This year I went to Gold Rush with my friend, Marian. It was the first time in 27 years (that’s how long we’ve lived in Rochester) that I didn’t go with Kirk. He was happy to stay home and work on some landscaping and sent me on my way. Neither Marian or I had anything … Read More
Curtain Hack
The master bedroom in our 1978 multi-level home has been a work in progress for years. Actually, the entire house has been a work in progress since moving here in 2004. A few years ago we slowly started the process of updating the room by ripping out old carpeting and adding wood laminate flooring (kinda wish … Read More
2018 GOLD RUSH, Part 2 . Typewriters
Typewriter Fever. On Saturday of Gold Rush weekend we went to the Rochester Fairgrounds. Shortly after arriving, my cousin found a portable Royal typewriter. She really liked it, but she had just purchased a beautiful desktop typewriter at Oronoco Gold Rush the day before, and though she really liked this portable typewriter, she really … Read More
2018 GOLD RUSH WEEKEND Part 1
Gold Rush is an annual antique show and market located in Oronoco, Minnesota. Hundreds of dealers from throughout the country converge and fill the small town with their booths. When our children were young, Kirk and I made Gold Rush a date day. When the kids became young adults they joined us now and then. This year … Read More
Cottage Guests
You guys! Guess who stayed at The Cottage! Our newly hired church pastor and his family! I’ll let you read how it all came to be on his wife’s website, Miss Mustard Seed Somewhere around 10 years ago I started following Marian on her Miss Mustard Seed blog. Over the years she has inspired me … Read More
Home Away From Home
Our home away from home in Austin, TX was an Airbnb. A comfortable two bedroom, one bathroom home with laundry facilities and a cute little patio. Sliding doors lead out from the kitchen/dining area to the patio. The sun shined gloriously on this patio from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm. We entered the duplex/apartment through … Read More
Austin Adventure 2017
Let me tell y’all, five weeks in the Lone Star State goes by fast! (yep, I said y’all) We’ve talked about this trip for years — getting away from the cold, the snow, the cloudy days. Finding warmth – and sunshine. Kirk getting to work along side his Austin teammates, some that he hadn’t seen … Read More
Thankful
As I looked back through the photos we took in Cincinnati during the two weeks we were there visiting our kids and their babies in early October, one word kept coming to my mind. Thankful. Cara and Tim are always so welcoming and always open to our visits. The level of comfortable is second to … Read More
Playing
This morning was a typical Facetime call. Sydney was eating breakfast. Life cereal for her. Coffee and Greek yogurt for me. She was very excited to share that she was “dry” this morning. We celebrated with high fives and hooray’s over the internet. Breakfast finished, Sydney “took me” to the living room. She wanted to … Read More
And now there are four
We arrived in Cincy in time (Wednesday, September 23) to give a very expectant momma and daddy a little relief before baby #2 arrived, help where needed, and go to the park with a soon to be big sister! Before baby arrived, we got in a few trips to the park and some wagon rides, … Read More