Archive | Home and Garden RSS feed for this section

House Tour and New Tab

House Tour and New Tab

I recently registered my house to be used (possibly, maybe, might, hopefully) as a location for film and television.  We have a new major movie studio moving in 6 miles from my house in addition to the other filming that goes on here regularly  – Drop Dead Diva and The Walking Dead to name a […]

Read More
The Last of the Storm

The Last of the Storm

  We got a nice burst of snow in the early morning hours to add to the ice from yesterday.   We lost power off and on for 24 hours but it never got cold in the house.  The longest we time without electricity was about 4 hours but we lost it about 4 or […]

Read More
Ice Storm Today

Ice Storm Today

We have a layer of ice coating every leaf and pine needle. Branches of all sizes are breaking off with loud cracking sounds.  It is currently sleeting and adding much more to the ice already there. We are staying inside! The skies are gloomy and there isn’t much contrast for photographs. We lost power for […]

Read More
Note Pads

Note Pads

I made a quick easy cute inexpensive 99% successful set of notepads this week. I like making crafts but I also don’t like having to buy expensive supplies because as I have already mentioned, I pretty much make anything once and don’t make it again.  I don’t like to have a bunch of leftover materials. […]

Read More
January Snow

January Snow

As expected we did receive snow today.  The foothills of the Appalachians, ice, and drivers trying to get home don’t mix very well.  It was a crazy commute that is still going on at 7:30 tonight.  People have been stuck on the interstate for 6 hours or more going only a few miles. Personally, it […]

Read More
District Honor Chorus

District Honor Chorus

  Davis was chosen to participate in our District Honor Chorus.  We are district six in Georgia and fortunately for Davis, they don’t kill you at the end like the Hunger Games and their districts.  This is all peace and harmony. Davis is in a white tuxedo shirt in the middle.   It was an […]

Read More
Daily Chupa for Olivia

Daily Chupa for Olivia

Usually I try to send Olivia a photo of her puppy on my phone but since I haven’t upgraded my phone lately, I can’t take any more right now.  (I guess I know what I’ll be doing tonight!).  So here is the Daily Chupa for Olivia. It is 60 degrees and beautiful today.  Hard to […]

Read More
Ball Jar Soap Dispenser

Ball Jar Soap Dispenser

Ever since seeing these canning jar soap dispenser all over the internet, I have wanted one.  I’m not sure why.  It doesn’t really go with my home decor, but I have had this project on the back burner of my mind for a long time.  I guess my inner country girl was yearning for clean […]

Read More
Fire and Ice: Part 2

Fire and Ice: Part 2

Congratulations to the Charleston Stingrays!  Tristan’s team won the Freedom Cup Tournament this weekend.  (I told you they were good! See Fire and Ice post below!!!)      

Read More
Fire and Ice*

Fire and Ice*

**Having watched the movie Blades of Glory waaaay too many times, Olivia named this particular post for me this week. We had a terrific time with some family members over this long holiday weekend.  My cousin came with his family and my aunt and uncle for a hockey tournament.  We got to watch the amazingly […]

Read More