Hello! While I continue to sort out the whole "hacked" thing I have had to take a good look at the way I do things. Not being very tech savvy, I have been spending time redoing passwords, bank accounts, etc. to be sure there have not been any other compromises. I also took a good …
i’ve been hacked
Hello dearest friends, It's true. My facebook page has been hacked. or stolen I should say. Please unlike from that page for I fear that if you go to any of the links "they" have posted it will, no doubt, be a virus. Now I would love to go on a huge rant over the …
open shelves + subway tile
Hello friends! It has been one year since we sold our home and started building our new one. Now, I would love to say that everything is finished and we are living in domestic bliss, however, such is not the case. After taking about 7 months off (hubby had another project to complete), we have …
moroccan rugs
You know when you buy a new car and suddenly you see the same car everywhere? Well, that's what has happened to me, only it's a rug! I know I've noticed them before, but suddenly I am nuts about it. And I must have one. It will be perfect on our polished concrete floors …
natural elements + rustic wood
Hello friends! It's been awhile so I thought we should catch up! Grab a cup of joe, and lets get started.... Progress on the house has been at a snails pace due weather and exhaustion. Building your own home is the ultimate DIY project, and once we lost "our" ( and by our I mean …
the pie safe
Hello Friends!! As we progress on the building of our home, we have had a few set backs. Mainly, hubby had to return to an actual paying job, which has slowed down work here considerably! With winter baring down on us (temps reaching into the teens) and one week before the first snowfall, we moved …
unique sinks and storage
Hello Friends! We have been working away on the construction of our new home, and how some people can manage to blog and build, is beyond me! We are also in a geographical oddity when it comes to internet and tv, so needless to say I have been "unplugged" for the most of the summer. …
the white garden
Hello!! With all the craziness going on around me, I find myself jumping to the end of the enormous amount of work that lies ahead of me, to planning and planting a garden! And one of those gardens will certainly be white! In fact, I have begun naming the areas of yard....the white garden, the …
packing and the best laid plans
Hello friends! Packing. The very word conjures up images of stress, chaos and exhaustion. I have moved a few times in my lifetime, and hopefully learned some tricks along the way. { Some more random inspiration photos...just to make you ( and me) happy 🙂 } Lesson one: Start early! Unlike my mother, God rest …
are we there yet?
Hello! Time between accepting an offer on your house, and actually moving, seems to take for-evah!! In fact, it's kinda like childbirth.You wait and wait... and wait. Sure, your planning and super excited about the outcome, but when it is not your first, you know exactly what lies before you!! Now, I am not comparing a house …