While our neighbors were out of town for the weekend I was on duty to feed and water their horses — Red and Silk. It doesn’t take long — maybe 15 minutes in all and I love every minute besides enjoying the horses it’s nice to see the neighborhood blanketed in snow — and view … Read More
Tales ….
It’s that time of year — the mice are lurking around the garage looking for a warm winter vacation spot, the spiders are winding webs to wrap around your face when you least expect it, and the local squirrels turn evil attacking gourds and pumpkins with a fervor that is inconceivable. They roll the orange … Read More
DIY Guy + Camera
6:30 pm Him: “Hey, where’s your camera?” Me: “Here, what ya gonna shoot?” Him: “A butterfly” 6:35 pm Me: “Did you get the shot?” Him: “No, it was gone” 9:00 pm Him: (from the garage) “Bring your camera” Me: “OK” 9:01 pm Fireworks 9:02 pm Him: “thought you’d like some cool … Read More
Green Room – A work in progress
A while back I determined that having an upstairs office wasn’t such a great idea. It was too far away from the kitchen, and the hub of activity — and quickly became a place to “stash” stuff. With guests coming, and kids and friends returning home for visits, I was ready to make the room … Read More
Latest project
The latest finished project here at The Cottage was turning a garage sale find into a wine storage piece of furniture. I started with wood, black, cubbyhole box. You’ll have to use your imagination on this one — I failed at taking a before photo. I repainted the box with Sherwin Williams #7008 – Alabaster. … Read More
Follow-up
Sooooo, lately DIY Guy has been giving me some blog post ideas. As the thunder cracks and rumbles and lightening flashes like strobe lights through my windows, I am reminded of DIY Guy’s first blog suggestion. Suggestion #1 “You should do a follow-up on the Dark & Stormy Night post.” Follow-up because that stormy night … Read More
Two guys
For DIY Guy, celebrating Father’s Day often means sharing the day with his son — who was born very close to Father’s Day. He doesn’t mind a bit. On Father’s Day, Baby Girl bought her daddy a dozen doughnuts — she knows that he loves doughnuts almost as much as she does. After eating the entire box … Read More
Recent projects
With a little extra time on my hands — I’ve got a few fun things crossed off my to do list. Just small little home design changes that I have wanted to do – projects that don’t really take much time at all — or money. Yesterday I painted the faux hearth that DIY made for … Read More
In the words of Snoopy
I can appreciate that weather posts are tiresome – and overdone. Nevertheless, the “weather gene”, which has deposited DNA to a third generation –(our boy), is what lured DIY Guy out into stormy weather tonight, my camera in hand, to take these awesome photos. Those who know DIY Guy — understand that boasting is definitely not in … Read More
Houseguest & Hawks
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