conscientious consumerism
The internet has a constant backlog of bizarre and fascinating discarded home artifacts. And here in the land of overly-imaginative home decor, we are nothing if not conscientious about working to relieve the… Read More
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in my defense
For a long time after I first mentioned it, I was really, really, really good. Ice cold calm and controlled good. I may have visited the auction now and then, but always with… Read More
brandied cherries
To start, a note of caution. It is spring decidedly here– I have green tomatoes and Bill promises the first zucchini will be ready to pick before the weekend is over. There are… Read More
estate sale Saturday
I would not move into just any crooked old house. But I would move into this one.
the internet never forgets
Woe be the rapid-cycle-change young homeowner who dares to googlemap her own house. Because especially if your fixer-upper is located in a sleepy, scrappy corner of suburbia not often traversed by the mapmobile,… Read More
bringing in the light
House oldification continues. Another ten light vintage door is salvaged and ours. It’s a slow process– old doors are tricky to install and need to fit the frame pretty exactly. It makes it… Read More
strawberry preserves
…and how the making of them gradually becomes a total horror show. My slasher flick of a kitchen is testament to the brave fight the strawberries put up. There are bad ends out… Read More
what to expect from a hive of your own
Or, Collected Thoughts from a Painfully New Beekeeper When your bees finally arrive, they will look like this: One massive gravity-defying pile. No chaos, no buzzing, no fuss. And when you pry open… Read More
The Big Ick
Here is an adorable house in the late 1950s: Okay, it’s our house, sadly no longer complete with gentleman sailor. All is well in this picture. I love a detached garage. Also pictured… Read More
