and hip surgeries) to get through before this event, but I pre-empted everything and ordered a smaller...

Maybe you remember a post I made about the plans I had for this sofa nearly five years ago. It was quick and resolute in its concrete intent to bring this sofa back home to Sadie. Please note the date...

This may not be a big deal to most of you. HOWEVER: for four years I have been using a flash light to search through the four cabinets that make up my pantry. So a couple of weeks ago, I...

A lot has happened in the past six months towards freedom and momentum for long awaited improvements on Sadie. Kenny had both of his hips replaced in September and December of 2021, respectively. This time last year, he started having...

I'm sure you remember Frankie, she makes quite an impression! She isn't quite a year old yet; with our vet's estimation, we think she was born mid to late November, 2020. Still learning about the world around her, this week...