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Peacock tail feathers up close.
Peacock tail feathers up close.

Category: In Real Life

  • “The Midnight Jammer”

    My kids have started calling me “The Midnight Jammer.” “Drunken Fig Jam” August around here means figs. I don’t know if these figs are just happy because they know I bought two fig trees… oh and a house to go along with them, but they are expressing their appreciation in abundance, and these trees are…

  • Back to the Drawing Board

    Here is a picture of my chairs. Glorious finds from the trash, only to end up back on the curb. I ordered fabric to cover the seats, bought a nearly-reportable amount of spray paint, and sadly, they are right back where they came from. I was sanding chair #2 when the front leg snapped off. …

  • Portrait of a Sheepskin

    The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is magical. For a mere three hours this past weekend, I attended the 40th annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Once again, I was struck by the beauty of my surroundings. My senses were assaulted with the smells of lamb and funnel cake. The natural fibers and brightly colored…

  • My Cabana Boy

    The world of blogging decorators is full of husbands. The behind-the-scenes kind that don’t grumble about having to hang a blind or put together furniture. At Young House Love, they work together as a team and live and breathe their blog and they are successful. I cannot begin to speculate about their marriage. I was…

  • The Kitchen Dilemma

    My style has evolved over the years. I appreciate that things need to be comfortable, and you cannot impose a style on a structure that was not built with that style in mind (unless you want to spend BIG BUCKS). I have always allowed the house to tell me how it wants to look. I…