2013 – Page 5

Rainy days

July 2, 2013

it’s been very rainy here. there has been a thunderstorm almost every day for the last two weeks.
but there are little respites here and there to weed, go for a walk and we even got to romp on the beach for an entire day on saturday.
we are hoping there will be a break on thursday for some fireworks, friday for some berry picking and then on saturday for a pond party.

i don’t seem to mind the rain and clouds all that much. must be my irish roots.
i do appreciate not having to water the garden. things are really happy out there.
my houseplants even got to enjoy as they went on a little summer vaca the past few days to drink up the rains.

you can’t really see our living room floor as it’s covered in board games.
and we’re going to the movies tomorrow.

Life has been busy

June 20, 2013

life has been busy.
our new project is almost complete on the outside but still has a bit of interior work to be done.
our gardens are lush and jungle like from the extremely rainy spring we have had.
the weather has been gorgeous as of late with no humidity and crisp cool nights.
earl the squirrel continues to visit us daily for nuts.
the other day the contractors had the back door propped open. i came down to find earl in the kitchen to say good morning.
he’s part of the family now.

p.s. many of you have mentioned or written that you can no longer read or make comments. because things have shifted a bit here and are still in transition you may not have noticed that you just need to click on the title (which is now the date at the top of each post) and it will then lead you to the individual post where you can comment at the bottom.

don’t be shy!!!

I Believe in the Thrifting Gods

June 14, 2013

i set out yesterday for a morning of thrifting looking mostly for lamps and found everything but.
the thrifting gods were definitely with me and blessed me with quite a haul!

i was overjoyed to find many beautiful pieces of pottery. vases, jugs, pots….and oh that lovely set of mugs.
the pot with the lid has a wire handle which will be perfect for compost. because even your compost pot needs to be pretty too!
i love the wooden string winder and neat little hanging basket with the wooden handle.
i have a little addiction to hanging planter pots and loved the blues and browns of this one.
and i just can’t seem to have enough wooden beaded necklaces. perfect for sprucing up any summer outfit.
and they may just continue to live in that pretty little woven basket that was also found.

i love how everything looks together and didn’t really want to pull this little family of finds apart at first.
but i am having fun as i slowly scatter them around giving them new homes, creating new vignettes (my favorite past time) and even tucking some away as gifts.

A summer manifesto

June 10, 2013

i’ve been dreaming lately.
of traveling, of new places and adventures.
i want to save up for the 4 of us to travel across the country for an entire summer four or five years from now.
not quite sure how we’ll do it. but i’ll keep dreaming. cause dreams can come true!

for now i will dream a little smaller and plan a few camping trips to new sites. i’ll find a new swimming hole, host an outdoor movie night in our backyard and go for a picnic on the beach. i’ll ride a canoe, go for more walks after dinner, venture into the city for gelato on really hot nights and make peach pie.
well then, i believe i just wrote myself the beginnings of a summer manifesto!
more to come……

Over at Tend

June 9, 2013

a little post up over at tend today.

The bones of our home

June 2, 2013

living amongst construction has not been as bad as i thought.
in fact i find it sort of beautiful.
i feel more connected to my house than ever as it’s bones are revealed.

we have been finding old photos and papers in the walls.
and i now more than ever want to do research on the folks that lived here before us.
although we completely gutted this house and made it our own from day one, it was someone else’s before. i forgot all about that until we recently began to peel away layers.

some things i do know or have heard through the grapevine….
our house was built by the local prisoners in 1920.
a horticulturalist who lived here grew many plants under lights in the basement.
the chief of police committed suicide in the basement (hoping this isn’t true)
the last family to live here raised 5 boys in this house.

there is so much i do not know.
and i can’t help but wonder who will live here after us.

i have tucked a few photos and notes in the walls to let them know who we are.

The full cycle of an egg

May 29, 2013

lately i have noticed that our egg’s shells are a bit thin and brittle.
i had read about the best source of calcium for a hen is her own egg shell.
so i began saving the shells on my kitchen window sill.

it is important to crush the shells either by hand or in a blender or food processor so the hens don’t recognize them and start pecking at their own eggs.

i like the simplicity of this and the full cycle of the egg.

Hop on over to Tend

May 18, 2013

hop on over to tend to see what’s happening in my garden.

happy weekend friends!

A room in the trees

May 17, 2013

oh my gosh it’s happening. it’s truly happening. and fast!
we are all so excited over here watching our home transform before our eyes.

it took me a little while to get used to how big the new addition looks from the outside and how different our house looks from our attached neighbor. but after a few days i began to fall in love and sort of like the whole off-kilter look. i like being a bit eccentric:)
we certainly are the tallest house on the block now and hannah’s view is amazing, overlooking the neighborhood roof tops.

one of her role models is julia butterfly hill who lived in a california redwood for almost two years. with her new room high up in the treetops she will feel a little like julia.

the roof and cedar shakes begin on monday along with the stair case and interior.

we are so very lucky to have been gifted this project by my dad and are so appreciative for his generosity. it still feels like a dream.

i love that we are getting closer and closer to using up every available inch in our home to it’s fullest. but don’t worry i have a few more ideas up my sleeve.

A day at Chantilcleer

May 13, 2013

the girls and i spent last friday at chanticleer garden with my mom and my sis and little seamus too to celebrate mothers day.
we picnicked and strolled along admiring the beauty.
it was a perfect day and since this was our second year we declared it as an annual tradition.

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