These pictures sort of sum up my house these days. There’s lots of carving out corners of pretty…

…in the midst of the mess.

So much for nesting!

This winter has been the prettiest winter ever. I think. There’s fresh snow almost every day — or, rather every other day. In between, the sun comes out and makes yesterday’s fresh snow sparkle. There’s so little yucky sand/slush/slop. It’s all just white, clean snow.
It sparkles like diamonds. Of course, that can prove disappointing if [...]

We’ve been working on our first vegetable garden.
Ryan did the tilling…

… and I did the planting.

Our new lights were installed in the kitchen.
One…

… two!

I got our guest room emptied of boxes and set up for company…

… and I cut fresh flowers for the house.

Just in case you think it’s all girly and flowery around here:

Aren’t [...]

Still to do: paint ceiling fan to help it disappear; install light fixture for over table; install wide plank wood floors; buy more tapers for my sad candlesticks.

Now to decide what to do with the cupboards: paint, hardware… Also, this light over the sink. At least until we rearrange the layout by putting the sink [...]

Both boys are napping, and I am sitting in quiet. This has not happened for over a week, thanks to the constant buzz of our current happenings. Can I just say: a bit of quiet in the afternoon is really nice.
Especially when the afternoon quiet occurs in a family room with panoramic views. From the [...]