Last night this sweet lil guy came to stay with us Pixel Pixel is on a staycation here at The Cottage for the next 10 days while his people are on vacation Pixel is a very good puppy – and is already attached to DIY Guy Pixel cozied up next to DIY Guy last night and the two … Read More
A new ride
DIY Guy saved his money and bought himself a new bike! He’s been saving and talking about buying a recumbent bike for a couple years now. He found the bike on Craigslist — and though it isn’t new, it is pretty dadgum close to being new. The bike has been in our garage for a … Read More
Tastes like chicken
It was the middle of the night last week when I heard a commotion at the chicken coop. The loud “peeping” from the younger chicks got me out of bed and running to the chicken coop in my bed clothes, with a flashlight. On my arrival I saw our young white chick stuck half-way through … Read More
Absent
Wait. What? It’s Sunday? I haven’t written since when? Tuesday? Whoa. It’s been a week…a very crazy, unsettling, busy, exhausting week. So much has happened — and changed — I’ll tell you all about it later – But now I must go collect eggs — and ponder the existence of good companies to work for … Read More
First swim
Gabby was pretty excited last night when we headed out to the pool and went through the opening process and it IS a process . . . of loosening all the springs a task that DIY Guy was happy to hand off to a younger back (with a skinned shin from roller blading) Baby Girl … Read More
Reveal #2
This weekend I treated myself to a bedroom make over — a Mother’s Day gift to me … The walls were a dark tan and light brown until Saturday afternoon when the painting commenced. Now our bedroom is all one color — Summer White, by Sherwin Williams. I suppose using the flash gives a better … Read More
Reveal
It’s done! It’s reveal day….and I’m SO excited! Roll your mouse over this picture to see the transformation From the kitchen side from the side I love, love, love it — thanks for your hard and persistent work on this for me Projects completed are my favorite kind of gift Amen.
She thinks she owns the place
Gabby guards our cottage like she owns the place Keeping nearly constant watch from indoors and out alerting us to critters, cars, friends and foes. She’s a good dog and we appreciate her attentiveness to her self-appointed “job” — Though we prefer that she leave the skunks alone. It’s only a matter of time before … Read More
mowin’ and another item off the list
It takes a village to mow our 2.5 acres. Maybe not a village, but two of us. Ok, not really. DIY Guy can handle it just fine without me. But I wanted to be a supportive wife – and keep him company while he mowed. Make your own animation Don’t worry, he didn’t mow … Read More