Category Archives: General

I long for the days when I’ll have a barefoot sort of house.

Lee and I live on a road where most of the houses have manicured yards and paved driveways. A few weeks back one of our neighbors had his driveway resurfaced. This may sound all fine and dandy, but things go … Continue reading →

Last month I was cleaning out the shack shed some more. I came upon an antique toy safe that we had stored in the shed three years ago when we were doing the major cleanup after we bought our house. … Continue reading →

I was relaxing upstairs tonight with a glass of wine (yes I do have wine glasses, but I don’t know which box they are packed in) thinking about the day. Lee took today off to get some things done which … Continue reading →

“Hey Lee, do you think you can dig that stump out for me?” Lee eyeballs the stump doubtfully. “Do you think it would be too hard to pickaxe out?” Lee rubs his chin and still looks at the stump doubtfully. … Continue reading →

Back behind our house there were two metal barrels rusting into the ground. They have been there since we bought the place. I got the bright idea to see if I could get one unearthed and use it as a … Continue reading →

I finished my very first handmade wool scarf a few weeks ago. I gave it to friend but now I am thinking about commandeering Lee’s green yarn so I can make another one. The yarn is a tweed made out … Continue reading →

Today was a snow day. Woohoo! When it’s snowing around the rest of the country we rarely get any on the valley floor where we live. If we do get some snow it’s just a dusting and melts away before … Continue reading →

Ever since Lee hurt his finger three weeks ago it’s been pretty slow here. He has been trying to let it heal properly so no big projects for him. Since he has been taking it easy, I decided that I … Continue reading →

Lee had an accident this morning. He was preparing to make some slow cooked barbacoa and trimming beef with a freshly sharpened knife, when an unfortunate disaster happened. Let’s just say that I was woke up by Lee telling me … Continue reading →