I changed up the fireplace mantel one evening last week. The following morning I came downstairs to see the sun creating a warm glow on the curly willow. there was a slight flame resemblance I thought it looked pretty cool.
Furniture makeover
Over 20 years ago I found this Martha Washington sewing cabinet at a garage sale in Upstate New York. It is a cabinet made for storing sewing supplies dating back to the early 1900’s. I think I paid $15 for it, which was a pretty big spend for a mom with three little kids hittin’ … Read More
Words
words with friends scrabble scramble bananagrams hanging with friends boggle scattegories and crosswords for years I’ve been doing the daily crossword puzzle in our local paper usually while I’m preparing dinner or procrastinating Now I’ve got Mr. D hooked too and we find ourselves doing them together it’s rare we can’t finish a puzzle these … Read More
Saturday’s mail
For some odd reason, we never walked down to our mailbox yesterday to get the mail. Maybe we were too busy painting. Or doing taxes. It wasn’t until nearly 7:00 PM on our return from church that we picked up our mail….to find a large, long, and flat package sticking out of our mailbox. A … Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday: Innocence Foster W.Age 3February, 2012
Treat delivery
Last week I committed to taking treats to the Gift of Life Transplant House, as I joined up with my friend Deb who brought the idea to my attention. I had coffee with Deb last week, and we talked about what we were going to make. I know she made up something fabulous and beautiful because … Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Our favorite Adirondack place …
Givin’ a hoot
It’s that time of the year. It happens every February at The Cottage. Photograph by Mike Flahertyposted at http://www.owlpages.com The Great Horned Owls begin nesting. Their “hooting” can be heard through our closed windows and doors and even with the television or radio on. You can experience the sounds we hear each night here: OwlGreatHornedHoot … Read More
Who’s with us?
My friend Deb over at Recipes For Life posted the below notice she found in our local newspaper… I’ve been in a mood to bake — but I don’t want the shugary-goodness — sitting around in my kitchen calling out to me — pleading with me to have just one more piece-cookie-bite-slice. THIS — is going … Read More