Pickles and Onions

The Mr. got to run away for a full night of sleep - he called it a "business" trip - and while he was away, the little mice decid...

One benefit of our new home is a nice-sized garden and our awesome new patio . The garden needs a lot of love and work over the next couple...

I'm the best decorator out there. I enjoy letting my home slowly gather the flavor a home does over time. It works - but at first the r...

PJ turned eight months old at the start of March. What if I told you that he is already walking around with the help of a walking toy? Se...

Today we put away the Christmas tree and decorations and, since our little boy has become so mobile , officially folded up the blankets t...

This morning, the morning of my 42nd week of pregnancy – which means I have been pregnant for over 10 months – one of the online pregnancy c...

As the Mr. pointed out last night, our little guy will be with us in an absolute maximum of 21 days. The due date is in 11 days; my doctor ...

Oh, right: me. That’s who’s counting. It’s not that I’m not having a good time, although I wouldn’t say this is the most comfortable I’ve...

I tried to find a slightly clever title for this blog post but sheer pride and overwhelming excitement made it impossible: I finished my fi...

Once I finally finished our wedding album (right before our 2 year anniversary , go me!) I decided to go back and print out all those other...

Something like a miracle occurred in our apartment this weekend. The Mr. sorted through his clothing and decided to give away a large amoun...

Last weekend I attended a Work-in-Progress Writers Studio for my ongoing project. The studio was led by the inspiring Irene Graham and held...

Oh my goodness - it looks like a quilt! The Mr. helped cut off all the excess fabric, now I just need to create the binding and hand stitch ...

More than a few months later, I’ve finally picked up my patchwork project again to cross the magical line between patchworking and quilting....

Last week the Mr. and I finally bowed to extreme, continuous, and universal peer pressure. After 1149 days  of living in the apartment we no...

It has been so busy recently with excellent guests, home projects, and life in general that we have both been very tired at the end of the d...

Sometimes a little bit of change makes a big difference. The Mr. and I have lucked into a new couch - exactly the type of couch in exactly t...

This blog is inspired by a group writing project called " Can Writing Keep Us Well? " over at Confident Writing. Its a major depar...

The shelf is up and the towel chaos is conquered . We now have our towels avaialble for easy use, all in the same location, and we gained tw...

The confession of the day is that I am rather good at starting projects around the house, but not quite fabulous at finishing them. The Mr. ...