Tell me this isn’t the most hilarious garden gnome you’ve ever seen. His name is George. Apparently those crazy gnomes work so hard, they can’t even slow down to take a crap!  And we thought we had it rough… He is out of stock until May, but I’m bookmarking it so I can get one […]

As if HGTV has not sucked up enough of my time with their non-stop stream of DIY and renovation tv shows, their website has a new feature in beta that I could seriously get addicted to. It’s called “Rate My Space”. Basically, you upload photos of a room in your house (or your garden, yard, […]

Today, I am going to set aside my anal retentive nature for a split second so I can share some craft room photos with you. Because despite my best efforts (involving a rubber mallet and a stream of profanities that’d make the cast of Charm School blush) I couldn’t get the aforementioned shelf put together. […]

My craft room “after” is so very, very close to being ready… one very stubborn shelving piece is all that stands between me and that great feeling of accomplishment I’ll get when I post the pics. But dammit, it’s one tough shelf – and last night a flat tire derailed my plans to conquer it. […]

After my last tirade about the weather, you might think Central New York does not get sunshine until July. But we had some good karma coming after all the shoveling we did this winter, and it came in the form of a gorgeous, cloud free weekend. Two entire days of sunshine and 70 degree temps. […]

In writing this post, I am going to reveal just how pathetic my life really is. Because last night while all the hip cats were out sipping tequila shots out of each other’s navels, my friend Tracy and I went to see a movie. This wouldn’t be embarrassing, except that our choice in movies happened […]

Guess what? The craft/laundry room got a fresh coat of paint on Monday night! Above is a photo of the room after priming, before paint. Pretty boring, right? But ohhhhhh….. you should see it now! I’m beyond excited. I haven’t had full use of my craft room (a big, lovely open space for making large […]

The bad news: Today’s the last day to get your taxes filed. The good news: After you finish filing, you’ll have worked up an appetite. As luck would have it, today is Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry’s. See? Life isn’t so bad.

When I tried conning you guys into buying one of the beautiful old houses around here, the response was “Ooooh! So tempting. But what about the snow?” Yeah. What about the snow? Normally I’d try to tell you that by early spring, everyone has forgotten about the snow because it’s so idyllic here. I would […]

We’ve been in drywall-dust-hell for a few weeks now, perfecting the craft room walls and ceilings with multiple rounds of light skim coats and even lighter sanding. Every time I sand, even if it’s only a small little section, I have to shower immediately afterwards because I come out looking like the White Witch of […]