1) How my garden grows. I have a rose. When I bought the rosebush it had about six roses on it. Now I have one rose. I feel as though this rosebush thing is moving in the wrong direction.2) The other night I carefully laid out my wind-up flashlight, cell phone and robe next to the … [Read more...] about Things that make me quite contrary
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Decorate My House: The Living Room (Part Two)
Here is my issue. I thought I knew what I wanted to do on this wall. We finally got a piece of furniture to hide all of our electronics in and I wanted to hang a collection of my frames above it. Sadly, that did not work out so well. The issue is, there is a massive television over that fireplace … [Read more...] about Decorate My House: The Living Room (Part Two)
KA On: You Are Not My Grandmother
I am foregoing Five For Friday today in order to bring you The Story Of The Sad Old Grandma Who Keeps Calling My Cell Phone. You know what else I realized? I say my last name on my outgoing voicemail. I mean, I don't know what else I can possibly do. Any suggestions? In unrelated news, what did … [Read more...] about KA On: You Are Not My Grandmother
Bird Watching
Look what we found! We actually have two in our yard at the moment, possibly three because I'm pretty sure there is a bird living in our fireplace. I hammered in the nails after I took this photo because I felt they might not be safe for baby birds. Or for me, as I learned while trying … [Read more...] about Bird Watching
Q/A: Getting To Know YOU
I have a lot of random questions today. Also, I like to get to know more about you. So I came up with a really creative post title to express that.1) How hard do you think it will be to dye khaki curtains brown, bearing in mind that I've never dyed anything before in my life? … [Read more...] about Q/A: Getting To Know YOU
Soapbox Saturday With KA : Got Pants?
Why does no one wear pants anymore? Have we collectively decided that pants are out? Do we have something against the donning of fabric from the waist down? Don't get me wrong. I'm all for showing a little leg. In fact, I prefer my skirts on the slightly short side. Granted, … [Read more...] about Soapbox Saturday With KA : Got Pants?