Sadie's Old House

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.....

You may remember the original Frankenlamp table bridge lamp I made a couple of months ago, as described in my blog post here. Well, I had a change of heart in the design of that lamp when I FINALLY found...

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...

I've been wanting an old table/desk bridge lamp with jadeite for a couple of years now, but I haven't been able to find one that won't break the bank. In June 2019, I found and bought an old floor bridge...

Behold: the “transom” I made with two 1960’s knotty pine built in china cabinet doors that have been stowed away for 20 years for the right project. I don’t know if this is the right one, but they aren’t precariously...

Finished fencing my garden against our newest little beast, Ziggy! She’s all puppy right now. Shes really a sweetie and she cant help herself yet for the most part, but she is so smart and shes learning. But the joy...

I made these Italian meatballs in marinara the other night, using Sir Mitchell Bird's recipe. I used a crockpot, set to low, adding a jar of marinara sauce and a can of tomato sauce. In a big bowl, I mixed...

I’ve been replacing some deck boards and banding on our deck. Chelle had bought our new pup Ziggy an engraved name tag in the shape of a bone. I put it on her collar three days ago. Chelle informed me...

Seven years ago, today, was our first crawfish boil, held at our 1961 ranch house in Southaven. To date we've had three: the last, here in April 2019; but I am missing the OPTION to have one, now that we...

Nothing like a neighborhood fire to break up the Sunday monotony. Happening right now, around the corner from us and down the street, on Forest Circle, in Coldwater. The house has been empty and abandoned for a few years, so...