Long ago, people did things less efficiently than we do today. Things like shelling beans, plowing fields with a horse drawn plow, and getting from point A to point B were a slow process. But, they did know how to do one thing super efficiently and with free labor to boot: raising barns. The whole community would get together for… Read More
Archives for April 2015
4 Tips to Create an Amazing Nursery
Pregnancy is the best time to decorate a room! You might think I’m crazy because for most it is a time of exhaustion, swollen feet, and nausea, but with all those hormones and nesting instincts, we women can get a lot accomplished. That drive paired with an imminent deadline make for some pretty awesome nurseries. Of all the rooms I’ve… Read More
Remembering Romania #12
TUESDAY, JANUARY 06, 2004 Well the dust has cleared. The company has all gone home and we are back to school. Csilla and family (4 people) and her neighbor and family (4 more people) stayed for Fri-Sat. & Sun., to ski. It was actually quite nice. We had so much food left over from New Years and we had paper… Read More
The Truth about Starting Seeds in Eggshells
You should start your seeds indoors! There are so many benefits such as the satisfaction of raising a plant from the very beginning, the huge amount of money you will save, and the fun you’ll have putting together cutesy little containers for you seedlings! It makes so much sense, right? That is certainly what I thought when I purchased all… Read More
Every Corner Needs a Cabinet
It’s hard to furnish or decorate because it’s too small. Ignore it and it leaves too much blank space in your otherwise handsomely decorated home. Overcrowd it, and it distracts from the rest of the room. Almost every house has one somewhere: it’s that tiny, problem causing corner between two doors. I’ll venture to bet you have one in your… Read More
Remembering Romania #11
The following portion of my Mom’s diary was probably the most memorable of our time in Romania, but not in the way you might expect a New Years Party to be memorable. We were going to have a grand party out in our mountain cabin and invited all of our new Romanian friends. It was fun and games, until something… Read More
