Updates

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...

Please welcome Frankie, the newest member of our family. She started out as "Shelley" because she is a tortoiseshell kitteh and has a franken-leg (and part of the other) from an orange tabby. That may actually make her a torbie,...

Finally finished the repair and refinish job in the Southaven house. Last coat of poly yesterday. Here is the “finished” product. Can’t even tell where I filled the 10” gap down the center of the largest room. I learned a...

We have returned to the Southaven house to continue work on the floors to get the place ready to put up for sale. It's been a long Covid-19 year filled with much Covid-19 drama, that I won't bore you with.....

I have mentioned in a few of my posts, my lamps with French pate de verre shades and I wanted to take a minute to show you two of my faves, flanking the love seat in the master bedroom: The...

Our new granddaughter arrived today at 1:46 p.m., weighing in at 3 lbs, 14 oz, and is an hour old right now. Introducing: Everleigh Ann Ellis She’s a tiny little girl and will be in NICU for a couple of...

We got Greta a puppy this afternoon. We need a guard dog and we were hoping it would help her want to stay in the shop and convalesce instead of chasing every noise she hears and hurting her elbows even...

Trying to repair my 47” Vizio TV. I think the main board is bad. It's about 8 years old but was a $1500 TV when I bought it. I can get a new main board for $130. I think a...

In the middle of making this rag doll (my first ever, don’t laugh!) for our youngest granddaughter, Isla. Talk about unrealistic body expectations! Thank goodness she has a long skirt. Her crotch literally is right above the hem! ? I...

So excited! The cat tree arrived yesterday for us to install so Sophie, our 18-1/2 year old Siamese, can officially ignore it. I knew to install the thing next to the vent, since Sophie has always been a heat seeker....