It’s becoming a running theme that by day’s end I am plum exhausted. As the Lord is my witness, I don’t do much sitting during waking hours. Come evening, however, I love to sit on the front porch swing and watch the fireflies come out at dusk. Except my front porch looked like this: Cue…
It’s a rainy, overcast day here in High Point. On these days it can be a challenge to keep the kids occupied and off each other’s- and my- nerves. Luckily, they have strong imagination skills and conjure adventures for themselves even stuck inside. The good news for me is that while they are busy building…
Today’s topic is all about snacking, but as simple as that subject is, I feel the unnecessary need to give lots of backstory. First, we snack a LOT. My husband feels that the kids and I nosh continuously all day and he is most likely right. We are constantly on the move and rarely make…
Summer is hard work ya’ll. Having to choose between the pool, lake house, or going to the beach makes a girl stress and…..I am being completely facetious. I love summer and its heat, vegetable and fruit bounty, and glorious long days! But does that stop me from getting projects done? Of course not (even if…
I’m baaaaaacckkkk (said in Jack Nicholas’ creepy voice of course)! So it’s been a while since I have posted. Why? Because I was busy enjoying myself immensely along the sandy shores of South Carolina. Salt air, ocean breezes, sand between my toes….is it any wonder blogging was postponed? Thoughts of my pending house, craft, art,…
Thanks to a college friend I learned the love of walking. Not just any old stroll, but miles of placing one foot in front of the other. While it began because her car broke down miles from our then apartment, it continued because of the wonderful chats we had and exercise’s magical ability to ease…
We have been out and about having fun at local museums, parks, and farmer’s markets, but I did remember to take any pictures? Of course not. I have a tendency to get lost in the moment as opposed to capturing it for posterity. That means I will just have to follow up on my last…
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I adore trash hunting. I don’t mean literal dumpster diving –yet– but driving around the area the day before trash pickup is a regular occurrence. It’s rare that I don’t find at least one discarded gem every hunt. My treasure this time admittedly smelled like smoke…
Every week I begin with a list of goals I want to accomplish. Most are house and/or art related. I do. It always accomplish everything on said list, but it does tend to keep me more focused on productive use of my “free” time (is there really such a thing when you have kids?). My…
So those canvases I prepped last week? Still haven’t touched them. I forewent crisp, clean canvases in favor of scrap plywood that I used to catch overspray from previous spray paint projects. My love affair with repurposing runs deep ya’ll. My favorite painting topics are of the animal variety. They offer a huge array of…
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