Vacation time = relaxing? Huh? What? Who? What does relaxing even mean anymore? Two bathrooms and 1 week (started last week). Stay tuned.
Category Archives: the farm
time to convert
I know, I know. It’s been said before – clawfoot tubs do not make great showers. But guess what? If my husband is repairing the shower downstairs, I am not going to take a bath every night for a month. As a result, we need to convert the small clawfoot tub into a working shower....
Protected: the farm: bathroom reno episode 3
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Protected: the farm: bathroom episode 2 – a find!
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the farm: bathroom renovation episode 1. – tile experts?
I’ll start off by saying that my husband has strictly forbidden my use of power tools. I’ve had too many accidents with staple guns in my past – I’m working on that. I’m trying to display exemplary tool-belt diva behavior on the off chance that maybe someday I’ll get to use a nail gun. I...
cell phone shot of the day
I was driving into my driveway today and stopped to take a quick shot. Tree identification – conical blooms, bloomed about 4 days ago. Any idea what type of tree this is? It is about 30 feet tall…
the hanging baskets
This porch needs hanging baskets. A lot of them. And I love flowers so much, I absolutely had to have something bright. So, I packed up the girls and we went to one of my favorite places, Dearborn Market. Their garden department is great! These puppies were chillin’ amongst a zillion others, I just simply...
tree identification…
Anyone know what type of tree this is? Crabapple? Or this?
Protected: the farm’s landscape plan
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the farmhouse grounds, an introduction
Note: Of immediate concern: antique brick walkway and stained river rock. I’d like to think we at least knew what we were getting into when we purchased this property. I was just having a conversation with one of my clients and we were talking about how owning this house adds another full-time job to...
