Sherry | January 29, 2012
We’ve had hour-plus-long Skype conversations every night during the three weeks he’s been out at Sabbath by the Sea. Lengthy conversations are rare during our evenings at home, because so much of our daily life is done together, leaving very little to report on. Mr. Darcy doesn’t have the advantage of Skype and has been [...]
Sherry | January 14, 2012
A while back I hinted that we were getting ready to update part of our cookin’ room (a.k.a. kitchen). We are thrilled with the result. It started with me saying to Mauri that if we asked our friend Russ to rebuild the cabinet above our refrigerator, we could buy a regular-sized fridge to fit under [...]
Sherry | December 11, 2011
This hangs in our front entry hall as a fun reminder of loved ones in my past. Meet Aunt Helen, Grandma Nill, and Aunt Esther. Classy ladies, each. Now you know why a big smile covered my face this morning when I saw this on Pinterest. I might have to learn how to knit (again).
Sherry | July 28, 2011
The second annual Free Box giveaway is going so well, we might be forced out of business before the end of its opening night! And we had another collection of good stuff (obviously). Shoppers are carrying it away before I can get back into the house to sneak a picture through the blinds! One little [...]
Sherry | July 17, 2011
On warmer days we like to leave the back door open so Mr. Darcy can come and go as she wishes. The trade off is the pesky little hovering flies that prefer our kitchen over the grand out of doors. Go figure. I find them most annoying so contrived a plan to discourage them from [...]
Sherry | June 18, 2011
We got a new refrigerator as part of a small remodeling project that has our kitchen topsy turvy. When everything’s put back together next month, I’ll show it off here. That’s what blogs are for, right? Before the fridge could be delivered, Mauri and I had to take everything out of our upright freezer, housed [...]
Sherry | April 25, 2011
Oscar and his mama went home last night. Even the dog is mopey, now that her playmate is gone. So we resort to poring through pictures taken last week. These stand out to share, because they show the genius at work. How many two-year-olds do you know who can do this? Huh? Since you don’t [...]
Sherry | April 19, 2011
I love going to Papa’s house. He’s a lot like Santa. When I walk in the front door one of his elves greets me. Another asks me what I want for dinner. And this is the best part. I stand in the kitchen and watch Papa’s elves assemble our meal. He sends me home with [...]
Sherry | February 26, 2011
Which method of waking on a Saturday morning would I choose? Bright sunlight/blue skies through the skylight above my side of the bed? Or the ringing of my cell phone beside my bed, a call from John or Erin with baby news? Either would be nice, though one in particular, when it happens, will bring [...]
Sherry | February 15, 2011
You remember the disaster in my home office? You were convinced it was a hopeless situation, weren’t you. Ta da! I found the floor! It might not be worthy of a spot in Better Homes & Gardens or Design*Sponge, but it pleases me to walk into an orderly room with color-sensitive decor that didn’t cost [...]