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...
This month has been trying. I promise that I haven't changed this blog to become merely a cookbook, but for August of 2021, it will have to do. While it would give me immediate satisfaction to unload all the negative...
Kenny and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary a couple of weeks ago on June 23rd. We didn't want the day to go by unceremoniously, so we made plans to wake up in Key West, Florida, on the 23rd. In...
Three and three quarter years after we bought our big old house in Coldwater, we FINALLY have the home we moved from in Southaven, fixed up and ready to sell. Why did it take so long, you ask.. the list...
Almost four years ago, I made my first "frankenlamp", and if you have followed my blog you have seen that term thrown around quite a bit here. Over that time, I have collected parts to build many frankenlamps, with parts...
