As I promised in my recent post, here is the video of the hummingbird I rescued from our house. He flew in one morning while I was working outside. I had left the door open, as I usually do during the nice spring days. By summer, I keep the door closed to keep out the…
Jeezum crow, has it been two years already? It feels like only yesterday that I was lugging boulders out of the pond on a raw March day to start the Pond Project! What followed was one of our most grueling undertakings. Here is how it looked in the beginning. The project lasted three months. When…
Raised garden beds not only make your garden look neat and tidy, but they'll help save your knees and back from a lot of wear and tear! In this DIY raised garden beds tutorial, we'll show you how to make sturdy, long-lasting beds that will serve you for years to come. Let's face it -…
It occurs to me that most of you have probably never seen the front of our house or our front yard. Since moving here in late 2013, our only focus has been on improving the back yard. Oh, sure, I mow the front every week, but really, no one ever goes there. I'm not sure…
I'm happy to report that our laundry room/mudroom hybrid makeover is coming along nicely. Slowly but surely, things are moving in the right direction. Greg will be writing about the entire progress soon, so I don't want to spoil it with a sneak peek, but instead I want to share the first wall decor I…
Spring celebrations come in all shapes, sizes and colors. From the mildly confusing Easter (celebrating the resurrection of God's son with magical rabbits, dyed chicken eggs and candy) to the debaucherous Cinco de Mayo (in Mexico - a celebration of the difficult Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862; in America…
If you're on the hunt for a farmhouse console table but don't like the high prices or perhaps need a custom size, why not build your own? It's a fun DIY that's cheaper than buying, and your options are almost endless! In this post, we'll show you how we made a farmhouse console table for…
Welcome spring with cheerful monogram wall art! These beautiful free printables feature all the letters in the alphabet surrounded by colorful succulents. As a bonus, we've included some "Home Sweet Home" and "Dorm Sweet Dorm" printables to keep the happy thoughts flowing in your house or away at school! With the weather getting warmer, I…
Winter hung on far too long this year, and things were getting weird. Not only did I have to put the oil company on speed dial, but the oil delivery man had started to leave a toothbrush and overnight bag here. Things got awkward in the mornings. My poor wife seems to have gotten fused…
