MysteryMan and I decided we are, in effect, skipping the holidays this year. Normally Christmas– and Christmas decorating– is my fave, but with one house  for sale, and being in…

I tried three separate opening lines for this post, but what I believe I’ve landed on is this: I need a Xanax. Or Three. Because really, why beat around the…

Does anyone actually carry a tool box anymore? Usually my tools are at either one house or the other, but recently I’ve been running simultaneous projects at both houses, which…

With a weekend alone, I had big plans for my tools which included fencing, drywall, trim, winning the lottery, and retiring early. Apparently I was a little too ambitious with…

Last week I was browsing around over on Charles & Hudson and found a digital thermostat giveaway, and since I assume we’re going to need a thermostat for the Memorial…

The fact that temps were in the sixties and– gasp! — seventies this weekend  (In Michigan. In November.) almost made up for the fact that with daylight savings time, it’s…

It would be unfair to say that the the donkeys were the highlight of our vacation because our favorite part of the whole trip was, well, the whole trip. We…

Okay, not quite all mine yet, but  let’s start at the beginning. MysteryMan and I spent the last five days having a great time, with great friends in one Great…