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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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