Last stop on home tour From the kitchen, you head upstairs to the kids room on the right, and the bathroom on the left. A built-in shelf tucked in the stairway A room for the grandchildren ~ The bathroom across the hallway . . . back down the stairs, and to the other end of … Read More
The Kitchen, Laundry/Butler Pantry ~ continuing the tour ~ The stairway leads to a bedroom & full bathroom, we’ll go there tomorrow. the door left of the stairs leads to mudroom and garage. the table looked so pretty I had to take a photo kitchen. kitchen, again. On the left is the laundry/pantry. Opening to … Read More
Oronoco Home Tour Part 2
Welcome back! Today we are going to walk through the Sunroom and Great Room I love the pumpkin color walls! the view, ahhhh, so peaceful. A great design that utilizes space wisely! On the other side of that 1/2 wall bookcase there is a staircase going, well, downstairs (obviously). the view from the dining area, … Read More
Home Tour – Oronoco
Welcome! to the house that Dave and JoLynn built! Don’t let the size on the outside fool you, the place is much bigger than it appears Come on in . . . as you walk in the front foyer, the office is to your left. and a powder room on the right – which I … Read More
Sometimes I have absolutely nothing to post on the blog. Sometimes I get an idea at the last minute. Today happens to be a good day – but a bit disjointed. I hope you don’t mind! Thursday: Nate took this during a downpour. We see it whenever it rains – but we still get a … Read More
Straight from the horse-lover’s mouth: “A racing horse rider is called a jockey” (Natalie, age 6.5 years) Other stuff: Thrift store shopping and freebies: The amber color glassware I collect ~ 60 cents for both! An antique wood ironing board (that I’ve always wanted)….$1.00 A card file for my cards, envelopes and cardmaking supplies 2 … Read More
A Glimpse into our wild and crazy life . . .Not a normal day here….1. I rarely get up before 9am on Saturday. 2. Because I don’t get up til 9 on Saturday, I don’t usually garage sale…but Cara and I went today.3. Then we picked up Nate and went to Kohl’s to buy wedding … Read More
Recycling – in the flower bed ! Another revelation about me – I like bottles – not just any bottle, but the ones with some character or that are old, antique-y, vintage-y bottles. Or pretty colored bottles. I don’t have many bottles, but I love to look at them and am drawn to them in … Read More
I’ll have some more please. So today was just a “little” windy….but it was still a good day. We slept til 9am (perfect) had breakfast, then Cara joined Kirk and I for a cup of coffee on the back patio. That’s when some friends stopped by (we hadn’t showered, and some of us were in … Read More