This morning, while Greta was busy dancing with her reflection in a full-length mirror I pulled out, I unrolled our zebra rug and gathered up some random things to fill that shelf above the couch.   I had every intention of the items being temporary until I painted something else or had more pictures printed–but […]

It’s nice out today.  Sunny and warm and happily, there’s no rain in the forecast for the rest of the day.  Greta and I took a looonnngggg walk earlier and while she is recovering with a nap, I turned my attention to our yard.  I know zilch about gardening or flowers or trees or shrubs, […]

We DIY everything we can and we have been pretty open about how cheap we are and how we constantly hunt for deals (as-is sections, online classifieds, thrift stores), but our real secret is we sell our old stuff to finance the new stuff.  We do this with even the smallest item, but the best […]