Do you enjoy jigsaw puzzles? I do! But I confess that I rarely indulge in them for three reasons. Two Christmases ago, both my mom and my husband gave me puzzles for Christmas. I put together the one my mother …
Spring Training Trip
My husband loves baseball. It’s his happy place. Watching a baseball game (in person) destresses him like nothing else. I like baseball. I’ve followed the Texas Rangers since childhood. My family of origin as well as Jeff and …
Thrifting Finds
When I started putting my house back together, I decided I wanted it “finished”--as in things on the walls, decorative pieces arranged, etc. So I worked with my interior designer friend to that end. Thankfully she’s the kind …
My Library and Book Buddy
When we put our house back together in December, we saved our library for last. The reason was two-fold. First, we had our bookshelves re-stained and they weren’t finished until late December. Second, we wanted to …
A Week of Introverting
My husband was gone all week on a business trip. And I stayed at home. I don’t do that very often, but I just wanted to be in my house after so long out of it. I had planned to have my dear friend visit …
Christmas Family Time
We’ve had a wonderful whirlwind of family time. First, all our kids came for Christmas at our house on Saturday the 16th. We packed all our favorite Christmas things—presents, Christmas cookie baking and decorating, …
We are home
WE. ARE. IN. The furniture is back. Some pictures are on the wall. Everything is complete except the shower glass (which should be installed next week) and dealing with a broken granite piece on the back of my vanity …
Christmas Gift Ideas
For a while now, I’ve wanted to post about some products I’ve been enjoying. When I realized most of these new-to-me things were gifts, I thought this would be the perfect time to highlight them as Christmas is just around …
A House Update
It seems soooooo long since we started this house nightmare/journey. And for so long it seemed the work was progressing so slowly. But finally, things are moving! The hardwood floors are down, which makes it look …
Prince Edward Island
We love traveling to literary places. Way back in the spring, before we knew all the challenges we would face this year, Jeff scheduled our vacation to Prince Edward Island. He picked it for two reasons: First, it would be …