Tiptoe thru the Tulips

It is coming up on five years since we bought the Blue House on Main. It is amazing how time flies. We closed on the house purchase at the end … Read more…

Color of the Year

You’ve probably heard the buzz on the Pantone Color of the Year. Well, here’s why I am so ahead of the curve!

Garden Gate 2018

You see, I have this rose growing in my side yard. It’s hardly a bush—it’s growing mostly in shade, so it doesn’t look very good in rose bush terms, but … Read more…

The Truth Comes Out

The truth is…while I like cottage style, shabby-chic interiors, I am not going to paint everything white! I love my kitchen with its white shaker cabinets, but I also love … Read more…

Door re-do

I originally wrote about this door project on 5/21/15. But it didn’t really fit into the topic of “The Party’s Over,” so I’m repurposing this content and adding an update. … Read more…

Blue House on Main has moved…

Well, let me explain. I’ve moved the site to a different server and if you’re a subscriber to my blog, you will probably have gotten a blog post called “Hello … Read more…

Status Update

I still haven’t gotten the house. But the story is not over. It was taken off the market (yet again) in November (I think). So it’s just been sitting there…cold … Read more…