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What Rebuilding a 120 Year Old Schoolhouse Taught us About Life, Love, and Lumber

Month: March 2011

Framing art on the cheap

Framing art has gotten incredibly expensive. I was overjoyed when Cheap Pete’s first opened in San Francisco and for many … More

cheap frames, how to frame art, inexpensive frames, vintage postcards

Making Mudpies, Take Two

Several weeks ago I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to build some outdoor stairs out of rocks … More

drainage, landscaping, outdoor stairs, Russian River Schoolhouse

Spring WILL come to northern California someday…

We had one lovely day this week in between rainstorms. Since I knew there was more rain coming (a bit … More

ceonothus, daffodil, Meyer lemon, Russian River Schoolhouse, Spring, wisteria

How to fix a ripped seam in a vinyl chair cushion cover, or The Little Tailorette

If you are stubborn like me and you’re in a bad mood, fixing something you thought you couldn’t fix is … More

How to fix a vinyl chair cushion, how to repair a seam, Russian River Schoolhouse

DIY Queen, or just too damn stubborn?

I had a totally sucky week at work – one of those weeks where you can’t seem to do anything … More

DIY, How to fix a vinyl chair cushion, stubborn

Someday a plate for us

Among our several collections is an impressive stack of vintage Vernon Kilns souvenir “plates of the states.”   We used … More

mosaics, plates of the states, Russian River Schoolhouse, Vernon Kilns, white dishes

Mapping the World

One of the things I did to relieve my frustration last year when my ankle was broken and I couldn’t … More

Schoolhouse, vintage globe, vintage pull-down map, vintage school map

Making Mudpies

Most of the landscaping has to wait for warmer, drier weather, but we’ve had a couple of nice days and … More

gardening, hellebore, landscaping, Russian River Schoolhouse, stone steps

Moving, Plan B (or A, depending on how you figure it)

We were planning to move ourselves. In a lot of ways it made sense: in our academic years we moved … More

california movers, calvanlines, moving, Plan B, vintage globes

Couches I have known and loved, or at least liked, sort of (part 2)

My second couch lust, after leather, was mid-century bentwood. I found this set at Elray of Delray in Delray Beach, … More

bentwood couch, leather couch, mid-century couch

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  • In which we, at long last, pass our final inspection
  • How to make faux-zinc house numbers, part 2
  • How to make faux-zinc house numbers, part 1
  • POP! go the garden chairs
  • The best frying pepper EVER IMHO

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@healthytravel.melanie So I am staring out the window and all of a sudden realize that one of the agates i picked up on our last trip to Stinson is actually a fossilized shell!
It was raining so before our walk we went to Target and bought new sunglasses #sisters
I call it “Rain on deck with downspout sound accent” #northerncalifornia
Richmond shoreline sunset!
And another thing no one told me about suburban living - that if you plant a Eureka lemon over your sewer lateral you will end up with thick skinned lemons almost as big as your head
A rainy Sunday afternoon is a perfect day for art — so proud of our cousin @judith_content for her solo show at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles!
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