Eric had run out of lotion and while standing in the store aisle, I was pondering which to buy since the good ol’ generic, unscented brand was sold out; when my eye lighted upon a large bottle of Queen Helene cocoa butter. In my heart of hearts I was glad the unscented stuff [...]  I love technology. I come by it naturally, my dad loved technology. When tape recorders became the rage, he bought one, first; when color T.V.s came out we were the first in the neighborhood to see our soap operas in living color, and when the new humongous microwave ovens were available for the home kitchen, [...]  Freyja: (Fray-uh) Norse goddess of love and beauty. I wanted a boy. “Anything but red hair,” I thought. And I don’t really like chubby babies…. so maybe a little on the petite side. Enter: Freyja May, fuzzy red hair-ed baby girl with the fattest cheeks I’ve ever met. I thought I loved her then. That was when she was firt [...] 
Erin’s been looking a little rough around the edges lately, so this is the cocroach who’s moved in under her stove posting for her today. Yeah– she doesn’t have any real pets. She says she doubts she has the love to sustain a long-term relationship but I think she won’t commit because she knows the poor little thing would probably [...] The valley in oil paints Purple eggplants copied from a Gourmet magazine photo I love color and right now the favorite seems to be orange, not just any orange but a wonderful tangerine color. It’s perfect for spring. So perfect in fact that I almost bought some tangerine colored peeps simply for the color. Don’t ask me what I [...] Something about this tag is extremely appealing to me. I bought a new pair of jeans recently, a brand I have bought and liked in the past, Lucky. They looked like they were cut a little differently than the current pair I was in love with and wearing but I thought maybe time had altered [...]  At the beginning of last year I was in the depths of depression touring apartment after depressing apartment, all victims of college kids and their famously bad taste. So I sighed with relief when I found this place and realized I wouldn’t have to live in a place reminiscent of a state penitentiary. [...] We don't have a headboard so this painting seconds as one. Not much to say, I just like this nook. This cabinet is huge. I found it at an antique store on the Eastern Shore. It was over 9ft tall when we bought it but we had to take it down to 9' so that [...] When it was first built, in 1910. Our apartment search last fall led us up to Capitol Hill to see a promising place I’d found on Craigslist. The apartment owner never showed. So we drove down the street to look around the neighborhood. We soon stumbled upon a dark, mysterious brick building at the end of a [...] This is the master bedroom. I wanted this duvet from Anthropologie so badly and it finally went on sale. The rug also is from Anthropologie and if I could oufit my whole house from there I would. I have this thing for geishas; I guess I just like the bright colors they're dressed in. [...] We are currently the owners of two houses, a rather unfortunate situation these days. We look forward to and also dread the upcoming spring and summer because that means lovely weather, but it also means grass growing at the wrong house! And grass needs watered and cut and weeds need pulled. Oh man, I just [...] …it’s interior design week! We will each take a turn showing you around the places we call home, and how we’ve made them our own. First up is my mom, Terri, who just moved into the house she and my dad built over the last year. After 15 years in an old Dutch Colonial, they now have some [...]
I am beyond directionally challenged. It is a hopeless situation. I can not find my way back to my car in a very small parking lot. Jarrett has been with me and said, “Are you kidding, mom! the car’s right there!” And yup, there it was. I do have [...] I’ve lived in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district for just over 4 months now and I see things differently. That is to say, I don’t trip over the sidewalk or small dogs in disbelief anymore when I see someone sporting a cherry red beard and coat to match. (I am Not making this up, folks). Broadway is [...] Well, it’s Lent, so I guess it is only fitting that I should be tightening my belt. (That and the fact that certain of us have been out of work for a while….) As a result, I have begun a self-inflicted budget to minimize living expenses. Well, really, what I had before was probably more like a [...] Count Silvernose: A Story from Italy Lovely Watercolors The Clever Assunta Here’s a confession: I don’t really like to read. Maybe it’s the books I pick to read, A Patriot’s History of America anyone? Having said that, I love to read children’s books and Count Silvernose: A Story from Italy has become one of our favorites. It [...] It is 3 AM and still I don’t sleep. It used to be my head would hit the pillow and I was out. Now when I go to bed my head hits the pillow and I am out, but only for a few hours and then I am done. It used to undo me. [...]
Last week my husband, Zac, spent three-and-a-half days asleep, only coming out of the bedroom every 4 to 6 hours for pain killer and water. On the third day, I declared he had to be over-reacting. “Is it really that bad, Honey?” “Yes, Honey, it is.” “Ok, I’m getting out of this sick house, I’m going to [...] |
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