Mom-ness · March 21, 2023
You know you've "made it" as a big family when a neighbor mistakes your personal vehicle as the school bus.
Mom-ness · March 02, 2023
When you're a mom, embarrassing things become part of your usual day. Things like letting your children eat someone else's discarded crackers off the ground.
Vintage/Retro · February 23, 2023
I wanted to preserve all the happy memories of having raised nine babies before it was too late. So I took pictures of Baby Nine (Penelope) and myself in my vintage/retro nursery. Here's the album!
Mom-ness · February 02, 2023
So what dirty, nasty, stale little cookies cling to my virtual existence that make Amazon think it knows what I want to buy?
Vintage/Retro · January 21, 2023
Here's a tour of my children's retro, "nursery rhyme"-themed nursery...24 years and 9 children, and not much has changed.
Mom-ness · November 11, 2022
Why does so much bullying happen on Anti-Bullying day? All I know is you better be wearing orange!
Home Projects · November 06, 2022
A wooded hillside is transformed with a rustic, curving stairway constructed of large, concrete retaining wall caps.
Vintage/Retro · October 17, 2022
My 1940's retro bathroom renovation incorporating blue and black ceramic tile and vintage fixtures.
Crafts · October 03, 2022
An overview of the modifications I made to the Art Nouveau stained glass-inspired cross stitch kit, "Iris Window", by Art Stitch, using a gold tulle overlay and velvet ribbon.
