Waste Not Whimsy

Yesterday I went out to apply for a seasonal job. BTW, does anyone know of a seasonal job that starts in January? I'm trying to cover my...

(I apologize if this is weird and disjointed. I needed to get this off my chest this morning.) I slept late this morning. My dear husband wo...

Happy Birthday to my incredible husband! And, in case you were wondering, yes this was in fact breakfast. Well, first breakfast anyway. We a...

A few years ago, my sister acquired an old china hutch with a houseful of other furniture. She didn't have any spot for it, so when we w...

I'm going to tell you a story that will embarrass my dear husband. I just want him to know that I am long past the point of being hurt ...

I'm constantly shifting my photography ideas, trying to hit on that one great formula. But for today, here's a picture of a stretchy...

Yum!!

I spent the first 29 years of my life living in central and southeastern Wisconsin, and in those 29 years I thought that I had seen a lot of...

Last weekend, my husband and I went to a couple of furniture stores. We were looking at sofas and dressers. We weren't really intending ...

Can I say that I love the Blog This! button in Picasa, because I do. I ran across this fabric in a thrift store and got it because it was cu...

I want to paint one wall in my craft studio. As you can see, I'm leaning toward pink/orange, orangey pink (but not coral!). That, or I...

As a young teenager, I would occasionally have the duty of mowing our large lawn with a gas powered push mower. I would put on my bathing su...

I'm testing out possibilities for new picture taking spots. The new place is filled with natural light, but I'm not sure if it is qu...

I just had to throw these last two pictures of my chili making/picture taking adventure in. I always throw a little more chili powder into ...

Ok, I better get crack-a-lackin' and finish this post on chili. Writing this is taking way longer than actually making the chili. While...