Sadie's Old House

I remember filling something out months ago, I thought might incur some junk mail, so as a quick indicator for me to drop it directly in the trash. I listed my name as “Schuety Balsac”. I didn’t think they’d take...

Things that happen right after your hernia surgery.. Clayton called on his way home from work. Upper ball joint broke on his truck. We’ll take the wheel off tomorrow and see the extent of the damage. It definitely folded that...

I got a quote this morning to install the giant picture window I bought in November (where the middle door is in the carriage house), in my future art studio. I prematurely present to you: Moosh Print Studio. Named appropriately...

Besides being Sadie's slave, I am a painter, print maker and sculptor. One of the very cool things about moving to Coldwater was we live five miles north of my super bestie, Dana, who is an artist and art professor....

I created two Frankenlamps this week: A floor lamp and a plugin ceiling light Floor Lamp: I bought this old green slag glass shade on Ebay and retooled a newer floor lamp I had hanging around, to accommodate it. I...

I made these Frankenlamps this week, using a pair of lead crystal trophy lamps and pearl glass globes that I really loved and wanted to use in my lighting somehow. I added new brass lamp parts and made cold connected...

We have a closet in our guest bedroom we turned into a library. It has high ceilings so we are also putting a lot of our art stuff around the book cases. We brought the bookcases and the leather sofa...

Sadie's lawn is mostly centipede grass. I put some fertilizer down once last Fall, but that's all I've done, besides mowing it....

Happy Mothers Day! I made applewood smoked grilled salmon on the grill for Mom and Chelle. Along with fresh asparagus, jasmine rice and garlic knots. Here's my mom, Louise (left), having fun with the widows group that has friended her...

Wow! I wish I’d had my camera ready, a blue heron just flew overhead, while I was in the back yard. That may be the coolest thing I’ve seen since moving here and I’ve seen lots of awesomeness! I'm super...