Chelle's Blog

Earlier today, someone in a Facebook group I'm in posted the resource of newspapers.com to research the history of their old house. I got a trial membership and the first article that came up was about a wedding that took place in...

Our doorbell only works sometimes. So someone was outside the front door, presumably having rung the non-working doorbell. The pekes and I were dancing around the house but I passed by in that pause, and through the lace curtains, with...

I have grown various orchids for years, but I'm downsizing my collection of over fifty (yes, you read that correctly: FIFTY?!) orchids, as Sadie is eating up all our time these days... with no end in sight! And if you...

I finally got my beautiful piece, created by ceramic/mixed media artist, Linda Berman, (one of my favorite artists, ever!) put up in the breakfast nook today. Can you believe I bought this piece months before we bought this house? I...

I picked up a really basic grey storage cube/ottoman, with a rip in the fabric, last week for nine bucks. Have you seen how much these things are going for now? Unreal! I understand, I'm cheap, but come on! I...

It's super dark in here with the shades down and the lights off, but my son, Clayton's, room is mostly finished. No more pink flowery wallpaper and pink carpet. This looks like a room for a young man now. We...

No art-making today, try back tomorrow. All I can think about is putting up a Christmas tree, so that's about to happen. Then maybe I can focus on art. Putting up a Christmas tree is an art, right? This was...

I painted the medallion for the newly painted foyer ceiling.. twice! My first attempt was lighter green with gold, but I decided I needed more color value to keep it from clashing against the connecting green room. My second attempt...

My poor Kenny has been battling plumbing issues in two houses for three full days now. He just returned from his fourth trip to Lowe's in 24 hours and was singing "Im so tired of going to Lowe's" to Al...

My new second hand chair in the master bedroom sitting room. Got it for forty bucks off Facebook Marketplace. I repainted the master bedroom and sitting room, sans border, in the same color used in Clayton's bedroom (Upstairs Bedroom #1)....