Baby C's Room

CRACK!

Limb or small tree? 

I Have Waited Six Years for this Moment

The Magnolia is blooming!

Table Turn-Around

Prepping for oak veneer

Stripping the solid oak base

New oak veneer

First puzzle

New Mantel

Look What's Shown Up

Spring is here

Grandma's Old Toy Chest

My parents dropped it off this fall on their last visit.

Now we use it in our closet.

Early Christmas Present

 This is my old garden room after Craig started his project.

 Here's my new potting bench just inside the door.

Lots of storage on the other side

Ingenious or Ridiculous?

I had some painting to do, wanted to listen to NPR while doing it, and didn't have anything to keep my iPhone from falling out of my pocket. Soution: one camera case + one binder clip + one carabiner (aka a crabner in some circles).

Birthday Girl and the Band

Kovacs and the Polar Bear = awesome

Party at the Cederburgs

Kovacs & the Polar Bear are playing at our house tonight for jen w's birthday. This is their most recent video. Happy birthday jen!

Our First Squash

Fourth of July Carnage

Do You See That Squirrel?

Meet Mortimer

 Rabbits beware!

Spring Might be my Favorite Season

Went to the Grower's Outlet and walked out with sage and parsley,

lavender and oregano,

and strawberries. Also got some tarragon, thyme, rosemary, and three kinds of basil.

Bearded iris in the backyard

Cary bush

Unknown, but really cool. Only had one flower last year, so he must be happy.

Cooking with a Pro in Charlotte, NC

Hilary, not only showing us how to make cream of mushroom, but also teaching us some of the finer points of cooking.

The final product after a fun night of cooking. We highly recommend contacting her if you want to get your cook on.

Parquet Be Gone!

This is what the dining room looked like the day we made an offer to buy our house.

We pulled up the old parquet and sub-floor (notice there is no arch in the back right).

The arch is now in and Craig has screwed down and leveled all but one section of the floor.

JB wasted no time getting comfortable on the new floor.

Spring is Here and I Love Spring

 This is my favorite part of the yard. This past week we put in a new retaining wall (you can see it in the background). I'm going to plant rose bushes there in a few weeks when Craig's dad and stepmom are in town.

Looking back on my favorite side of the house; the azelas cannot bloom fast enough. (Is it me, or did everything bloom late this year?) The new retaining wall looks cool too, huh?

This is my favorite flower at the house. I will post a picture when it blooms. It's stunning.