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Almost new

    This little table has been living here for a couple of years, just begging to be made over. I didn’t really have a place for it or a purpose, so it just waited in line patiently for its turn in a very long line of things to be done. But finally I had a moment and a vision and the… Read More »Almost new

    Something Simple

      Amidst all the building activity we’ve had going on here (see this post and this one, and there’s this one, too, and even more I haven’t shown you yet), I needed to do something pretty simple, start to finish, done in just a snap. My ironing board volunteered for the task. The cover had been quite worn, and in fact,… Read More »Something Simple

      Adding On

          Once upon a time, there was a Little Cottage who was looking for a family. Not just any family would do, this Little Cottage was looking for a family who laughed and who loved and who would fill the rooms with joy. A family was found, and the Little Cottage was happy and full and bright. The passing years… Read More »Adding On

        Curtains for Zach’s Room

          I started repainting Zach’s bedroom a couple of weeks ago. It was a very vivid combination of blue, green, and knotty pine. And it was dark (SO dark!). In this northern latitude, we need to reflect as much light as possible, and we’re doing some building/remodeling which means a good possibility for bedroom reshuffling in the future.  So white was… Read More »Curtains for Zach’s Room

          contentment vs. complacency

            I once worked at a company that had encouraging words posted above doorways, and one I remember well said, “Complacency is Devastating.”  Complacency is closing your eyes to the realities around, choosing not to look at possibilities, choosing to accept what is without exploring what could be, giving up. Contentment is different. Contentment is choosing to be satisfied, but it… Read More »contentment vs. complacency

            New Clothes for the Patio Chairs

              The old covers were falling apart in my hands. The hardest part of making these was picking out the fabric, but once that was in hand, it was a simple matter of tracing, cutting, stitching two dozen ties together, a bit of pinning and a few more stitches, and … Done. Perfect? No.  So much better, Yes?