Whatever the time, I know I felt it. The rain suddenly threw itself against the bedroom window like one of those FB bucket challenges that was all the rage for awhile. I momentarily thought the water might break the window, it hit so hard. Then, in the next breath, our 1910 house di...
“Here,” Elizabeth said, holding out a twig from a nearby hemlock sapling. “This is what’s killing your hemlocks.” The signs of the deadly insect are beautiful — a silvery, woolly tuft of fluff excreted by the bugs clings like fairy-cotton between the dark, green needles. There are...
Livingston looked like it might be a place like that, so I came up, looked at some houses, and within months found myself signing a mortgage on this two bedroom house two blocks from downtown, built in 1903, with a vegetable plot in the backyard, four apple trees, two plum trees and...
It is true that she is not completely comfortable being held up in the air (no child will ever be allowed to do that at the hospital, needless to say), and I wouldn’t describe her as overwhelmed with joy in this photo, but the poor thing’s facial expression is overwhelmed by her ...
Not only is Airbnb a great way to make money by renting out your spare bedroom or living room couch as a legitimate home-based business idea, but you also have the benefit of meeting new people and making new friends if that’s your kind of thing. You can even rent out an entirely ...
If I was indeed having a heart attack, it would be easier for the paramedics to cart me out of the house from the living room and not have to navigate the stairway from my bedroom. It would also be easier for the mortuary removal people in the event the EMT’s weren’t able to ...
Early in the morning here. The cat, Sox, found our bedroom but after Ezra had awoken. Here at the Chapman Estates, Ezra wakes up so calm and quiet. So much space to move around. So quiet. ^:30am and the winter sun will be rising as well as the two other little girls that Ezra...
My son owns a hundred year old row house in Baltimore. The entry way has a beautiful hallway leading into the kitchen. There’s a space hosting a small table and chair. He has an old black dial phone resting on the table, but it’s only a prop. “You should get that hooked up,”...
I just haven’t gotten around to carrying it up to the bedroom to put it away. The other basket is full of dirty laundry, socks and nighties. I carried it down yesterday, and set it on the dining room floor, but I haven’t gotten around to taking it to the basement to load the...
Our rental had squeezed in a small living room between a bedroom hallway and the garage with an afterthought of a kitchen tucked in a corner, so suddenly having a formal dining room, formal living room, a large family room, and a full kitchen to spread out amongst was daunting! Naturally...