I suppose other people might not call these highlights, but I’m pretty much down with anything that makes me laugh. And yesterday was nothing if not funny. There was no falling down yesterday though. In fact, no one was hurt at all. So…Wednesday is thrift store day. The local Salvation Army has 25% off onRead more
Today we took a little road trip. The distillery we like has just released a new brandy, which is pretty much my favorite spirit so of course we had to try it. And, yes, it’s good. Plus we were out of Catoctin’s Roundstone Rye and I’m just not a fan of whiskey sours with JackRead more
Could the person who put the curse on me please take it off now? Last Thursday I was making dog treats for my weekend shows and I needed to grate just a little bit more cheese for the dough. Instead of dirtying my food processor again after Doug had just washed it, I decided toRead more
Happy birthday to me! I woke up this morning and my husband asked me what I wanted for breakfast that he could make. He knows me so well. Without that caveat, I probably would have suggested something like brown butter glazed cinnamon donuts. I did, however, want muffins so he’s going to do the dishes. HeRead more
So, you might have noticed that we bought a couple of new dressers recently. Well, not new, but new to us. The longer one has ended up in the office and it’s mostly filled with the stuff I need to keep Dog River Biscuit Company running. The tall one was supposed to be Doug’s, butRead more
I’ve never been a breakfast person. When I was in high school, eating breakfast used to make me queasy. If I could eat breakfast around 10am, that would be fine with me. That’s completely independent of coffee, of course. Coffee must be consumed within 15 minutes of waking up or the waking up part neverRead more
I’m cleaning the second piece of furniture I bought this weekend and I was just reminded of something I learned when I took my first refinishing class about ten years ago. Today I noticed that the mineral oil component of my mineral oil/mineral spirits blend was not sinking into the top of this dresser. SoRead more
Sometimes I go on Craigslist and recoil in horror: I see this sort of thing a lot. This is an Art Deco sideboard, the best feature of which was probably its pretty (possibly exotic) wood veneer, which is now covered in white chalk paint. Originally, this sideboard was a mass market piece of furniture andRead more
There are days when you hit eight thrift stores and find nothing worth the time and effort. And then there are days like today. I was feeling a little meh about going anywhere today. It was hot, we were expecting a storm to roll through at some point and after two days of baking dogRead more
Any time I bring home a piece from a thrift store or antique store, whether I’m planning on keeping it or whether it’s going to be listed on Etsy, I like to clean it with whatever means are available for that particular material. As a result, I bring home a lot of wood and glassRead more