A Report from the Battlefield

I’m sure you have been waiting on the edge of your seat to find out the outcome of the Battle to Destroy Gacky Sage.   On the one hand, I hope your life is so full and rich that you haven’t wasted a single moment wondering about whether or not we actually painted.  On the other hand, how could you not?  It is, after all, Gacky Sage, one of the most nefarious villains known to the world of home decor.

If you don’t believe me, then you haven’t spent the last six years of your life living under the terror of it’s reign.

Of course you want to know if we have prevailed. [Read more...]

The Battle Begins

Friends, the time has come.

The final battle that will destroy the last vestiges of  Gacky Sage in my home is on the horizon.

Tonight,  we paint! [Read more...]

5 Things I Pinned this Week…

Starting today, I’d like to share some of my favorite “pins” on a weekly basis.  (No clue what I’m talking about?  Read about pins and Pinterest here.)  I’ll feature 5 things I’ve pinned during the past week every Saturday, with links to the sites they came from. Off we go with week number one!

1.  DIY Paper Plate Baskets from Sarah Hearts

Maybe it hails back to my teenage days as a “migrant” farm worker at the Bear Lake raspberry patches (such a long story), but there was just something about these cute baskets that appealed to me.  Perhaps I secretly want to run my own roadside farm stand?  If nothing else, it’s a cute way to carry our excess cherry tomatoes over to the neighbors. [Read more...]