Our love of dogs is what really led us to collect dog art! We are owned by our wonderful Golden Retriever Maxie and we used to have a Cocker Spaniel, Buttons, but he was a victim of the tainted dog food episode and sadly, he passed away from kidney failure. We really do love all dogs (except that demon dog that lives behind us)! Of course, we have a lot of Golden Retriever paintings but we also ... Read More about Show & Tell Friday – Canine Art
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Growing Food In Your Backyard
Anyone that goes grocery shopping knows that food prices have risen and that prices especially for organics have always been high. One way I've dealt with this is to try to grow the majority of our fruits and vegetables at least during the spring/summer months. How To Grow Food In Your Backyard I use raised beds and containers. I used to have 4 large raised beds but we're re-working them ... Read More about Growing Food In Your Backyard
A Few Quick Projects & This N That
It's only Wednesday and I already feel like saying "What a week!". I'm in the doldrums, in a funk, in other words I've got the blues. Between fighting with my daughters physics teacher about her teaching methods (I've been fighting with the public school system since she went back to school in 7th grade), wondering where we're going to come up with an extra $200 a month for a physics tutor, having ... Read More about A Few Quick Projects & This N That
Finished Bookcase #1
This week I planned on getting the living room spic-n-span, shiny clean but so far I've gotten sidetracked with making stuff. Oh well, the good thing about being a homemaker is that I can set my own schedule!I did finish one bookcase and I have one more to go. I organize my books library style - by subject. Then by size and/or author. Breaking up your books by color looks pretty but I really use ... Read More about Finished Bookcase #1
Are Credit Cards Evil?
I've spoken before about how we follow the Dave Ramsey plan for finances. We do with one exception. He is totally opposed to the use of credit cards - he doesn't want you to have one at all. Instead he wants you to have a $1000 emergency fund (which we have) and use that instead of a credit card if something crops up. Well, I don't know how he travels without a credit card! We would need waaaay ... Read More about Are Credit Cards Evil?
Show & Tell Friday! I Painted, I Sewed, I Made Some Art, I’m Done!
Well...I'm pretty much done with my dining room. I just need to tweak the accessories/art and I need to paint the trim and door and then I'm totally done! We added french doors last year when we screened in our deck so that wall is new and I had to prime and paint it, also the adjacent walls needed to be painted because outlets were moved etc.I'm very proud of my curtains! I added that red gingham ... Read More about Show & Tell Friday! I Painted, I Sewed, I Made Some Art, I’m Done!