(or possibly, how #Elfquest changed my life) (Warning, super geeky content ahead!) It was 20 years ago today (give or take) that I met the man who would become my husband. I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons since high school, though I would have loved to play earlier than that I didn’t have anyone to…
This is the third post in my “Catching Up” series, where I post things I have completed over the past year or so while I was ignoring my blog. As I noted in There’s No Such Thing as a Free Carpet, Part 2, I received an oriental rug and used it as the impetus to redecorate my…
Part 2 of the guest bedroom redecoration, with wallpaper and paint choices.
This will be a part of my “Catching Up” series, where I post things I have completed over the past year or so while I was ignoring my blog. I was so happy when we bought this house, and I would have a guest room for the first time. I had 3 bedrooms in our…
It hasn’t quite sprung yet. It was 80 degrees for 3 days in a row, and I got cocky and planted stuff. Then this past weekend I had to scramble to build a cold frame to put over the raspberry bushes because it got down into the low 30’s at night for a few nights…
I’m a geek (see the site subtitle). I also love antiques, refurbishing used items, country farmhouse style, and doing fun furnishing projects. This project combined those together in I think is a pretty awesome way.
Every year, I host one holiday party: The Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition that we celebrate on Christmas eve. We invite friends and family, and I’ve always considered it a come-all sort of thing. The more the merrier. I think this year’s count is 10 people, it fluctuates. I don’t remember exactly…
I am 46 years old. I’ve been married for 17 years. And a few days ago, I FINALLY figured out how to make good, consistent turkey gravy. Maybe I’m just an idiot for not figuring it out for so long, but I’m rather pleased with being able to do it. Now mind you, I’ve probably…
Old houses have storage problems. This is a given. Nobody 100 years ago had a ton of crap they needed to stash, unless it was out back by the barn.
When you’re involved in historical re-enactment AND stage combat, there’s a lot of gear that goes with that…
I’ve been away from the blog for a while. I could make all sorts of excuses why, but basically other things became more important to me. While I often compose blog posts in my head while going about my day, I haven’t sat down and actually written them, and generally they’re forgotten before I ever…