It's time for another sporadic Friday post. I've been accumulating links to share, and I finally have enough to warrant a full post. However, first, I have a housekeeping detail to get out of the way. If you read the blog in a feed reader, you may notice that the posts are now truncated, making…
The very day after I posted our 2020 project plans, my daughter asked me if we could redo her room. I thought, Didn't we just do that? If you have been reading here for a long time, you may remember that we already repaired and decorated her room once. Even though it feels like…
Here at BHH, our cleaning tools have lived in three different places. When we first moved in, we kept them in the kitchen in that weird cupboard by the stove.
Whoa! What a blast from the past. Remember that kitchen? When we remodeled, I was adamant about not leaving cleaning supplies unrelated to the…
With the launch of Season 3 of True Tales From Old Houses and coordinating the newsletter for The Year of the Window, everything around here has been a little chaotic during week one of 2020. Informally, Andy and I have been thinking about the BHH budget this year. Thankfully, the house does not need anything…
It's the day after Christmas, and I am already itching to take down the decorations and bring some order back to BHH. We still have four more nights of Hannukah to celebrate. Sadly, we send our oldest back to California today, but we are so happy he was able to come home at all. …
The stockings are hung, and the Menorah is on the table. This year, Christmas and Hannukah collide in a fiery explosion of fatty foods and sugary treats. The fact that these two holidays coincide makes my children very happy, especially the two who have an alarming affinity for sugar. My daughter loves it so much…