First Eggs!

We got our chicks late this last summer and we finally got our first 2 whole and un-cracked eggs today! Aren’t they pretty?

Christmas Gift for Friends

My daughter (age 10) and I found some cute family matching socks at TJ Maxx. We bought them for our friends and then I made them coordinating hats on our circle knitting loom.

The Church Pew

I was originally thinking of titling this post, “Reupholstered Church Pew DIY” until I remembered that my dad is a third generation upholstery tradesman. My great-grandfather, George Constable, lived through the Great Depression. He used to find discarded pieces of furniture and use them to make ends meet. He would reupholster a couch he found … Continue reading The Church Pew

The Mantel

When we moved into our new home this past October we knew we would eventually have to do something about “that mantel”. before Do you see how yellow it is? So, the basement flooded over Thanksgiving when the water softener malfunctioned and pumped approx. 150 gallons of water straight onto the floor in the middle … Continue reading The Mantel