There is always an onslaught of lamps and lamp shades at the thrift store. I can never seem to “not” look, just to see if anything catches my eye. I love that lamps are useful. They light our way. That’s why I hate to see the jumble of lamp shades and light fixtures, slightly abused, no longer matching each other,…
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What do you call it when you get invited to several summer holiday parties in one weekend, but you say no to all of them because you’d rather stay home and do yard work? I like to call that “yardworkation.” And I have a feeling we’re going to be taking a lot of these “ations” this summer because our new…
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Have you ever felt like you need a whole wall to keep track of the projects you want to accomplish? Our project list has moved to a chalkboard project wall in our kitchen for four main reasons, although I’m not sure there has to be a reason at all, here are my four: Chalkboard project wall 1) There are certain…
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You are probably wondering what on earth a cupola is, right? Well, it’s that small boxy looking extension piece that is often found on top of a roof. You know that thing. It usually has louvers and it always has its very own tiny roof. In the old days they were used as a look-out point, or to let light…
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I’ve always wanted to see what it was like to live in large city and get around without a car. I know people do it all the time, I had just never experienced it myself. But when my son parked his car on the street after our day trip to Valley Forge and Amish Country, we didn’t get back in…
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