Once the construction and assembly was finished and the house stood in real life and before my eyes, it was easy to think that I was practically done. I told myself, starring lovingly at my dream come into fruition, that it was at least 90% complete, just a few finishing details to go. What I […]
Before I get started, I wanted to note a few disclaimers: I apologize for the length of this post. There were so many steps in this process it was impossible to keep it short. Some of the pictures are kind of garbage which is mainly due to the fact that it now gets dark at […]
I’ll just get right to it, this is a project that I have been dreaming of for many, many years. I feel like I sound like a broken record complaining about how I have no time around the holidays to try new recipes/take on projects but it is just such an annoying fact of my […]
Today is the DAY! Not Thanksgiving day, fortunately as I still have a to-do list that’s long enough to drag on the floor as I frantically flit from task to task, but the day in which I reveal to the world the winner of my highly subjective taste test for best Pumpkin Pie. Let’s review […]
I often think that there are two kinds of people in this world–those who “put on” holiday parties and those who simply show up to them. I am almost always the former and, while I envy those whose holidays are for actual relaxation and not a marathon of physical and mental exertion, I really do […]
