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A blog dedicated to the things I love: Gardening, Thrifting, Entertaining, Projects and Turning Our House into Our Home.
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House Tour: Main Floor

It has been so refreshing to read all these recent blog entries that have been mingling with the idea of "Hey look, Im not perfect." For awhile I was having a hard time with a lot of the blog...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

This is Where I Hit "Post" and then Crawl Back into my Shell

So, do you ever feel almost as if you have too many things you want to do? Not things that you feel like you have to do...clean the bathroom, shop for groceries, feed the cats, stop at the drug store...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

My Tree is in Bloom

I came into 2012 with much ambition and a hefty stack of goals. Not hefty in terms of quantity, but more along the lines of things that are kind of bigger than "Paint the Bathroom in May." As...

16 apr 12

Wisconsin River

Last weekend we explored a sandy path that stretches along the edge of the Wisconsin River. It was a beautiful sunny evening; The snow had melted away and all that was left were cool sandy hills and ...

06 mar 12

Work in Progress: Mixed Media on Wood

The other day I sat down and had a little talk with my buddy Rotring Rapidograph. It was well received, and after about 40 minutes of gentle persuasion, he finally gave in and decided to stop being s...

02 mar 12

DIY Side Table

Hey gang! How are you guys? Things are going pretty well here. Im just spending a few minutes with my coffee and blogs before I get ready for work this morning. Not that I really have much of an excu...

20 feb 12

My Latest Project: Reclaimed Wood Bench

Hey friends, how are things!? I hope everything is going well. Sooo, it looks like were almost into spring! Although, I must say...this winter was kind of a drag since we havent had much snow. Im hol...

15 feb 12 1 person likes this

Im Still Here

Wow. So I guess I dont really know what has moved me away from this blog.   At first I thought maybe I was getting my writing fix through my Houzz articles...but the more I thought about it...

26 jan 12

IKEA Karlstad

Oh hey LOOK, its December! Yay! This means that its almost time to bust out the snowshoes and I. Cant. Wait. One of the cool things about working at an outdoor shop is that you meet people who dont m...

10 dec 11

So I Painted the Interior of My Door Black...

Hey friends! How are things? I hope you are all doing well and enjoying life. Things have been quite good around here. I havent been doing many house projects, but it seems that every year around thi...

06 nov 11 1 person likes this

DIY Halloween Gravestones

Hey friends! Whats new? Not a whole lot here. Joe and I have the day off together (!!!) and were going to try and find a super huge washing machine so we can wash our 10 round flokati. Oy. But before...

14 oct 11

Studio Action

It seems to be around this time every year that I find myself with inked fingertips and a yearning to cut up my (dwindling) stash of old medical books, gathering a pile of clippings to be carefully t...

11 oct 11

Welcome to My New Purple Kitchen

So I have a feeling that when I mention that I painted my kitchen purple, most people usually think PURPLE. You know...Royal purple...Grape juice purple...Minnesota Vikings purple...Dimetapp purple.....

06 oct 11

Hey Its October

Did I do this last year? Totally cut out for like 2 or 3 months and then swoop back in? Well okay...so I suppose I havent really totally cut out. I did check in here and there. But that aside, I thin...

03 oct 11

Rack = Finished

Hello hello! I just made the worst enchiladas in my life and Im recovering from the disappointment through blogging. Today I finished the rack that I used my new design on. Im pretty happy with ...

15 sep 11 1 person likes this

New Design

Hey guys! Yesterday I was sitting at a red light and I started thinking about blogging and how it seems to come in waves. For awhile Ill blog like crazy...and then it suddenly seems as if Ive jumped ...

13 sep 11 1 person likes this

Still

Hello to anybody who still comes around these parts. Blogging has really taken the back seat this summer. While I do have a lot of fun projects planned, I have been in such an anti-project, anti-hous...

26 aug 11

Still Here

Hey friends! Im still alive...dont ask me where my time has been going, because I cant really tell ya. I havent felt busy, but Ive been taking it easy and enjoying the summer at a slower pace.I know ...

11 aug 11

Block Printing

Were in the wallows of summer and I have to say that its probably the best summer Ive had in quite awhile. I cut down from 5 days to 4 days at my job, and I cant tell you how much its improved my gen...

21 jul 11 1 person likes this

Wisconsin River

Joe and I returned home from a beautiful trip on the Wisconsin River this afternoon. Everything about it was perfect. Here are a few photos from our 48 hour adventure.This is the island we stopped at...

17 jul 11

Fire Pit = Finished (For Now).

Photo post! So as you may know, Ive been working on the fire pit on and off for quite some time now. Before that was the major garden overhaul. The main reason behind all the work on the fire pit (la...

13 jul 11

Weekend

Over the last couple of days, I spent a large portion of my time working on the area that surrounds our fire pit. I bought these flowers to put somewhere in that general vicinity about a week and a h...

10 jul 11

House Paint

In my last post, I mentioned that Joe and I did a bunch of fun things over the weekend. I dont know how much fun most people consider painting the outside of their house to be, but it definitely incr...

07 jul 11

HEMNES Bookcase

Hey friends! I hope you are all enjoying your holiday weekend! Joe and I have been lucky enough to get 3 days off together, which is quite a rarity round these parts. Weve been kicking ass on the hou...

04 jul 11

Front Yard

So its finally happening...after talking about it for almost 2 years, our front yard remodel is in progress. We havent really done much of anything with the front since moving in (dont worry...it ten...

01 jul 11

Birdhouse Before & After

Hey friends! How are things? Everything is pretty good here. I havent been up to too much and have been using most of my free time towards garden sorting. Yesterday Joe told me that I should enter a ...

27 jun 11

Garden Progress

I havent been doing anything in my free time other than gardening, so I dont really have anything too fun to post.I extended the log wall a little bit further yesterday and Im pretty happy with it. N...

25 jun 11

Terrarium

Today is day 3 of 3 days off in a row. Im not particularly fond of having all of my days off in a row because I always end up feeling like "what the eff i just had 3 days off in a ROW and what do...

17 jun 11

A Walk Through the Yard

So I have to be honest here. Whenever I think about our yard, my brain sweeps through a rampant series of emotions. On one hand (which seems to have holes in it because its not as full as the other h...

16 jun 11

My Studio is Finished!

So this is pretty exciting for me...for the first time ever, I have a studio space that is fashioned to my liking. I am going give it all Ive got to keep it somewhat orderly, and I think Ill be able ...

12 jun 11

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