We built our new mud room/laundry room a year ago. We hadn’t planned on waiting a year to paint, but once construction was done winter set in and the space was used to hold all the winter gear that is required for a family living in Maine. While summer is traditionally a season for getting outside and enjoying the time… Read More »Finishing touches
Husband was working on a project over the weekend and needed to run to the local hardware store for more caulk. Not because he needed more, he had plenty on hand, but he recently cleaned out his work space and rearranged everything and the previously purchased caulk was no where to be found. So a quick run to the store… Read More »Baby Chicks
While the calendar told us of Spring’s official arrival nearly a month ago, this weekend was, for us, the first full spring weekend. We’ve had beautiful warm days already, but this weekend was time for outside cleaning up and pea planting. So that’s what we did. Sophie helped me get the peas in. The garden area is in a rather… Read More »Spring Weekend
First, please note that I live in Maine. It is nearing 50 degrees today, February 1st. Also, please note that because of these unusually warm days, I checked on my bees. After lifting the 500 pound bench seat off of them (I got my workout for the day) and fumbling with the locking strap thingie that doesn’t unlock unless you’re… Read More »Hello, February
Upon finishing the wall, floor and trim painting of Maddie’s room I still had a lot of afternoon left. With the paint in one hand and a still loaded paintbrush in the other, I walked by the buffet that I had recently moved from our garage into the kitchen. And I heard a whisper, “Psssst! Psssst! Over here.” It called to me. Beckoned… Read More »New to Me Baking Counter
Under the chapter of “How we Shuffle Five Children into Two and a Half Bedrooms”, we updated Maddie’s room. I had hoped to get to it before Christmas, but busy happened and I just never found the time. So it was one of the top projects for us to tackle in 2016. We loved the color that was on the… Read More »Maddie’s Room Remake
The living room of the cottage has had the windows dressed for some time with panels of discarded old lace, which have been quite lovely and allow the sunlight to dapple through the panels and create the prettiest patterns on floor and rug. But with the decorating of the cottage for the upcoming celebration of the Birth of the Great… Read More »Happy Living Room Curtains
Another day of unusual weather for Maine for this time of year. Rain. Some say they’re glad it isn’t snow. Some say (mostly the children) that it needs to be snow. It is December, after all. Do you know what goats do in the rain? A whole lot of this. And this. Because goats, at least our goats, do not… Read More »Goats in the Rain
We still haven’t finished up the interior of our new mudroom ( here, and here) and bedroom expansions in our home, but we’re using those spaces and loving every square inch we built. So, of course, I’m dreaming about another home addition. We love our home, and we don’t want it to be overly large, and I admire those who live well in small spaces.… Read More »Dreaming in Legos
Maddie decided she wanted a dresser in her room but she didn’t want another piece of furniture in her room, preferring an open look. So we decided to move one into her closet. It needed to be narrow to fit in her closet space, and I had one in the basement that was just the right size that I had… Read More »Cleaning out the Candle Drawer