One of our new favorite places when my son comes in to town is called the Roundhouse, and for good reason…yes, it’s round. This Roundhouse has been around since about 1880 and is said to be one of the oldest limestone round house structure in the US. The Roundhouse was originally built to house a locomotive repair facility and a…
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Make this decorative Irish/St Patty’s Day framed moss shamrock on floating glass. You can repurpose an old picture frame for this project. I’ve always loved the look of glass framed art, but have yet to purchase one of those pressed glass frames. I do, however, have several vintage frames that still have the glass, but are missing the artwork. Ideal…
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I have been saving up wine bottles because I have been wanting to try writing on them with hot glue, and then painting over it to see how it would look. It seemed like such an easy way to say something short and sweet, send a message, or label something. I have been feeling “market” inspired lately, so I went…
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Before I plunge full force into decorating our new house, I wanted to take you back just a time or two more to the basement update at the townhouse. After the new year began, I finally had a chance to pull together all of my receipts and add up the total cost of the basement project. I have a final cost,…
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Cacciatore means hunter in Italian but in the cooking world it’s a style of cooking that brings together several basic ingredients like onions, tomatoes and peppers. Chicken Cacciatore is one of my all time favorites and we have tried many recipes along the way. I say we because I wasn’t always the one doing the cooking since I can’t really…
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