I wanted to do 31 days of Homeschooling for 31 days in October, and then I realized that about 99.9999% of you would most definitely stop reading. Blue stripe omissions + lots of pics of kids in giant t-shirts since I no longer dress my family + massive posts on the great world of homeschooling…
late bloomers : a surprise garden story
Once upon a time, I claimed to be “really good at gardening” with the giant disclaimer of “I just don’t know it yet” Which really translates to: “Just kidding if this gig doesn’t work out” This was in late March/early April, where we lovingly gathered our offspring into our kitchen and ceremoniously planted oodles of…
simple tips on buying a vintage sofa
Well, anyone who has been reading here for a while probably knows about my history with sofas. A little tragic… a lot triumphant. When we make mistakes, we change our policies for what really works for us in our home. Our home is like a rough draft that we gradually edit and revise until it’s just right….
grandiose plans + grandiose failures
(The one where we tried to build something and it fell.) We have grandiose plans for the back yard. Epically grandiose plans, I tell you. But we hit a little bump in the road. And by little bump in the road, I mean we had a complete wipeout on our vintage aqua vespa going ninety miles…