February 19th, 2011 We have bee enjoying some unusually warm weather this past week. The daytime temps have reached in the high forties – low fifties (Fahrenheit). Normal highs for this time of year are below freezing. The mounds of snow that have been blanketing the lawns and gardens are disappearing quickly, leaving pools of water in our [...]
January 22nd, 2011 Have you ever noticed how “things” can snowball? For instance, this week I purchased new towel bars for the bathroom. Changing them out was to be a simple way to update the bathroom. While taking the old towel bars off, the degree to which the paint on the walls had faded screamed at me. Hearing [...]
November 18th, 2009 With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to begin decorating. At our house the Christmas decorating begins outside around the middle of November. I like to use fresh evergreens and grapevines outdoors. Because I’m rather “thrifty” shall we say, I refuse to purchase evergreen boughs. [...]
