The night before we closed on this house, I dreamed about a tunnel. I dreamed I was in the little building behind the house and was moving...

The wide street that runs in front of our house used to be cobblestone. I learned this after noticing, while picking up limbs that had fal...

It's Giveaway Day! Also known as Friday in parts of the world. I don't care what you call it, it's here and I'm excited! ...

...What a rare and beautiful treasure Is the simple human gift of joy. -Giles Andreae We can't lose it- this rare and simple huma...

If you've been around My Messy, Thrilling Life any time at all, you know: folks around here adore handmade.  One of the things t...

The rewards for those who persevere  far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. -Ted Engstrom So when I said that refi...

My child, eat honey, for it is good,  and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. - Proverbs 24:13 This is a hive inspection weekend....

I swore I would never do this again . Never, ever , I said. Do you remember it? We discussed it, fleetingly, a dozen or so times: should w...

What is it about imagining... or re-imagining... the spaces in our homes that excites us? I think, for me, it's the allure of realized p...

A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty,  because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying...

Our works decay and disappear but God's gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear. -Walter Smith   In...

Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate And though I oft have passed them by A day will come at last when I Sha...

As promised, some pictures. (Hello. Hello there, you. Doing well? Hope so.) I won't show you the "before" of the Front R...

The beginning is the most important part of the work. -Plato So I'm here. I'm here at the new house. It's surreal. I wand...

We get the keys tomorrow. Tomorrow!  I am still.packing. But glory! This move has given me a reason to let go of so many things I was hold...

...is here! I've been too busy to turn around except for getting boxes closer to the front door... and getting my hair under the w...

My, but the kitchen ignited a fire storm. I have read every comment and email. It's fun to hear from you- who you are, what you...

The sun leaked into my room early this morning and I hit the ground running. Our moving truck is coming Saturday and I have so.much.to.do...

I was genuinely surprised by the comments and emails I got on yesterday's kitchen post. Keep those cabinets! many of you said. Tea...

Oh, my dear friends. Pull up a chair. But...not too close. You don't want to pull up too close. Trust me. I'm about to show you so...